Oh, my goodness! It seems that if you believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion – and, we can’t forget – if you were ever a reporter for The New York Times – then you cannot teach at Texas A&M. Dr. Kathleen McElroy, appointed to revive the school’s journalism program, was fired before she even taught a class.
“You’re a Black woman who was at The New York Times and, to these folks, that’s like working for Pravda [the Soviet/Russian newspaper]. The Board of Regents bowed to the complaints of a vocal group of know-nothings. This year Texas passed a law banning any mention of diversity, equity or inclusion. Talk about cancel culture, this is it.
McElroy was born and bred in Texas, had attended A&M, considered herself an “Aggie,” but that wasn’t enough. She’s returned to her previous position at the University of Texas. Let’s hope she can survive there. People cannot bury their heads like ostriches, as did the kings of ancient Judah. Judgment will come, maybe not today, next week or even next year, but it will come.
Prayer for the Day
Turning away from the world and seeking to isolate ourselves,
We try to avoid painful the truths of prejudice in our Nation;
Refusing to open ourselves to the problems of others,
We have sought to rely only on ourselves alone.
Move us, as a people transforming fear into hope,
And enable us to defeat the forces of hate.
In the name of the One who is our fount of courage,
Even Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Thoughts for the Day
Ignorance is the parent of fear.
- Herman Melville, American author (1819-1891)
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
- Isaac Asimov, American scientist and writer (1920-1992)
For the arrogant have no pain; their bodies are sound and sleek.
They are not in trouble as others are, nor plagued like other people.
Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers the like a garment,
Their eyes swell out with fatness, their hearts overflow with follies.
Psalm 73: 4-7