And your club has been dissolved.
The legacy of Jerry Falwell, who explained why 9/11 happened this way:
"I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen.'"
apparently lives on.
On the jump.
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.
Part of Hine’s e-mail said, "The Democratic Party platform is contrary to the mission of Liberty University and to Christian doctrine (supports abortion, federal funding of abortion, advocates repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, promotes the "LGBT" agenda, hate crimes, which include sexual orientation and gender identity, socialism, etc.)" LGBT refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Mark Lawrence, chairman of the citywide Lynchburg Democratic Party, called The News & Advance Thursday after he learned about the revocation.
"My issue with this is the statement that the Democratic Party platform is contrary to the mission of Liberty University and to Christian doctrine," Lawrence said. "They are essentially saying, ‘you cannot be a Christian and a Democrat.’"
The goals of the Democratic Party and LU "run in opposite directions," the e-mail said.
LU has had a College Republicans club for several years.
My solution?
Bring a resolution condemning this to the floor of the House of Representatives, include language that affirms our system of government and the necessity of a multiparty system, and see who votes how.
Any other ideas?
UPDATE: As RedSox points out in the comments, guess who's scheduled a conference call with the College Democrats? Three guesses, and the first two don't count.
Ever the opportunist.
Color me unimpressed. If he really cared to DO anything about this, he'd go there in person.
Guess he can't be bothered. No money in it.......
UPDATE2: Hey Terry, you want to impress me, it takes a bit more than a conference call.
This is how it's done:
STATEMENT FROM MIKE SIGNER ON LIBERTY UNIVERSITY'S DECISION TO REVOKE RECOGNITION OF THE CAMPUS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
"The decision of the Liberty University administration to revoke the recognition of the students' Democratic organization is deeply troubling. It is even more problematic that the school has decided to continue to recognize the campus Republicans."
"I'm proud to announce that my campaign has been in close contact with Brian Diaz, the president of the campus Democrats organization and has offered the full resources of my campaign and my staff to support Brian and his fellow students as they work to form a coalition with other area colleges to found the Lynchburg Young Democrats. Together, we can fight this clear violation of the American tradition of the freedom of speech and political organization."
I'm liking this guy better and better every day.
You get how this works? LYNCHBURG Young Democrats? Coalition?
He's telling these kids to tell the son of Falwell, "Go pound sand. We do not need you."
I like that.
And as Mike points out, they continue to recognize the larvae of the GOP.
I guess while marriage equality and a woman's sovereignity over her own body are not Christian values, torture, elective war, and class warfare are.
Right?