Fortunately, the dilettante-never-present-in-her-office Lawton will soon be back in Green Bay hosting tea-and-crumpet parties for the dowagers who still live in the 1960's.
Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton, in her capacity as chair of the Wisconsin Arts Board, sent the following letter today to MarquetteUniversity’s Haggerty Museum of Art Director Wally Mason:
At its May 14, 2010 meeting, the Wisconsin Arts Board voted unanimously to defer action on the HaggertyMuseum’s application for a fiscal year 2011 Creation and Presentation grant until our meeting September 11, 2010.
The Wisconsin Arts Board members expressed unanimous concern that serious questions suggesting discriminatory hiring practices at MarquetteUniversity had been recently raised in the press and remained unresolved. Board members asked for more time to investigate and ensure that any grant approved was consistent with our mission as the state agency which “nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage.” Our clearly stated values include “freedom of expression” and “respect and appreciation for all cultures and people.”
Never mind that about 30% of Wisconsin tax revenue comes from Roman Catholics...
the amount of Wisconsin tax revenue that comes from Roman Catholics is irrelevant. our country doesn't work that way. If Marquette takes action that suggests discriminatory hiring practices they will risk inquiry and government money just like anybody else who takes government money.
ReplyDeleteLawton simply lied. MU did not "discriminate."
ReplyDeleteIt's a strawman--because there is no substance, of course.
The First Amendment has no conditions or exceptions. Marquette was well within their rights to rescind an offer to a woman whose writings were contrary to the Catholic faith.
ReplyDeleteAmy--The First Amendment has no conditions or exceptions.
ReplyDeleteYou may want to read up on that part before spouting off~
www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/freedom1.html
Amy--Marquette was well within their rights to rescind an offer to a woman whose writings were contrary to the Catholic faith.
Then the Golden Eagles better fire half of its staff, and especially those faculty members who are homosexual!
Ah, bigotry at its finest.