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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
The assumption that every scholar has a liberal agenda bothers me. I suppose I should laugh shrug it off as yet another quaint example of the poorly-educated conservative movement bashing academia.
Ok, it's an interesting concept. But why not gather a group of educated conservative minds to translate the Bible, then see if you come up with something different than the accepted modern translations? Making the project an interactive wiki cheapens its validity.
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I agree that not every scholar is a liberal. Additionally, not every liberal has a "liberal agenda." It could also be argued that even if true, it merely reflects society as a whole. On the other hand, such stereotypes do not arise out of a vacuum. If I had to push the L or C button for for each of a hundred professors, and the button got stuck on "L" my score would probably be higher than if the button got stuck on "C."
It would probably also vary by discipline. There would probably be more liberals in a group of a hundred sociology professors than in a group of a hundred finance or physics profs. Nothing scientific here, just my gut feeling based on the academics I've known personally.
Likewise, Not all NBA basketball players are of African descent. But that would be the way to bet. And not all NBA head coaches are white. But that would be the way to bet.
Prediction: Someone will say that "educated conservative minds " is oxymoronic.
Lindy