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Stephanie H's avatar

Very nice interview.

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Jemar Tisby, PhD's avatar

Thanks! And I appreciate you reading.

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Michael Mangis's avatar

I lost my tenure and was forced to retire early when I spoke out about the racism in the administration’s treatment of my black female colleague at the conservative Christian college where we worked.

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Jemar Tisby, PhD's avatar

Whoah! I can only imagine what a sense of betrayal that felt like. Thank you for standing with Black women.

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Michael Mangis's avatar

I was Drawn to the title of your article. Anyone who tries to hold conservative colleges accountable will be attacked, of course, but until those who silently benefit from the oppression take up the fight nothing will change.

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Michael Mangis's avatar

Yes and no. When the journalist asked if I would go on the record and I said yes I immediately knew what would happen because I've been in”the club” my whole life and I know that not keeping the secrets is punishable by exile.

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Bryan Hudson's avatar

Academic freedom for professors is the bedrock of higher education. I'm I am a biblically conservative and socially active pastor, but I would not encourage young people to attend a Christian college of this type. We sent our children to a conservative Christian elementary and high school, and it trained them to disrespect Black culture and gravitate towards white culture. We've had to fight to win the hearts and minds of our four children back. It was one of the worst decisions of our lives.

Our children would do well at any good school because we are conscientious parents.

We both attend public schools, but we bought the conservative lie back in the day that public school was evil, even though we did extraordinarily well.

Any college that would fire a competent, godly educator does not deserve support.

I would be hesitant to hire a graduate from these colleges, unless it was for a white Christian nationalist college or a white Christian nationalist church.

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Jemar Tisby, PhD's avatar

Yes. It is the educational value of these institutions and the degrees students receive from them that will suffer over the long-term.

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