Banned for Reading Bible BEFORE Class

[Divine Wind]

It’s apparently OK to read history books at Northern Arizona University, but not the Good Book.

Mark Holden, a 22-year-old history major, tells me he was ordered to leave a lecture hall after his professor objected to him reading the Bible before the start of the class.

“All the students agreed with her that assimilation is oppressive and evil.”

Holden alleges that professor Heather Martel ordered him to put away the Good Book around six minutes before a scheduled history class. It’s unclear why she objected to the reading of God’s word.

According to her biography, Professor Martel is a noted scholar who is working on an essay titled, “The Gender Amazon: Indigenous Female Masculinity in Early Modern European Representations of Contact.” She also teaches classes on Global Queer History and Feminist Theory.

When Holden declined to stop reading his Bible, the professor summoned Derek Heng, the chairman of the department. Heng then proceeded to explain the situation.

Holden recorded the conversation and turned it over to congressional candidate Kevin Cavanaugh. In turn, Cavanaugh provided me with a copy of the audio.

"So Professor Martel says that she doesn't want you sitting in front of her because you put, you know, a Bible out, right?" Heng said.

"So she doesn't want me in the front because I have my Bible out," Holden replied.

"No, I think she — I mean, well, why do you have your Bible out anyway," Heng asked.

After a bit more back and forth regarding the dynamics in the classroom, the chairman of the department got to the heart of the issue. "So, will you, will you, will you, put your Bible away?" Heng asked.

The incident occurred back in February, but just recently became public after Campus Reform reported on the controversy.

Holden had previously drawn the ire of his professor during a classroom discussion on assimilation.

"All the students agreed with her that assimilation is oppressive and evil," Holden said. "I suggested there are both positive and negative aspects to assimilation."

As an example, he referenced a report about two Muslim men in California who reportedly said the Koran justified doing terrible things to women.

"She told me I was a racist and she would not tolerate that kind of racism in the class," Holden said. "I told her Islam was not a race and I was only talking about what the two Muslim men as individuals said — I was not making broad claims about Islam or my interpretation of the Koran."

After a bit of back and forth, Holden said the professor told the class, "Welcome to Trump's new America — where straight white males can say prejudicial things without being reprimanded for it."

Nothing like feeling persecuted.

Nothing new for Protestants.

 

[Picaro]

I'm sorry...but the whole thing reads like fake news

If they have a tape, why can't we hear it?

The tape was linked. Here it is again:

AUDIO: student forced to stop reading Bible before class

I listened to the tape and thought it would be a smoking gun of the teacher telling the student she didn't want him reading the bible. What it is ...is a tape of the student relaying his side of the story of being banned for reading a bible


My gut feeling on what really happened. The student was a disruptive student in class who had been repeatedly warned about civility. The teacher had lost control of the class and was trying to enforce measures of civility. The student had been told to occupy a desk at the rear of the classroom. So....the kid shows up to class and sits front and center and pulls out his bible. When the professor told him to take his agreed upon seat, he claimed it was because he was reading a bible not because of his previous disruptive behavior

The more sane people know women like this teacher are petty lunatics, and once this student outed himself as a Jew or a Christian she was going to harass him out of her class and out of the school if possible; that's how left winger and sexual deviants operated in the past and that's what they do now.

 

[Divine Wind]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

 

[irosie91]

Martel - History - Northern Arizona University
IDK if I would call this fake.. If it is, this woman heather will make a shitload of cash from suing this guy...

Just her bio is enough to make anything she says about the issue have less than zero credibility, and the student's story far more likely.

Let's be patient------could be or ----maybe not

 

[Tilly]

He was reading to himself, how does that trigger a Progressive?

Because it wasn't a Koran.

I was wondering about that too. I doubt she'd have said a word.
I also wonder if she'd have said 'straight black male' instead of 'straight white male' as though there is something inherently wrong with being straight, white, and male.
Clearly a straight white male reading the Bible is just too many triggers for the poor progtard.

 

[irosie91]

I'm sorry...but the whole thing reads like fake news

If they have a tape, why can't we hear it?

