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Bravo! Dr. Levatino Destroys Abortion in 2 Minute Testimony

Every American should see this testimony by Dr. Anthony Levatino.  It will change hearts and minds and hasten the day when all decent Americans can together say, "Procured abortion has been defeated in our nation.  God is once again honored.  The culture of death is finally dead." 

Another good resource is this post, 10 Reasons Why Abortion is Not the Right Choice.

God bless you.  Spread the word.  Share the video.

Dr. Michelle Cretella on Transgenderism. Brilliant Take.

The world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books -- Scholastic Inc. -- is using its marketing muscle to promote pro-homosexual and pro-transgender books for children.

The corporation, for example, published a pro-transgender book called George for 3rd graders.  "When people look at George, they think they see a boy," the book reads. "But she [George] knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl."

According to its web site, Scholastic Inc. reaches 6 million children per week with its publications, and features morally toxic reading lists for children, such as:

• "Books for Two-Mommy Families"
• "Great books for two-dad families"
• "6 Picture Books About Transgender Children"

Click here to Tell Scholastic Inc. to stop harming children.

The College of Saint Rose and Planned Parenthood

The Catholic College of Saint Rose -- run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet -- is now referring students to mega abortion provider Planned Parenthood on its web site.

In fact, Planned Parenthood is listed twice by the college, once under "health and wellness" and again under "ask a nurse practitioner."  Another radical pro-abortion group called Our Bodies, Ourselves is also listed.

Click here to STOP Planned Parenthood at Saint Rose
Here are the screen shots from October 17, 2015.



TFP Student Action's peaceful pro-life petition is addressed to Dr. Carolyn Stefanco, president of the College of Saint Rose, located in Albany, New York, respectfully urging her to remove every pro-abortion group from the college's web site.

A recent TFP Student Action petition to DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the nation, was victorious.  Hours after the petition was launched, DePaul deleted its links to Planned Parenthood.

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Doesn't the College of Saint Rose know what Planned Parenthood does to innocent babies?  How can any Catholic college even think about referring students to Planned Parenthood's killing centers?

Moreover, Saint Rose's Integrity Statement adopted in 2005 would seem to stand in direct conflict with allowing Planned Parenthood to be featured online.  "...in keeping with its mission, The College of Saint Rose creates a culture that continually fosters the development of personal integrity and promotes ethical behavior throughout the larger society," the statement reads.

Let the truth be told:  There is nothing more unethical than procured abortion and as one of its largest providers, Planned Parenthood is against God.

So please let the College of Saint Rose hear from you.

So Please Sign Your Protest Now

And share this pro-life alert with all your friends and family.

More contact information (please be firm yet polite):

Dr. Carolyn J. Stefanco
The College of Saint Rose
President's Office
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Email:  stefancc@strose.edu
Phone:  518-454-5120
Office hours: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.


“To destroy the fetus ‘is something worse than murder.’ The one who does this ‘does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'”
St. John Chrysostom

The College of Saint Rose and Planned Parenthood

The Catholic College of Saint Rose -- run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet -- is now referring students to mega abortion provider Planned Parenthood on its web site.

In fact, Planned Parenthood is listed twice by the college, once under "health and wellness" and again under "ask a nurse practitioner."  Another radical pro-abortion group called Our Bodies, Ourselves is also listed.

Click here to STOP Planned Parenthood at Saint Rose
Here are the screen shots from October 17, 2015.



TFP Student Action's peaceful pro-life petition is addressed to Dr. Carolyn Stefanco, president of the College of Saint Rose, located in Albany, New York, respectfully urging her to remove every pro-abortion group from the college's web site.

A recent TFP Student Action petition to DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the nation, was victorious.  Hours after the petition was launched, DePaul deleted its links to Planned Parenthood.

Click "like" for the UNBORN!

Doesn't the College of Saint Rose know what Planned Parenthood does to innocent babies?  How can any Catholic college even think about referring students to Planned Parenthood's killing centers?

Moreover, Saint Rose's Integrity Statement adopted in 2005 would seem to stand in direct conflict with allowing Planned Parenthood to be featured online.  "...in keeping with its mission, The College of Saint Rose creates a culture that continually fosters the development of personal integrity and promotes ethical behavior throughout the larger society," the statement reads.

Let the truth be told:  There is nothing more unethical than procured abortion and as one of its largest providers, Planned Parenthood is against God.

So please let the College of Saint Rose hear from you.

