J. Sam Ellis

J. Sam Ellis is a Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's thirty-ninth House district, including constituents in Wake county. An electrical contractor from Raleigh, North Carolina, Ellis was defeated by Democrat Linda Coleman in the 2004 general election.[1]

In 2002, incoming freshmen at the University of North Carolina were required to read "Approaching the Qur’an: The Early Revelations" by Michael Sells, a scholar of comparative religions at Haverford College. When they arrived on campus, they were to briefly discuss the book in small groups led by a member of the faculty. Ellis backed a campaign to remove the use of state funds from the book, stating "I don't want the students in the university system required to study this evil."[2][3]

References

Pacewicz, Josh (2016-11-18). Partisans and Partners: The Politics of the Post-Keynesian Society. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226402727.
Wilson, John K. (2015-11-30). Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies. Routledge. ISBN 9781317254706.
Page, Clarence (2014-09-09). Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984–2014: Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change. Agate Publishing. ISBN 9781572847422.

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[1] Pacewicz, Josh (2016-11-18). Partisans and Partners: The Politics of the Post-Keynesian Society. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226402727.

[2] Wilson, John K. (2015-11-30). Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies. Routledge. ISBN 9781317254706.

[3] Page, Clarence (2014-09-09). Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984–2014: Reflections on Race, Politics and Social Change. Agate Publishing. ISBN 9781572847422.