Wilkinson. Wilkinson,
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(I digress here to admit that I too, was surprised that there were/are tithing shortfalls among BYU professors. I would have that the Lord 10 percent was something that one wouldn’t have to worry about at the Lord’s University. But it was, and had been for most of the 20th Century. Wilkinson was determined use an individual’s tithing history to help determine raises, promotions,
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Wilkinson also received considerable opposition from faculty at BYU, who balked at having their academic credentials be determined by how much tithing they paid. Many faculty members, including department heads, resigned over the rule. At one point Wilkinson groused in his journal that it was primarily political science and history departments that were in opposition.
One faculty member who found himself in Wilkinson’s aim was Kent Fielding,
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Wilkinson wrote,
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The policy that Wilkinson eventually crafted and tried to follow was that partial tithe payers would have their raises decreased by the amount they owed on a full tithing. For example,
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The policy prompted panicky attempts by some BYU faculty to try to turn back the clock. As Bergera reports,
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When Wilkinson had the matter looked at, he discovered that the professor had gone to his bishop after the New Year and much to the Bishop’s confusion had begged that his tithe payment be applied retroactively.
Bergera estimates that over eight years,
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1. If it becomes thought among academics across the land that promotion at BYU depends not upon scholarly work, but upon meeting a non academic religious requirement [like tithing], the academic reputation of the school and its faculty cannot help but suffer.
2. As for this: Lee had asked only two questions: "Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?; and, "Have you ever been unfaithful to your wife?" Well, hell, I could qualify to teach at BYU by that standard. [No,
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