Exposed: Christian Students Rejected, Failed, and Expelled for their Faith by State Colleges and Universities

[Della]

Yes, in fact, I would say if the interviewee is concerned about being discriminated against due to his sexual orientation or, in this case, “marital status”, it would be foolish to disclose this in the interview, especially so without any other context relating it back to the position at hand.

Anyone who gives professional advice to folks in the job market will tell you that you want to cull as much of such information as possible unless during the interview you can show a substantive relationship between such information and your qualifications for the position. Responding to the question “What motivates you?” with “My husband” is just as vapid and meaningless as responding with “My God”. It gives the interviewer no useful information about how ideal of an applicant you are.

There are some instances where indirectly disclosing one’s religion may be a good idea. For example, say Brandon spent a month or two in Africa or South America with an Evangelical missionary group providing healthcare to locals? Mentioning this in an interview or listing this group on his resume is obviously relevant to the position at hand, and the interviewer will infer that Brandon is an Evangelical Christian. When asked what motivates you to apply for this position and all you’ve got is “God”, you’re foolishly opening yourself up to discrimination (and the interviewer to liability) for no good reason.

I agree except the question was “What’s the most important thing in your life?” which any Evangelical is going to respond by saying, “God” because it’s a built-in reaction to evangelize everyone, everywhere at all times. Having once been of that mind-set I know how that works for them. Now, the student saying that was no doubt a surprise to the interviewer, but hardly reason to dismiss his application. The interviewer could have simply said, “No, I mean why do you want to take this course?” to clarify the kind of response he was looking for. Instead he rejected the kid, and insulted him on top of it by citing his religious beliefs as the reason. Who was supposed to be the adult and the educator in this scenario? The kid or the teacher?

 

[Brandon_Cal]

That doesn’t address the long term persecution of Christians. At some point, someone has to stand up.

Cowering in the corner is not the answer.

Bigots need to be called out publicly and exposed. Most Americans are not OK with this treatment of Christians and neither is our constitution.

I’m not suggesting cowering in the corner, in fact I addressed true persecution in a subsequent post:

I’m not denying that true persecution may exist in higher education, and when such cases present themselves they should be handled immediately, but this right wing paranoia about endemic persecution of Christians on university campuses is ridiculous.

If the best examples of “persecution” a periodical can come up with are a he-said-she-said anecdote of a student who may or may not have been suspended and who may or may not have threatened his professor, and a case of a student who may or may not have been rejected for a position because he implied in his interview that he is a Christian (he may very well have been rejected for other reasons… this is precisely the problem with disclosing irrelevant information during an interview that touches too close to home to one’s protected legal status), I contend that the “persecution of Christians on American university campuses” is more of a boogey man than fact.

 

[unstoppable_II]

What utter nonsense. … when asked in an admissions interview what was the most important thing in his life, …

It is not exactly clear what the applicant was interviewing for. Was it a job? Was it for admission to college? In any event, one might wonder what the purpose of the question was. How is it related to the job/course of study? As a first level supervisor, I was told some questions are out of legal bounds for interviewers. I also learned from personal experience that interviews are next to worthless.