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

Teacher Punishes Student for Saying "God Bless You"

Teacher Punishes Student for Saying "Bless You"

 

Great VIDEO: Saving Authentic Marriage in Illinois

Promoters of 'tolerance' exhibit opposite (OneNewsNow.com)

Promoters of 'tolerance' exhibit opposite (OneNewsNow.com)

A Christian group promoting traditional marriage will not be deterred from its mission after a rough demonstration experience at Brown University.

SHOCKER: Catholic College Helps Planned Parenthood

SHOCKER: Catholic College Helps Planned Parenthood

Should Catholic universities aid Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups? The answer is obviously NO. However, Seattle University – a Catholic institution – offers students the option of interning for Planned Parenthood of Western Washington on its web site.

See http://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/publicaffairs/default.aspx?id=26486

This shocking scandal must be opposed.

PROTEST HERE

Unfortunately it gets worse. The Women Studies department at Seattle University encourages students to “get involved” with pro-abortion groups.

The Women Studies web page states: “On the Seattle University Campus, in the Northwest, and across the Nation there are countless women’s organizations for you to get involved with. Here are some links to help you get started.”

Immediately after this “get involved” offer, students find pro-abortion groups such as the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority and Legal Momentum.

See http://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/women/Default.aspx?id=1574

Please help TFP Student Action counter the culture of death at Seattle University by alerting your pro-life friends about this issue. Spread the word by email, facebook, blogs and other social media.

To voice your concern politely yet firmly, please contact:

Fr. Stephen V. Sundborg, SJ
Seattle University, President
901 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Phone: 206-296-1891
E-mail: SUNDBORG@seattleu.edu

Canisius College Invites Same-Sex “Marriage” Activist Dustin Black – Protest Kicks Off

Catholic College to Host Same-Sex “Marriage” Activist – Protest Kicks Off

Canisius College – a Jesuit institution – has invited an open homosexual activist, Dustin Lance Black, to talk about “Leadership for Equal Rights: GLBT Equality.” According to the college’s web site, the lecture is scheduled on March 10 as part of a Leadership Series program.

The web site post is here:
http://www.canisius.edu/campus_leader/workshops.asp

Not only is Black a homosexual activist and screenwriter for the movie “Milk,” but he is also a board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), which sponsored a federal court challenge to overturn Prop. 8 – the 2008 amendment that defends traditional marriage in California.

PROTEST HERE

CPAC Needs Moral Leadership

CPAC Needs Moral Leadership

Just as a drop of poison can spoil a crystalline glass of water, a measure of compromise on non-negotiable principles might destroy the meaning of “conservative” at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the largest annual gathering of its kind.

This year a pro-homosexual group called GOProud was allowed to co-sponsor the event, prompting a boycott by several prominent conservative groups. Not surprisingly, the liberal media gave GOProud ample coverage.

The American TFP decided to attend the event with a specific message to CPAC leaders and attendees: Don’t Betray Principles. During the February 10-12 conference, TFP Student Action volunteers manned a well-visited booth and distributed thousands of leaflets urging CPAC participants to defend objective moral law and oppose the homosexual movement.

Conservative students disappointed with CPAC betrayal

http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/what-we-do/tfp-statements/tfp-to-cpac-dont-betray-principles.html

As young Americans, TFP Student Action members call upon CPAC participants
to help save the future of our conservative movement by insisting that these
departures from objective moral law stop.

Prayer for Purity

Prayer for Purity

This prayer is especially important for college students who are faced with constant temptations to follow the sexual revolution.

Planned Parenthood Link at Boston College Vanished After 7,100 Complaints | Online Petitions

Planned Parenthood Link at Boston College Vanished After 7,100 Complaints

Thank God, peaceful protest worked again.

TFP Student Action is glad to announce that the Boston College Law School – a Catholic institution – has apparently removed Planned Parenthood from its web site, where it was listed under pro bono organizations.

“The requested URL was not found on this server” is the message that now pops up on the computer screen when access to the Planned Parenthood link is attempted.

Stop Planned Parenthood at Boston College

Boston College Law School – a Catholic institution – currently lists the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts on its web site under "pro bono organizations."

SIGN the protest HERE

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Catholic Professor Unfired After Huge Protest -- 10,700 TFP Student Action members protested

Peaceful protest achieves yet another victory

According to a July 29 press report by the Alliance Defense Fund, the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana confirmed that it will once again allow Dr. Kenneth Howell to teach on Catholicism after recently firing him for explaining Catholic moral doctrine to members of his class.

