The Persecution of Christians on Campus
Being a professional student and spending over fourteen years in undergraduate and graduate education and another seven years as a professor at the collegiate level, it is disappointing to see the anti-Christian bias that is found on the college campus today. Instances have ranged from prohibiting Christian clubs from requiring their leaders (not members), their leaders to be Christian, to being shouted down in class for endorsing Christian views. The rise of anti-Christian bias on campus is evident. Granted, many of the instances listed here are in no way comparable to what Christians are facing around the world, but an indicator of the rise of this attitude was found in a 2007 study by the Institute for Jewish and Community Research concerning anti-Semitism on-campus. Rather than finding anti-Semitism, the Institute discovered that 53% of college professors admitted to “unfavorable” feelings about evangelical Christians. No other religious group (including Muslims) was even close to this number.
Below are some instances of these “unfavorable” feelings about Christians on college and university campuses today:
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School: Cliff College (UK) and colleges in Nigeria
Issue: The persecution and oppression of Christians is not regulated to American universities and colleges, but internationally. At Cliff College in the UK a professor was fired for their belief in biblical marriage. Colleges in Nigeria are banning Christian worship on campus which apparently violates Nigeria’s constitution of religious freedom.
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School: County College of Morris
Issue: Student Suspended from College Campus for Quoting the Bible
The County College of Morris in Randolph New Jersey suspended Kombe Sefelino for quoting the Bible not once but twice. The College Fix reports, “Sefelino is currently suing the New Jersey community college for suspending him after complaints he was ‘observed preaching hate speech on campus in reference to homosexuality and homosexuals.’ CCM’s Dean of Students Janique Caffie sent Sefelino a letter laying out the complaints against him. Caffie suspended Sefelino from campus in November and again in March of this year. In a filing after the initial lawsuit, Caffie stated she told Sefelino he could return to campus for any ‘lawful purpose. Sefelino is represented by America First Legal, which filed the lawsuit against the community college.”
Ironically the campus vice-president of human resources Vivyen Ray, stated in relation to the lawsuit that “we [the County College of Morris] accept everyone here. There is no place for bias at CCM. You should think hard about whether this is the best environment for you.” I guess she means that they accept everyone ACCEPT Christians who quote the Bible. Furthermore, Sefelino did NOT say that homosexuals could not attend CCM.
Again, another glaring example of the intolerance against Christians on college campuses.
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School: Dartmouth University
Issue: Dartmouth Drag Show Depicts a Topless Nun
Young America’s Foundation reports: “The hour-long burlesque performance attracted more than 100 students. The event was organized by the college’s drag club and featured nine scantily clad drag queens dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. The show began with an individual named ‘Grim Noir’ (who claims to be ‘non-binary’) dressed up as a Catholic nun while stripping off clothes, twirling a rosary, and genuflecting on stage to the sound of a song called ‘Sinners.’ ”
A guest performer, named Rhedd Rhumm explained that “When it comes to drag, it can be for anybody,” Rhumm said. “I will say that drag was brought up in the nightlife, so inherently it is for adults, because drag queens will do whatever they wish, but there are those sect of drag queens who will cater to youth, just to children, because they want to foster that environment of positivity, representation and visibility.”
Make no mistake, drag performances are for grooming children and they are admitting to that fact. This is prolific on the left. Recently a New York City drag performer was invited to the White House signing of the controversial Respect For Marriage Act named Marti Gould Allen-Cummings who twitted out that “The kids are out to sing and suck d!” For more on the real history of drag queen story hour and its aim at child grooming and pedophilia read Chris Rufo’s “The Real Story Behind Drag Queen Story Hour.”
Dartmouth College is a school in New Hampshire that is a private, non-religiously affiliated institution. The College Fix also reports that the dancer stripped their black robe to reveal “tights with crosses on them and pasties covering their nipples,” and that the performance concluded with Grim Noir twirling around a rosary and genuflecting on stage.
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School: Harvard University
Issue: Musical at Harvard University portrays Judas as gay and falls in love with Jesus.
Harvard University’s Agassiz Theater put on a musical titled ‘Iscariot’ that portrays Judas Iscariot as a gay individual who falls in love with Jesus. The Instagram page of the musical (see pic) declares Jesus as a “straight white boy [who is] having his gay awakening.” Campus Reform reports that The musical “reimagines Judas Iscariot as a queer Asian American high school senior who falls in love with Jesus, betrays him, and learns to take control of his own narrative,” The Harvard Crimson wrote. roducer of the play, Sophie Kim, described the musical to The Harvard Crimson as a ‘heretical gaysian love story,’ and on her website as a “new interpretation of the Bible canon, and a commentary on race, class, and celebrity culture.”