IN 12 YEARS of teaching religion part-time at Broward Community College, James W. Johnson prided himself on approaching the sensitive subject objectively.
But the college does not, Johnson said in a lawsuit filed in Broward County Circuit Court in September. Johnson says BCC’s philosophy and religion department favors evangelical Protestant professors, textbooks and perspectives, using tax dollars to advance a particular religious viewpoint.
“The approach to the instruction of religion ... promot[es] a religious agenda,” Johnson maintains in court documents.
Welcome! The article you'd like to read is available to AdjunctNation.com site pass holders, or to those without a yearly site-pass for purchase with AdjunctNation SitePass credits. Your AdjunctNation SitePass credit purchases compensate the writers directly!
If you like, visit our secure online store to purchase AdjunctNation SitePass credits or subscribe. PLEASE NOTE: If you're already registered, you don't need to register again to read the article! You need to login, go to our secure online store, and purchase AdjunctNation SitePass credits.
1. Parity of Partiality in California? Only Time Will Tell
2. University of Bari Students Back Lettori Against Rector
3. Ohio p/time faculty fight back
4. In Arizona adjuncts are fired to balance the budget
5. Adjunct faculty in Washington State are not entitled to minimum wage.
6. Continuing Ed Instructors at UMass Vote to Unionize
7. Roosevelt University Adjuncts Sign Three-Year Contract
8. Lettori Win Again But Fear Italian Houdini Tactics
Part-Time Thoughts
MLA Delegate Assembly Spends Six Hours on Debate Over Ward Churchill and 30 Minutes Discussing Use of Part-time Faculty
Super Adjunct
How To Be an Adjunct Love-Magnet!!!
Negotiating the Paradox: Adjuncts & Writing
The Role of Market Correctives
Freeway Flyer
Frequent Flyers and a Different Slant on Job Security
Juggling 101
Death & Dying: A Love Story
The Mentor Is In
Identity Crisis
Teaching In Pajamas
In Fond Remembrance of Spring Break
The New Adjunct
New Adjunct, Same Conference Hustle: Reflections
The Union Army
St. Francis Adjunct Faculty Joins AFT/NEA Union