So Please Sign Your Protest Now

And share this pro-life alert with all your friends and family.

More contact information (please be firm yet polite):

Dr. Carolyn J. Stefanco
The College of Saint Rose
President's Office
432 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Email:  stefancc@strose.edu
Phone:  518-454-5120
Office hours: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.


“To destroy the fetus ‘is something worse than murder.’ The one who does this ‘does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'”
St. John Chrysostom

Black Mass at OKC Civic Center: Sign Your Protest Here

From TFP Student Action:

After failing at Harvard University, satanists are now planning another "Black Mass," one on city property in the state of Oklahoma.  The event is currently listed on the web site of the Civic Center of Oklahoma City where the sacrilege is slated to take place on Sunday, September 21, at 7:00 PM.

Sign Your Protest Petition Here

One news item refers to the "Black Mass" in these terms:  “A Religious Black Mass will be conducted as a public event to help educate the public about Religious Satanism.  Enjoy the delights of the Devil.” 

According to reports, registered sex offender Adam Daniels will be leading the anti-Catholic satanic ritual on public property.

Every black mass is a direct, deliberate and sinful act of hatred against God.  Typically, a Consecrated Host is stolen from a Catholic Church and then used to desecrate, mock and insult the Catholic Mass.  The Person of Our Lord Jesus Christ is attacked in a most vile and unspeakable manner.  These insults against God are not only offensive to Christians, but also repulsive to everyone of good will. 

When government buildings open their doors and allow a satanic "Black Mass" that offends God so deeply, it begs the question: Are we still one nation under God?

To invite satan into a community is NO joke.  It’s a terrible sin that brings devils to the earth and provokes God to withdraw His graces and blessings.

To dismiss the satanic "Black Mass" at the Civic Center of Oklahoma City as a mere publicity stunt is to ignore the grave nature of this sin and its consequences.  There is no publicity stunt with Satan.  Satan plays for keeps.  No joke.

God-loving citizens in Oklahoma City and surrounding areas are peacefully yet boldly mobilizing to prevent this direct attack against the Holy Eucharist, which deserves all respect and honor.

Sign Your Protest Petition Here

"Free" speech at Wilson High School: Pro-Life message not approved. Pro-homosexual message "approved"

Even though Bryce Asberg is only 15, he's brave.

He leads the Students for Life group at Wilson High School in Washington state.

But his freedom of speech was grossly violated.  He was told by school officials that he can't organize a day of silence, hold a vigil or even put up pro-life posters for the unborn.

Guess why?  Because it might "offend staff or students..."


Meanwhile, the "Gay Straight Alliance" at the same school put up posters that undermine the concept of natural marriage between 1 man and 1 woman.  And they were also allowed to hold a "day of silence."  School officials had not problem with that.  They were not concerned that it might "offend staff or students..."

You see, that's how "equality" really works on the West Coast. It's fake.

And here's a photo of the pro-homosexual poster. Notice the message promoting moral anarchy: "love knows no limits."  And that's OK?  And not offensive?

That's why it is so important for you and me to speak up right now, because if we don't, this type of censorship against pro-life students will only tend to spread to more schools.

Clickhere to send your peaceful protest to the school right now

Thank God, the Thomas More Society law firm stepped forward to help Bryce Asberg and his pro-life group regain their free speech at school.  The law firm sent a letter to the principal of Wilson High School, stating:

"We are prepared to pursue the matter in court."

Dear Fr. Stephen V. Sundborg: Please Cancel the "Drag Show" at Seattle University

According to TFP Student Action:
Preparations for the "Seattle University Drag Show" are underway, according to the Catholic institution's web site.  The March 14 event will be the 8th "drag show" on this campus which has thus distanced itself from the ideals of St. Ignatius of Loyola yet still considers itself a Catholic university.

Join the protest here

The event is promoted by the pro-homosexual Triangle Club.  Previous "drag shows" encouraged students to show up in "drag" for the event, and featured "professional drag queens" (men dressed as women) and "student performers."

Immorality masquerading as "art"

The university's student newspaper, The Spectator, reported: 

"Once upon a time, they might have been called 'freaks.' Because, once upon a time, people might have been afraid or intimidated by a male in a glamorous dress with over-the-top hair and dramatic make up. These 'freaks' are drag queens. And drag queens are now celebrated artists," the newspaper article affirmed.

 "As people become more and more accepting of the gay community, the term 'freak' is finally fading into the past, and drag has become a recognized and respected artform."

