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Whew, this is sticky.
I don't see any problem with using conservative sources in university classes, any more than I see a problem with using liberal sources. But when you start injecting religion into unrelated disciplines it gets very sticky.
Is using Christianity as a perspective on, say, history, any different than using Marxist theory? I would say that to the extent that Christianity relies on faith and interpretation versus logic and empirical reasoning, yes, there is a difference. If the purpose of University is to teach people to engage critically with the world, then the kind of sources that are appropriate are those that have an intellectual and not a spiritual basis.
Comparing the victims of the World Trade Center bombing to "Eichmanns" is definitely offensive, but it's something you can engage with on an intellectual level. Asking "what would Jesus do" in a history class requires people to accept a particular faith-based standpoint that, IMHO, is inappropriate in an academic setting.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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