The Canterbury Tales hit with ‘trigger warning’ for ‘expressions of Christian faith’

[rturner76]

No. But why would a university single out Christian clergy because of alleged abuse and not other organisations? It's more likely they're just anti-Christian.

I think that with the track record of my personal religion's past, it's a big and easy-to-hit target. I don't like it at all but there was a lot of coverup that allowed the abuse to continue. If I had to guess why is the Christian Ministry is being singled out, IMO, it's for the reason that so much was swept under the carpet, one traumatized person may feel let down by the liturgical, legal, and mental health system. Some of these boys and girls who were treated so badly and simply were told not to embarrass their families or hurt the Church by making it public AND coaching them to blame themselves for letting it happen while showing again how their mother didn't make mistakes in who she trusted their kids with but the kid was the one who was evil. That is a hardcore shame with no source of reprieve for their shame. I can totally understand why someone from those situations would have anxiety or panic attacks when their trauma is set before the rest of the class or even a group of adults

I end all my posts with a greetings and a smiley face. God Bless You

In that case, may God bless you as well I guess my sarcasm meter could use some adjustment.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

The usual complaint against LOTR is that it is not feminist enough.

Literally have never heard that complaint. Obviously they haven’t read the books, lol.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

Eowen, the woman who puts down the sword and becomes a doting wife to Faramir? Who when she sees Aragorn heal her abandons glory and seeks to serve others? Feminists will latch on to anything I suppose.

It’s almost as if they, like her, believe they can be liberated women and doting wives and mothers and to hold out for the man who sees you as both and reveres you as both. Weird.

But that's the point isn't it. Christian literature is inherently subversive to moderns.

So it’s something they relate to but it’s also subversive to moderns?

 

[RileyG]

Literally have never heard that complaint. Obviously they haven’t read the books, lol.

I've read the books, but I've never connected them to feminism.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

I've read the books, but I've never connected them to feminism.

Meanwhile, plenty of other people have. Not sure what to tell you.

 

[RileyG]

Meanwhile, plenty of other people have. Not sure what to tell you.

Matter of perception I guess? People interpret things differently, which isn’t a big deal.

 

[Tropical Wilds]

Matter of perception I guess? People interpret things differently, which isn’t a big deal.

Agreed

 

[rturner76]

I guess all religious things should have a disclaimer then.

Suppose it is being displayed in a public non-religious forum....perhaps. I know that in this day and age, people aren't coping with trauma like in the past when people would just "get on with it," so to speak. Now the youth wants nothing to do with submitting themselves to cultural, let alone religious norms. The times being what they are, I think a short disclaimer is preferable to someone in the crowd taking the opportunity to have a panic attack and distract half of the audience to join in catering to their meltdown because they had never been taught how to cope with their triggers

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Suppose it is being displayed in a public non-religious forum....perhaps. I know that in this day and age, people aren't coping with trauma like in the past when people would just "get on with it," so to speak. Now the youth wants nothing to do with submitting themselves to cultural, let alone religious norms. The times being what they are, I think a short disclaimer is preferable to someone in the crowd taking the opportunity to have a panic attack and distract half of the audience to join in catering to their meltdown because they had never been taught how to cope with their triggers

Given that religion is so triggering, should all public expression of religion, especially your own, be prohibited? You seem to think Catholicism is very evil.

 

[stevevw]

A university in England has placed a trigger warning on The Canterbury Tales due to “expressions of Christian faith.” The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories written by poet and author Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century, framed as a storytelling contest among pilgrims journeying to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.

The University of Nottingham added the warning to its “Chaucer and His Contemporaries” module, cautioning students about “incidences of violence, mental illness, and expressions of Christian faith,” the U.K.-based group Christian Concern said in a statement sent to The Christian Post, citing a report by the Mail on Sunday.

The module features works by medieval authors such as William Langland, John Gower, Thomas Hoccleve and Chaucer himself.

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The Canterbury Tales hit with ‘trigger warning’ for ‘expressions of Christian faith’

A university in England has placed a trigger warning on The Canterbury Tales due to expressions of Christian faith The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories written by poet and author

www.christianpost.com

Yet primary and secondary books can contain homosexial themese and stories without a warning and in fact recomended reading. A strange world we live in where up is down and down is up.

What about the Bible itself, has that got a trigger warning. It would have to as its full of expressions of Christian faith. In fact you could just about wipe out much of early history and writings from the great authors in ethics, philosophy, politics, fables, as they all contain Christian expressions. Most literature is derived from the Bibles values and truths.

 

[rturner76]

Given that religion is so triggering, should all public expression of religion, especially your own, be prohibited? You seem to think Catholicism is very evil.

I am disappointed that I seem to have indicated that Catholicism is evil as I am a Catholic. I never said any religious expression should be prohibited as far as I'm aware. I believe what I did indicate is that some religious symbols (whether they be Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, etc.) could POSSIBLY be triggering. So I thought a disclaimer would not be inappropriate. That way, people who have possibly been abused in the name of their religion or otherwise traumatized (Sin and hell etc.) It would not be inappropriate to have a disclaimer that says something about if people are triggered by religious symbols, this may not be a good video or performance etc. for you. In that scenario, I don't think anyone's right are being violated besides the right for someone to shove a religious doctrine or dogma down your throat.

Perhaps it is better to expose people to a message that they don't want to hear or may be afraid of just so others can have a chance to teach them what they don't want to know or may fear.

I think that is a very Evangelical point of view. "Tell them our truth whether they like it or not so we can shame people into converting." Could that be part of the mission of people who want no disclaimer to warn people of their content?

 

[Michie]

The sinister lunacy of ‘trigger warnings’ for the Christian content of Chaucer’s works - Catholic Herald

A Freedom of Information request has exposed the University of Nottingham for issuing trigger warnings to students who have signed up to a module on medieval English literature. Four authors apparently presented those of a delicate or sensitive disposition with particular threats that required...

catholicherald.co.uk