Mr. Abercrombie was in his 5th year of teaching at Mediocre Community College. His personal ambition had led him through a series of substantial personal successes to arrive at being a Professor. His personal beliefs had solidified over the last 3 years and he was convinced he was right, sanctioned by God and had moved from a position of polictical moderation to one of being an active conservative. He believed he was involved in promoting a better local community where he lived, by doing three things:
- Opposing the legality of abortion
- Not accepting homosexuals or their lifestyle in his community (because of he neighborhood and community where" special)
- Convincing his group to build an "imaginary fence" that would include only like-minded-thinking people in his area.
At the college he felt that he must do the same. He wanted to correct the thinking of his associates by pressuring and persuading them to understand that his ideas were right. He believed there should be not homosexuals on campus. He wanted only principles of religion like his own as the standard; he often a stated that topics about libertarianism and pluralism should not be discussed in or out of the classroom. His goal was to convince the governing bodies of both the College and the State that they should conform to his view. He was convinced that he was on a moral mission.
1. Should Mr. Abercrombie pursue his present course?
2. Is absolutism the best policy?
3. Are there certain rules and standards that all people should adopt? Which ones/ Why? Why not?
4. Can one person make a big difference in convincing others? Should it be so?
5. What should Mr. Abercrombie do with people that disagree with him?
6. Is the mind of God discernable?
7. Are utilitarians outdated?
8. Can deontological-based-thinking be certain?
9. Is intolerance a virtue?
10. Does God disapprove of deconstructionism?
