From there, it deteriorates into discussions about its financial model, the diversity (of course) of its student body, how its partnership with Habitat for Humanity has increased home values in parts of Phoenix, and other irrelevancies.We believe in many of the things that Ben Shapiro speaks about and stands for, including his support for ideals that grow out of traditional Judeo-Christian values and his belief in a free market economy. Our decision to cancel Shapiro’s speaking engagement is not a reflection of his ideologies or the values he represents, but rather a desire to focus on opportunities that bring people together.
This is pure chicken you-know-what. If the school "believes in many of the things Ben Shapiro speaks about and stands for," what's keeping it from having him appear? Are you that intimidated by the unsubstantiated prospect of hotheads among your student body causing a ruckus? And by the way, what's with this "many"? Where are your points of departure with what Shapiro stands for?
In a time when Immanuel Christian School, Covington Catholic High School and Trinity Western University are getting vilified for adhering to sound doctrine, we can ill-afford the kind of cowardice we see here.
The divine record book will show who did and did not take a stand when the moment came for one to do so.
Yeah, that's it, throw the book at em! Malachai I believe.
ReplyDeleteThey're pathetic cowards.
ReplyDeleteGod has seen worse conflict. That book be more like a library but I'd expect it to be way beyond digitized. There is a book of our life in our heads we can read called conscience, or, more like the ongoing rigorous examination thereof. Further, NDErs confirm that there is a rapid life review prior to mostly moving towards the light which is overwhelmingly peace and love saturated, though hellish experiences have been reported too, which I presume you might wish for all eternity for the admin of the GCU.
ReplyDeleteAll I know is that ND didn't cave to your ilk when you wanted them to slap this newly freely elected president in the face by denying him the honor of speaking there as is the tradition for newly freely elected Presidents. The President of ND basically told your ilk to take a hike, if not go straight to hell. Of course that was recorded in the book. As yet none reliably knows what the final verdict will be for all.
ReplyDeleteI don't see what any of this has to do with Grand Canyon University disinviting Ben Shapiro.
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ReplyDeleteThe similarities end with groups with opposing beefs intent on stifling free speech and academic & intellectual freedom. ND did not cave and allowed both Obams and Shapiro to speak in spite of the opposition. Mark them down as the good guys. Perhaps we'll get to read the divine record book someday, if we still care to, but I have to doubt it.
ReplyDeleteThe argument can be made that respect for the office of the presidency meant that ND was on solid ground inviting the Most Equal Comrade. On the other hand, he was already on record as harboring the typical Democrat grisly enthusiasm for fetal murder, which makes for a pretty compelling argument in the other direction.
ReplyDeleteThen again, there's nothing very Catholic or, more broadly speaking, Christian, about any university so characterized in post-America.