In 2004, Duke raised eyebrows for sponsoring a Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) conference. As one might imagine, the movement promoted divestment from Israel and supported the outrageous claim that Zionism is racism. A previous PSM conference sold t-shirts calling for the destruction of Israel. When Jewish students criticized the anti-Semitic nature of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement, they were accused of silencing free speech. An article ran in the student newspaper entitled The Jews, which suggested that there were too many Jews at Duke. It complained about the powerful Jewish establishment, exorbitant Jewish privilege and the Holocaust Industry. Not surprisingly, some Jewish students left Duke in disgust. I thought about them yesterday when I read that Duke will begin broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer from the chapel bell tower. This decision, according to one university official, represents a larger commitment to religious pluralism that is at the heart of Dukes mission. I wonder if Dukes Methodist founders would agree with its new mission. One man who does not agree with Dukes decision is Reverend Franklin Graham. Reacting to this announcement, Graham said: As Christianity is being excluded from the public square and followers of Islam are raping, butchering and beheading Christians, Jews and anyone who doesnt submit to their Sharia Islamic law, Duke is promoting this in the name of religious pluralism. Graham urged donors and alumni to withhold their support. When the Chick-fil-A controversy erupted, Duke officials used the convenient excuse of scheduled renovations to cancel the restaurants contract with Duke. The university was quick to disassociate itself from the Christian views of a restaurant CEO, but it is embracing the call to prayer of a faith that leads the world in religious persecution. Last year, the California State University system derecognized InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Why? Because it required its officers to abide by Christian values that were deemed discriminatory by left-wing bureaucrats. Its not happening just in California. Vanderbilt University, in the heart of the Bible Belt, is among the worst offenders. Judeo-Christian values are being ground under foot and too many educational elites are promoting only Islam. I remind you again of the now ubiquitous use of the phrase the Prophet Muhammad. It is spoken by self-righteous commentators who would never say Jesus, the son of God. ACTION ITEM: Every graduate of Duke, every family saving to send a child to Duke, should contact the administration at 919-684-2823 or at [email protected]. Firmly, but politely, defend our Judeo-Christian faith... Gary Bauer
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:06:59 +0000
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