Boston College in the crosshairs

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"Outrage over crucifixes hung in classrooms
Some Boston College professors and students are raising a holy ruckus over the Catholic school’s return to its religious roots by hanging crucifixes in all its classrooms, calling the move “offensive” and a break from the Jesuit tradition of tolerance.

“There is no choice if you don’t think it’s appropriate. You can’t turn it around,” said biology professor Dan Kirschner, faculty adviser for BC’s chapter of Hillel, a Jewish student group. “I think it is being insensitive to the people of other faith traditions here.”

Amir Hoveyda, head of BC’s chemistry department, blasted the school in an e-mail to the Herald for “not being interested in an exchange with its faculty members.”
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BC spokesman Jack Dunn said college President Rev. William P. Leahy decided to install crucifixes in the university’s 151 classrooms as a means of reconnecting the school with its “Catholic mission.”

“As a Catholic university, we view the crucifix as a sacred symbol and its placement reflects our commitment to our religious heritage. We hope that those who do not share our faith tradition can respect our intentions,” he said." Link

‘INSENSITIVE’: A crucifix hangs in Boston College’s Higgins Hall room 265. The college’s recent decision to hang crosses in all classrooms has riled some students and faculty.

Well excuse me. What did you expect when you chose to attend/teach at a Catholic school?  What next, requiring that churches remove the crosses on their steeples and replace the stained glass windows?