Monkey Butler wrote:
On May 22, 11:55 am, HK wrote:
Liberty University has revoked its recognition of the campus
Democratic Party club, saying "we are unable to lend support to a club
whose parent organization stands against the moral principles held by"
the university.

Moral principles? Liberty University? Jerry Falwell's college? Moral
principles?

What a laugh.


Op-Ed: Media's misrepresentation of club controversy

May 25, 2009 : Jerry Falwell, Jr.

A number of media sources recently reported that Liberty University
banned Democrats from meeting on campus. One headline erroneously
read:
“Democrats at Liberty University forced to meet off campus.”
Apparently many journalists do not let the facts get in the way of a
juicy, agenda-driven story.

The story was spun out of control from the beginning, when Terry
McAuliffe, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia, called a
telephone press conference to talk about the College Democrat club
formed by students of Liberty University. The presses began to buzz.
Much of what went to print was wrong. Most journalists were interested
in scooping their competitors rather than seeking the truth. Even when
some reporters learned the facts, they could not bring themselves to
correct their stories because the fanciful reports were just too
tempting.

The University has not banned Democrats from campus. Nor has the
Democrat club been banned from meeting. And, never has the University
or its officials said that a person cannot be a Christian and a
Democrat.
Sorry for those who want to run with these titillating sound bites,
but these are the facts.

The students who formed the Democrat club last October are good
students. They are pro-life and believe in traditional marriage. They
can continue to meet on campus. The only thing that has changed came
about as part of a University-wide review of all student organizations
for official recognition status. Official recognition carries with it
the benefit of using the University name and funds. While this group
will not be an officially recognized club, it may still meet on
campus.


All the falwell statement does is reinforce the reportage that the
university withdrew recognition as an approved student organization for
the group.

Federal funding for any activities at the "university" should be
withdrawn. That includes student loans. There's no reason why taxpayers
should help facilitate that sort of exclusionary practice.