Drag shows are a notorious symbol of moral depravity, part of the sexual revolution apparatus.  In these times, one might expect to find such things on the infamous stages of Broadway or the godless sets of Hollywood. But at a Catholic university?

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"Drag Show" Harms Catholic Identity of University of San Diego, Students Protest

The Catholic University of San Diego is hosting its second pro-homosexual “drag show” on April 25 at Shiley Theatre.  The offensive event is called A Celebration of Gender Expression: Supreme Drag Superstar.  Manila Luzon, an open homosexual drag queen, will be one of the featured "artists" at the drag show.

Click here to send your protest to the University of San Diego.
According to a statement signed by Carmen Vazquez, vice-president of student affairs, "students of USD PRIDE will once again highlight the principles of inclusion and diversity with their second annual 'edutainment' event..."

"The Celebration of Gender Expression," she claims, "supports the Church’s teaching on the dignity of the human person and does not promote either behavior or lifestyle that is contrary to the teachings of the Church."

However, multiple eye-witness accounts of last year's "drag show" tell a very different story.  This is how one student described it:

Some of the suggestions, which resulted were gender neutral bathrooms, an increase in DRAG related events, and gay pride parades. It became rather clear over the course of the two and a half hours, that the event was less about acceptance and more about an open rebellion against Catholic values. Make no mistake, this event fostered sinful behaviors and set the stage for more in the future.

For the administration of a Catholic University to take part in this scandal came across as a betrayal, not only a betrayal of the Church but also a betrayal of every devout Catholic student who attends USD.This year's drag show promises to be more of the same.

Full story: Catholic University of San Diego OKs Pro-Homosexual "Drag Show" Again

Contact information (please be firm and polite)

Dr. Mary Lyons, President
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
president@sandiego.edu
Phone: (619) 260-4520
Fax: (619) 260-6833

Msgr.  Daniel Dillabough
USD Vice President, Mission & Ministry
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Phone: (619) 260-2247
dillaboughd@sandiego.edu

Do you have a similar problem on your campus?

March for Life Video -- Amazing Turnout of 500,000

Despite the freezing conditions, an immense crowd could be seen in all directions, composed mostly of young people full of enthusiasm for the cause of the unborn and the future of the family.

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Hundreds of thousands from around the nation gathered for the 40th March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 25.  The yearly event commemorates the anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion on demand.

Despite the freezing conditions and snow, an immense crowd could be seen in all directions, composed mostly of young people full of enthusiasm for the cause of the unborn and the future of the family.  A veritable sea of banners and signs from groups around the nation blanketed the National Mall as the opening rally began Friday afternoon.

Read more here

The End of Childhood? How the Sexual Revolution Wants to Transgender our Children

“We can do wonders if we get them early.”
-- Dr. Norman Spack, director of Gender Management Service at Boston Children’s Hospital

After decades of relentless activism, propaganda, and indoctrination, the general public associates homosexuality not with the lewd scenes of a 1970s drag march, but the Hollywood image of a mild-mannered, hardworking same-sex couple that simply wants “equality” and “tolerance.”

This politically correct myth obscures reality.  As the gears of the sexual revolution grind  on, the homosexual movement seeks nothing less than the complete rejection of Natural and Divine Moral Law, the elimination of the natural differences and complementarities between the sexes, and the reengineering of human nature itself. Nowhere are these goals more clearly revealed than in the so-called “transgender” movement, the “T” of “LGBT” (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender).

But most alarming is the movement’s latest goal: sex-changes for children and the promotion of homosexuality in schools.

Watch this MOST shocking footage


“Born in the wrong body”

“Transgender” or “transsexual” people are those who think that, because of some accident of nature, their biological sex is in conflict with what they feel to be their true sex. In other words, they claim that they were “born in the wrong body.” Psychologists call this condition “Gender Identity Disorder” (GID), which consists of “conflict between a person's physical gender and the gender he or she identifies as.”

Until recently, doctors treated GID with psychiatric therapy to address its causes and helped people accept their true sex. A person with GID may sincerely have a confused, conflicted, and mentally disturbed perception of his or her true sex, but personal feelings must give way to biological reality.

The causes of GID are varied and complex. Some are physical, such as pre-natal hormone disorders. Others are social. Children of divorced or emotionally distant or abusive parents are particularly vulnerable to developing feelings of disgust or rejection of their own biological sex, of identifying as a member of the opposite sex, and of developing GID or homosexual feelings. "Gender identity disorder in children regularly leads to same-sex attraction in adolescence," writes Dr. Rick Fitzgibbons, a Pennsylvania psychiatrist and principal contributor to the Catholic Medical Association's study Homosexuality and Hope.