The tape was linked. Here it is again:

AUDIO: student forced to stop reading Bible before class

I listened to the tape and thought it would be a smoking gun of the teacher telling the student she didn't want him reading the bible. What it is ...is a tape of the student relaying his side of the story of being banned for reading a bible


My gut feeling on what really happened. The student was a disruptive student in class who had been repeatedly warned about civility. The teacher had lost control of the class and was trying to enforce measures of civility. The student had been told to occupy a desk at the rear of the classroom. So....the kid shows up to class and sits front and center and pulls out his bible. When the professor told him to take his agreed upon seat, he claimed it was because he was reading a bible not because of his previous disruptive behavior

The more sane people know women like this teacher are petty lunatics, and once this student outed himself as a Jew or a Christian she was going to harass him out of her class and out of the school if possible; that's how left winger and sexual deviants operated in the past and that's what they do now.

good point----the MOST SELF-RIGHTEOUS people-----tend to be those
who SELF DESCRIBE as SECULAR HUMANISTS. however ---sometimes
the RELIGIOUS pull similar crap

 

[rightwinger]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

That is what the student was claiming before he concocted his peaceful bible reading story

He claims he is being discriminated against for his rightwing views. The Professor claims he goes into anti-muslim hate speech and is disruptive in class and disrespectful to other students

I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

 

[Divine Wind]

I'm sorry...but the whole thing reads like fake news

If they have a tape, why can't we hear it?

The tape was linked. Here it is again:

AUDIO: student forced to stop reading Bible before class

I listened to the tape and thought it would be a smoking gun of the teacher telling the student she didn't want him reading the bible. What it is ...is a tape of the student relaying his side of the story of being banned for reading a bible


My gut feeling on what really happened. The student was a disruptive student in class who had been repeatedly warned about civility. The teacher had lost control of the class and was trying to enforce measures of civility. The student had been told to occupy a desk at the rear of the classroom. So....the kid shows up to class and sits front and center and pulls out his bible. When the professor told him to take his agreed upon seat, he claimed it was because he was reading a bible not because of his previous disruptive behavior

The more sane people know women like this teacher are petty lunatics, and once this student outed himself as a Jew or a Christian she was going to harass him out of her class and out of the school if possible; that's how left winger and sexual deviants operated in the past and that's what they do now.

good point----the MOST SELF-RIGHTEOUS people-----tend to be those
who SELF DESCRIBE as SECULAR HUMANISTS. however ---sometimes
the RELIGIOUS pull similar crap

No human group is without their percentage of assholes.

 

[Divine Wind]

...I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

Me too. Please post those views when you can. After all, only a fucking dickhead prejudges an incident before all the facts are in. Amirite, rightwinger?

 

[Tilly]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

That is what the student was claiming before he concocted his peaceful bible reading story

He claims he is being discriminated against for his rightwing views. The Professor claims he goes into anti-muslim hate speech and is disruptive in class and disrespectful to other students

I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

Concocted?
Doesn't sound like you are 'waiting to hear'.

 

[rightwinger]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

The whole "Bible Reading" thing looks like a setup to create a media backlash

Lets hear what other students have to say about Mr Holden.

Is he a quiet, sincere bible reading student or is he a fucking asshole?




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[Tilly]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

That is what the student was claiming before he concocted his peaceful bible reading story

He claims he is being discriminated against for his rightwing views. The Professor claims he goes into anti-muslim hate speech and is disruptive in class and disrespectful to other students

I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

Seems that hate speech now extends to reporting that two Muslims in the US had said that the Quran endorses poor treatment of women or something similar.
Only to leftards does reporting what someone else said constitute hate speech.

 

[Tilly]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

The whole "Bible Reading" thing looks lie a setup to create a media backlash

Lets hear what other students have to say about Mr Holden.

Is he a quiet, sincere bible reading student or is he a fucking asshole?

Maybe, but If it were a set up, I'd have thought that the recorder would already be running in anticipation of the lecturers response to him reading the Bible.

 

[rightwinger]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

That is what the student was claiming before he concocted his peaceful bible reading story

He claims he is being discriminated against for his rightwing views. The Professor claims he goes into anti-muslim hate speech and is disruptive in class and disrespectful to other students

I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

Seems that hate speech now extends to reporting that two Muslims in the US had said that the Quran endorses poor treatment of women or something similar.
Only to leftards does reporting what someone else said constitute hate speech.

Again we are getting Holden's take on "I said, she said"

 

[rightwinger]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

The whole "Bible Reading" thing looks lie a setup to create a media backlash

Lets hear what other students have to say about Mr Holden.

Is he a quiet, sincere bible reading student or is he a fucking asshole?

Maybe, but If it were a set up, I'd have thought that the recorder would already be running in anticipation of the lecturers response to him reading the Bible.

Maybe it was and it does not support his story

 

[JakeStarkey]

Heather.Martel@nau.edu is her address.

If he was reading silently and quietly, she was out of line.

If he was reading out loud and disruptively, he was out of line.

Where does it say he reading out loud during class? According to the story class hadn't started, dumbass.

