Nimrod

[1337 k4th0l1x0r]

I think you have the right approach here. It won't do you much good to try to argue this with someone who has some control over your academic future. There's a time and a place to pick your battles, and some battles are not worth fighting. Besides, most of the time people are stubborn and they never change their mind even after a good argument.

[DojoGrant]

I had a professor who misrepresented the Church, especially on what indulgences were. I e-mailed him after class, politely corrected his errors, and told him that I could not, if required, write a false definition for indulgences as the answer to the question on an exam. There were other discrepencies as well, that I can't recall now.

However, I did it in a polite, respectful, and scholarly manner, and he told me that he respected me for sticking up for what I believed, and that he would not require me to give answer against my beliefs.

I can understand you trying to argue mathematical equations and things going awry, but the type of things we're dealing with here are not 2+2=4, not hard, objective facts. We're looking at correlations, not causes and effects, so there is no "right answer" in the academic field.

Talk to him privately; correct him privately.

I had one sociology professor "quote" a Pope who said on his death bed, "This myth of Christ has served us well."

I looked i up. A pope said it right enough...in a satire play, a work of fiction. I corrected him outside of class, and he said he wouldn't use that example anymore in lecture.

[Guest JeffCR07]

Hey Max, I go to a secular college, so trust me, I know what its like. I feel for you, and you can be sure that you've got my prayers.


- Your Brother In Christ, Jeff

[Mary's Knight, La]

just a couple of questions but the answers to them might prove useful to you.


1. ) Who is the bishop there?
2. ) Is he likely to care about what is being taught at said Catholic university?

3. ) If the answer to 2 is yes, why not contact him about it? I'm more than certain you know which documents state Catholic schools are suppsed to be faithful to the teachings of the church. And as long as you approach the bishop and/or his secretary carefully... ( I know you're style doesn't easly lend itself to this but it can pay off here ) you may stand to achieve amazing results.

I'm convinced it cannot be a matter of no bishops in the US caring. I beleive they do not truely realize how bad some Catholic universities are. Our job as laeity is to help them see this and make sure they have our support when they move to correct the problem.

[Philippe]

at first i thought u were talking about Nimrod from genesis