Ethics

Hutcherson's Arrogance Knows No Bounds

By Ed Brayton

Remember Ken Hutcherson and the mini-brouhaha over having one teacher boo him and one ask him about his anti-gay views at a school assembly? The school put a letter of reprimand in the files of both teachers, but that's not enough for Hutcherson. He wants them fired:

In January, Pastor Hutcherson was invited to speak at his daughter's high school on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to talk about his personal experience overcoming racism. When Hutcherson rose to speak, teacher George Potratz booed. And at the end of Hutcherson's presentation -- in which he did not mention his pro-family beliefs -- another teacher by the name of Kit McCormick interrupted the assembly to challenge Hutcherson's biblical opposition to homosexuality. According to published reports, both teachers received letters of reprimand for their disruptive behavior. However, a letter of reprimand will not satisfy Hutcherson, who is asking that they be fired.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on February 19, 2008 (boomark / email).