Sunday, October 30, 2005
Speaking of Sabeel, at IsraPundit I find this statement issued by the administration of Coe College in Iowa after a recent Sabeel conference there:
Re: The Sabeel Conference
The Dept. of Philosophy and Religion at Coe is aware that some anti-Semitic remarks were made at the recent Sabeel Conference held on our campus and which our department sponsored. We are also aware that here were other breaches of civility during the conference.
Let it be known that the members of our department find anti-Semitism of any kind to be deplorable and inexcusable, and that we also object to uncivil behavior.
The Department's sponsorhip of the Sabeel Conference reflects our recognition of the importance of the issues that were raised in it. however, we want to make it clear that our sponsorship of this event should not be taken as an endorsement of the views or attitudes expressed by the speakers. Our department offers sponsorship to a wide variety of events and speakers without any intent to endorse the views expressed by the speakers. This is commonplace at colleges and
universities.
We regret any harm that may have been caused by such anti-Semitic statements and/or uncivil behavior and we very much hope that our department will be able to continue to interact in a cordial and fruitful manner with the members of Temple Judah and the broader Jewish community.
Anti-Semitic statements at a Sabeel conference? Who woulda believed it?
An unfortunate element may make itself present at any conference, but other times it's unavoidable due to the nature of the conferees...as in this case.
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so are these guys ready to have a group in to counter the poison?
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