Should Emotion Trump Science?

Like the sexual revolution in general, the transgender movement bases itself on several errors about human nature and society. Although there are multiple, contradictory opinions among the various LGBT schools of thought (a subset of so-called “Gender Studies”), proponents of transgenderism mostly agree on certain key concepts that are fundamentally at odds with human nature.

Their very idea of human sexuality and the vocabulary they use to describe it conflicts with traditional biology. For example, the distinction between gender and sex is fundamental to transgenderism. First introduced by sexologist John Money in the 1950s and popularized by the feminist movement in the 1970s, they claim that the traditional, external manifestations of maleness and femaleness, such as the traditional “gender roles,” ways of dressing, speaking, acting, thinking (i.e. one’s gender) are imposed social constructs, unconnected to biology (i.e. one’s sex).

Stephanie Brill, author of The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, explains:

For many people, the terms “gender” and “sex” are interchangeable. This idea has become so common, particularly in western societies, that it is rarely questioned. Yet biological sex and gender are different; gender is not inherently connected to one’s physical anatomy. 

Sex is biological and includes physical attributes such as sex chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, internal reproductive structures, and external genitalia. At birth, it is used to identify individuals as male or female.  Gender on the other hand is far more complicated. Along with one’s physical traits, it is the complex interrelationship between those traits and one’s internal sense of self as male, female, both or neither as well as one’s outward presentations and behaviors related to that perception."

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Pro-abortion author Amy Tan to visit Catholic Santa Clara U campus - students protest

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On January 17, Santa Clara University will welcome Amy Tan, a novelist who has made no secret of her support for abortion “rights,” as well as the unfettered use of contraceptives. Ms. Tan has used her novels as a means to promulgate erroneous opinions, with abortion featuring prominently in one of her books, The Joy Luck Club.

Additionally, Ms. Tan has not shied away from announcing her anti-Catholic position. In a public Facebook post sprinkled with obscenities, she harangued pro-life politicians, accusing them of “wanting to pervert the lives of women.”  (Warning: foul language)

However, Santa Clara University -- a Catholic institution -- has invited Amy Tan for a lecture and book signing on campus.  "Tan’s work speaks to millions," claims a university statement, "with its universal themes of family relationships, generational change, and personal history.” It is unclear how abortion and misguided feminist theories could possibly qualify as a legitimate "family relationship."



In light of the author’s avowed opposition to Church teaching, combined with her attack on the right to life, is she the type of role model the university wants to present to its students?  Should abortion advocates like Ms. Tan be given a platform on any Catholic campus?

On this issue, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is clear:  "The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions."

Santa Clara University's decision to feature an outspoken opponent of Church teaching in its Presidential Speaker Series throws a dark shadow over its Catholic identity.  Ironically, the theme of the 2012-2013 speaker series is "Enlivening the Whole Person: Head, Heart and Body."

"Abortion destroys the whole person," said TFP Student Action Director John Ritchie. 

"Abortion deliberately destroy heads, hearts and bodies.  It destroys God's plan for children.  It shatters motherhood, fatherhood, and families.  That's why I'm hoping that Santa Clara University will reconsider its invitation to pro-abortion supporter Amy Tan and replace her with a better speaker, a true role model, someone Catholic students can look up to and imitate, someone who respects the right to life," he said.  "I can't fathom why a Catholic university would give Amy Tan a platform."

According to its web site, Santa Clara University is "committed to faith-inspired values and educating leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion who will help fashion a more just, humane, and sustainable world."  Surely, in pursuance of those “faith-inspired values,” the University ought to maintain an environment in which Church teaching is respected, upheld and defended.

Join the protest

In the spirit of charity, for the sake of the Santa Clara's Catholic identity, and for the unborn, please join TFP Student Action in calling for the cancellation of Amy Tan's scheduled appearance on January 17.

Politely voice your peaceful protest with a phone call to:  408-554-4100

Santa Clara University
Fr. Michael E. Engh, S.J.
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
Phone: 408-554-4100
E-mail: mengh@scu.edu

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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) will be publishing a new book in February titled:  Return to Order — From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society — Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need To Go by John Horvat II.

