The following letter by Bill Donohue was e-mailed to Florida Atlantic University professor Deandre Poole today:
Dear Dr. Poole:
The assignment you gave asking students to stomp on a piece of paper with the word “Jesus” on it was reportedly an exercise in the cultural meaning of symbols taken from the textbook, “Intercultural Communications: A Contextual Approach,” 5th edition. But the word “Jesus” is never mentioned in the textbook, so that was your call. You could have asked them to stomp on the word “Obama,” but that may have made you feel uncomfortable given your activist role in the Democratic Party and the pro-Obama book you are currently writing. Get the point?
William A. Donohue, Ph.D.
President
Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
Contact Dr. Poole: dpoole3@fau.edu
