- By Maeve Callan
- Aug 15, 2016
- Filed in CC3 Consider Arguments, Inclusion and Bias Awareness, SLO3 Evaluate Argument, Video
Biblical passages regularly get used to oppose homosexuality. In this short clip from the West Wing, Pres. Bartlet (a devout Catholic) cites multiple oppressive, offensive, or impractical biblical passages to put such opposition in context.
Strengths
Encourages critical assessment of even the most revered of authorities in what many would find an engaging and accessible way
Weaknesses
clearly biased and may be upsetting to some students
Recommendations for use
I might use it to demonstrate how even “the word of God” could be critically assessed