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1.  Understand the Problem

Based on twenty years of exhaustive research, John Horvat II traces the source of our economic problems to a restless spirit of intemperance that throws our economy out of balance. He identifies a frenetic drive found in certain economic sectors that seek to rid themselves of restraint.

The result: “frenetic intemperance,” which is pushing the nation towards economic collapse.

2.  Discover the Solution

By applying the timeless principles of an organic socio-economic Christian order, we can produce an economy that is wonderfully adapted to our human nature and full of exuberant vitality, but also tempered by the calming influence of those natural regulating institutions such as custom, family, community, the Christian State and the Church.

Horvat’s original insights into both the present crisis and remedies for the future thrust Return to Order into the center of the debate over how to restore America to prominence.

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Early Praise for Return to Order

The central theme of frenetic intemperance is original, interesting, and compelling. The diagnosis of contemporary social maladies must focus on moral failings, and Return to Order rightly does so. Its insightful thesis deserves wide circulation and consideration.

-- Kevin E. Schmiesing, PhD
Research Fellow at Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Book Review Editor for the Journal of Markets & Morality


Like the true cultural conservative he is, John Horvat takes on the idols of technological, economic, and political power. These powers exacerbate the human tendency toward frenetic intemperance. Return to Order demonstrates that we must be ever vigilant about the institutions we create lest they lose their moral compass.

-- Richard Stivers
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Illinois State University


An ambitious book that calls for a major shift in the attitudes of those of us who live in a fast-paced world. Horvat calls for an order that combines the virtues of tested traditions with the creative potential of the free economy: a combination of a structured order based on traditional values and the spontaneous order of economic systems based on private property. He uses the term “frenetic intemperance” to describe the type of life which does not leave room for family, creative leisure, and prayer. A call for more balance in our economies and our lives.

-- Dr. Alejandro Chafuen
President of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation


Poetically written, John Horvat II’s Return to Order elevates the argument about what is truly important. It’s rare that a book of this depth is also such a pleasure to read. Mr. Horvat’s critique of contemporary America’s “frenetic intemperance” rings true, laying bare modern man’s confusion and anomie amid plenty. An erudite cultural sculptor, Mr. Horvat chisels away materialism’s false promises and points toward God as the source of the higher revelation that makes beauty, heroism, nobility, sacrifice and true vocation discoverable and meaningful.

-- Robert Knight
Columnist and author

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How 'Gay Straight Alliance' clubs mar identity of Catholic Colleges

Catholic colleges with these clubs are listed here

After meticulous examination, TFP Student Action volunteers found pro-homosexual student clubs at 111 Catholic institutions of higher learning.  Of the 211 Catholic universities and colleges listed by Ganley’s Catholic Schools in America, 52 percent appear to sponsor organizations which undermine Catholic morality.

From 2009 to 2012, the number of pro-homosexual clubs operating on Catholic campuses has risen by 7 percent. Research conducted in 2009 found clubs at 45 percent of Catholic colleges.  

Many of these clubs act as platforms of dissent.  They sponsor sinful events and promote ideas that advance the homosexual movement’s most radical agenda:  same-sex “marriage,” the acceptance of immoral lifestyles, gender confusion, and the rejection of Catholic teaching.

For example:

• The Queer Straight Alliance club at the College of St. Scholastica held a “Vote No” rally against God-ordered marriage in Minnesota.  In addition, 192 faculty and staff members attacked the marriage amendment in a public statement.

• The University of San Diego allowed its pro-homosexual “PRIDE” club to sponsor a “drag show” on campus.

• America’s oldest Catholic university, Georgetown, promoted a month-long schedule of pro-homosexual activities in October.  The various “Coming Out” events included a public “kiss-in” (same-sex kissing).

• The number of “lavender graduations” on Catholic campuses have been increasing.  These “graduations” treat sinful lifestyles as something special.

Please oppose these scandals by signing a peaceful protest here

“These clubs are aggressively pushing to mainstream sin, to pretend sin is something special,” said TFP Student Action Director John Ritchie.  “Never mind academic achievement.  Vice is being celebrated now, not virtue.”

“At the heart of so many famous Catholic universities, a real dictatorship of ‘tolerance’ is sidelining the truth, throwing 2,000 years of Catholic teaching right out the window,” he continued.  “More and more students are confronted with visible, active and well-funded pro-homosexual clubs that openly contradict natural law and undermine good moral values.”

