Last week Greg Koukl participated in a debate on “Do Moral Truths Exist?” and he did a talk at Mount Royal on “Is it Intolerant to Say Jesus is the Only Way?” With the latter, there were some sheisty efforts to silence the discussion, so there was a small turnout. With the former, however, there was no such silencing, so the room was packed.
His comment about the talk at Mount Royal:
It was a sanctioned event sponsored by an authorized campus group and held at a university lecture hall. However, posters for the event were removed and subsequently forbidden to be posted for the event, so there was virtually no publicity and, consequently, a small turnout.
The university’s rationale was two-fold. First, the title was considered “divisive and negative.” However, since the title was taken from the accusation leveled by students themselves against Christians, one wonders if the University was equally offended by the students who made such “divisive and negative” comments. The second reason had to do with the wording underneath the title: “Is choosing a religion merely a matter of preference, like chocolate vs. vanilla? Or is it about something much more serious?” They objected because they said the statement had “racial overtones.”
Here’s the kicker: It was the campus “human rights” watchdog commission that silenced the publicity.
Folks who engage in these sorts of tactics are soooo blind to the irony.
