“I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.” - Joe Paterno”After learning that he and Penn State university President Graham Spanier were fired immediately over their handling of a sex abuse scandal.
The University of Iowa is using University funds to hire a Christian chaplain to minister to the needs of the school’s football team. It’s not hard to see how patriotism, athleticism and religion all get stirred into the same pot. It’s a potent cocktail as well as a huge industry.
An online poll at a radio station asked viewers if they favoured the University creating this position. Prior to the Pharyngula blog post it was running at 60% yes, but after…98% against.
Oh well. Myers' blog has a huge following and they tend to crush polls now and again. But I would seriously like to know how many people in Iowa favour a public university creating this position. Please recommend this post