“As the culture war intensifies, it’s vital to stop the sexual revolution from misleading more souls,” Ritchie remarked.  “What will happen if non-negotiable moral values continue to be surrendered to the culture of death on Catholic campuses?  Without moral values, what’s the difference between Berkeley and Georgetown?  Like Our Lord asked:  What is salt worth if it has lost its savor?”

Over 24,000 students and concerned parents have already signed a protest petition drafted by TFP Student Action, urging Catholic university presidents to disband pro-homosexual clubs within their institutions.  The goal of the petition is to also encourage students to stand strong on moral values and fight the trend of indifference and inaction.  Everyone is invited to sign the petition.  

Please sign here

TFP Student Action has no intention to defame or disparage anyone with this campaign. We do not harbor personal hatred against any individual. By intellectually opposing individuals or organizations promoting the homosexual agenda, our only intent is to defend marriage, the family, Catholic education, and the precious remnants of Christian civilization in society.

In his address to Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America in April 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said:

“Teachers and administrators, whether in universities or schools, have the duty and privilege to ensure that students receive instruction in Catholic doctrine and practice. This requires that public witness to the way of Christ, as found in the Gospel and upheld by the Church's Magisterium, shapes all aspects of an institution's life, both inside and outside the classroom. Divergence from this vision weakens Catholic identity and, far from advancing freedom, inevitably leads to confusion, whether moral, intellectual or spiritual.”

TFP Student Action hopes to collect 50,000 petitions before Christmas.

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Georgetown Suspends Student for Refusing LGBT Training

Here's a troubling development at Georgetown University, courtesy of Kira Davis at Conservative Daily News. Georgetown University participates in a program called the Community Scholars Program which provides scholarships to GU for disadvantaged youth from across the country. The students attend a 5-week summer intensive on campus to prepare for fall courses. One workshop they were required to attend was an LGBTQ (when did the Q get on there? Seriously folks, are you going to use the whole alphabet?) “sensitivity training.” Jarrett Roby from Chicago, IL was one of the lucky attendees, but when he was told he had to attend the training or risk disciplinary action Roby chose his religious convictions over program policy and refused to attend. A debate ensued and Roby (young and black and yes, that may be unfortunately relevant here) was accused of making the residential assistants feel “physically threatened”. Here is the story in Roby’s own words and you can find more information and exclusive coverage at kiradavis.net.

I’m just greatly saddened about the situation. Officially, the program directors will say I was dismissed from the program because I left 3 of the RAs feeling physically threatened. However I never mentioned anything remotely violent or did anything violent. Also I am confident that all of my peers would support the fact that I have never showed an ounce of violence and any such claims are flawed. The directors of the program who dismissed me said that their reasoning may not be fair, but they were not going to ask for a general consensus of me. Considering this, I believe I was asked to leave the program because I took a conservative stand against a liberal ideology and liberal group of people who are in charge of the program. Every scholar apart of the program was signed up for an LGBTQ seminar for Monday (July 23). I decided this was a seminar I would not attend. I am a devout Christian so I have no animosity in my heart toward any man whether he is gay or straight. I am required to love all people and I try my best to do so. I have no problems with homosexuals because it is the natural and God given right to be with whom they want to be with (Freewill). I do not support Gay rights, but as a supporter of the US constitution I do tolerate them. Because I have an established view point on LGBTQ I did not think it was necessary for me to go to the seminar. I approached a RA privately with my appeal on Sunday and it was automatically shut down and I was told I could expect to be written up if I did not go to the seminar. I held my peace and persisted with the idea of not going. Later that night other students got wind that I was not planning on going to the seminar. I was automatically attacked and deemed “closed-minded” and “ignorant”. In the mist of this rising confrontation I began to speak up to try and explain to other scholars how I was not trying to be intolerant. During this discussion the same three RAs that decided that they felt physically threaten tried to stop the conversation and send everyone to their rooms before the established curfew. I once again spoke up in protest of the early curfew and with an appeal that everyone calms down and back off. As the intensity died down it was clear that the RAs had personal biases toward LGBTQ and were against anyone who spoke against it. I heard the RAs say negative things about me but I didn’t respond because once everything died down it was curfew and I did not want to turn a political debate into and emotional onslaught. The next day I was called in by the program directors and told my actions during the informal debate had reassured the RAs feeling of being threatened. I was told that there had been a meeting with the RA’s and it was decided that I could not stay because 3 RAs were scared for the safety. I believe a true injustice was done to me. I am not looking for revenge, but I am trying to help stop injustice.

– Jarret Roby

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