“I have been offered to teach one course in the Fall and to be paid directly by the University,” wrote Dr. Howell. “I would like to thank you all for the support you have offered me during this difficult time. Our family has been greatly encouraged by the concern and prayers of so many people. From the bottom of our hearts we thank you.”

Read the full story here

Seton Hall Univesity plans same-sex "marriage" course for students

According to an article published by The Setonian on April 15, a course on homosexual “marriage” will be offered next semester at Seton Hall University, a Catholic university in New Jersey with approximately 10,000 students.

Here is the red flag:

The course will be taught by Professor King Mott, a pro-homosexual activist whose biography, posted on Seton Hall’s web site, mentions his affiliation with Lambda Legal, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, and Human Rights Campaign -- groups that promote ideas that run contrary to Catholic moral teaching.

http://www.tfpstudentaction.org/what-we-do/tfp-statements/catholic-seton-hall-university-plans-homosexual-marriage-course-for-students.html

Will CPAC 'Big Tent' Survive the Leak? Clip of press conference re "don't ask, don't tell"

By James Bascom

February 24, 2010

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held this year on February 18-20 in Washington D.C. is the largest annual conservative conference in the United States, with no fewer than 10,000 intellectuals, politicians, organizations, students and activists in attendance.

It is a window into the heart and soul of the American conservative movement. The issues that are discussed, the speeches that are delivered, the flyers that are distributed, the debates that are held; all hold significant sway over the general direction of the conservative movement and therefore America as a whole.

TFP Volunteer Assaulted: Video Clip Tells Story

While TFP Student Action volunteers peacefully rallied support for traditional marriage at the New Jersey Statehouse on January 7, TFP member Elias Bartel, 21, was assaulted by a heavy-set woman wearing a blue “equality” t-shirt who tried to physically wrestle his pro-family sign away from him, interfering with his right to free speech. She left the scene as soon as she saw our camera in operation.

Watch video here

Scandal at Catholic DePaul University - crude V-Monologues play

Send your instant e-protest to the president of DePaul, Fr. Dennis Holtschneider

This update contains disturbing news of a lewd theater play, scheduled for February 13-14 at DePaul University, America’s largest Catholic university with over 25,000 students. For several years, DePaul has hosted the V***** Monologues (asterisks added for modesty).

The play promotes:

• A Culture of Death
• Explicit discussions of sexuality
• Lesbian activity
• Radical feminism

The feminist play by Eve Ensler tramples purity, modesty and is degrading to women. It has no place on any Catholic campus. The production is a propaganda piece for pro-abortion, pro-homosexual activists, especially on college campuses.

This is how one student described the play after seeing it:

"...it was a horrible exhibit of vice, lust, and infidelity. Everything about the play -- the content, the performers, the atmosphere -- was decidedly opposed to just about everything the Church teaches, whether it be about sexuality, abortion, contraception, holy matrimony, modesty, chastity, vulgarity, humility, reverence, you name it."

Join the Protest

I invite you to peacefully protest this offensive production by signing a ready-to-go message to Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, president of DePaul.

Politely ask him to cancel the play

Protests are very effective. In fact, several performances of the V-Monologues were canceled at Catholic colleges in previous years due to the large number of complaints from students, alumni, and concerned Catholics parents. For example, Fr. Brian J. Shanley, president of Providence College, stopped the play on campus in 2006.

He stated:

"Doubtless some will reply that this is a violation of artistic freedom. But artistic freedom on a Catholic campus cannot mean the complete license to perform or display any work of art regardless of its intellectual or moral content."

As Pope Benedict said in his 2008 visit to the U.S.:

"It is timely, then, to reflect on what is particular to our Catholic institutions. How do they contribute to the good of society through the Church's primary mission of evangelization?"

Contact information:

DePaul University
Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., President
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
312-362-8000
DePaulPresidentsOffice@depaul.edu

What Does America Think of Socialist Healthcare?

While the national debate over healthcare reform continues to rage, TFP Student Action volunteers campaigned today in Lancaster, Penn., alerting the public to the gravity of the situation and the dire results that would occur upon the implementation of socialized medicine in America.
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The TFP also published an informative statement here:

Socialist Intervention in the Private Sector is Not True Health Care Reform

TFP Student Action lauches petition - "Save Our Catholic Identity"

Petition: “Save Our Catholic Identity”

National petition to the authorities of Catholic universities: discontinue pro-homosexual student clubs and activities

Please sign the important petition here

God bless!