You have trouble comprehending, do you not.

It is not clear whether he was reading aloud or not. That makes a difference.

 

[Divine Wind]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

That is what the student was claiming before he concocted his peaceful bible reading story

He claims he is being discriminated against for his rightwing views. The Professor claims he goes into anti-muslim hate speech and is disruptive in class and disrespectful to other students

I would like to hear what the other students in the class have to say about Mr Holden

Concocted?
Doesn't sound like you are 'waiting to hear'.

Agreed. rightwinger is quick to judge those he opposes yet preaches waiting for facts before judging those he supports. Is there really any wonder why he acts so hypocritically?

In this case, it appears Martel was a tyrant in the classroom and Holden was a rebellious teenager. If Martel was a straight, white male teaching the superiority of Western civilization in history and Holden had been a black, lesbian female who interjected that ancient civilizations were all in Africa, would rightwinger flip-flop on his position about rebellious students?

 

[JakeStarkey]

We need the whole story.

The student has every right to read his Bible silently.

He may read it aloud if it is disruptive to other class members.

 

[Tilly]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

The whole "Bible Reading" thing looks lie a setup to create a media backlash

Lets hear what other students have to say about Mr Holden.

Is he a quiet, sincere bible reading student or is he a fucking asshole?




.

Why on earth would he be required to be a 'quiet, sincere bible reading student'? Looks as though you are endorsing the line that students who don't adhere to the lecturers ideology should be seen and not heard.
BTW, I'm sure he could be something other than either of your paltry 2 options.

 

[Divine Wind]

An email from the professor to Holden

However, I did obtain an email Martel sent to Holden warning him about “disruptive behavior.”

“For the remainder of the class, I will ask you to move to one of the desks along the wall by the door,” she wrote. “The roll sheet will be passed to you. You will make sure that students who come in late sign in. I will also require that you respect me and the other students in the class by acting in a civil manner.”

In a separate email addressed to the entire class, Martel vowed to “re-instate civility” in the classroom.



It appears Holden is a disruptive hothead who continually disrupts the class and is abusive towards other students. His "They won't let me read a Bible before class" is a ruse in retaliation of his being told where to sit and how to behave

Or maybe 'it appears' this is an example of professorial bullying of students who express opinions not shared by the progressive lecturer?

Agreed. Once the full story behind the email is read, it appears Martel doesn't like being questioned:

Northern Arizona U. prof. Heather Martel orders student to stop reading Bible *before* class
Anthony Gockowski reports for Campus Reform, April 27, 2017, that prior to the Bible incident in February, Martel had accused Holden of violating the university’s policy on disruptive classroom behavior when Holden challenged Martel’s views on cultural assimilation.

Holden told Campus Reform that he had questioned the matter of cultural assimilation by citing news reports about two Muslim immigrants who erected a sign declaring that the Koran gives them the right to commit rape.

In an email that Martel sent to Holden accusing him of disruptive classroom behavior, she claims Holden had interrupted the class multiple times and “made a scene,” only stopping after a classmate intervened. Martel wrote:

“Then you raised your hand for most of the rest of class. When I acknowledged that I saw your hand but stated we would be hearing from your classmates instead, as you had already had your input, you said in a loud voice: ‘You work for me. I pay your salary.’”

Martel then sent out a second email about the altercation, not just to Holden but to the entire class, outlining “steps to re-instate civility in the classroom” and declaring emphatically that “hate speech” would not be tolerated.

Holden told Campus Reform that he eventually withdrew from Martel’s class. Holden sees the Bible incident as Martel’s and Northern Arizona University’s restriction of his free speech, calling it “a systemic problem, not just at this university, but across the United States” because most college professors are “pushing an ideology on students and any opposition to this is refuted and slashed.” While there may be students “who want to speak up,” they don’t “feel that they can because of fear about their grades.” And it’s not just students. Conservative-leaning professors face similar concerns in relation to keeping their jobs.

The whole "Bible Reading" thing looks lie a setup to create a media backlash

Lets hear what other students have to say about Mr Holden.

Is he a quiet, sincere bible reading student or is he a fucking asshole?

Maybe, but If it were a set up, I'd have thought that the recorder would already be running in anticipation of the lecturers response to him reading the Bible.

Agreed. OTOH, it wouldn't surprise me in the least to learn that Holden was reading his Bible prior to class simply to annoy Martel. So what? Martel overreacted and now she's paying the price for it through bad publicity. Holden's actions prior to class did not force Martel to do anything. She should be adult enough to own up to her own actions. All the LWLs on the planet cannot change the fact Martel is responsible for her own actions.