11/24/08

"If Stephen Harper Doesn't Care, Why Should We?"


Prime Minister Stephen Harper is sucking the west into his vortex of inhumanity by ignoring the call for freedom of expression on the abortion issue IN PARLIAMENT. By vowing to prevent ANY DISCUSSION he has set the tone for others:

LifeSiteNews
....Dr. Harvey Weingarten, president of the U of C, has stated in the past, "The role of universities is to promote, permit and enable the free exchange of ideas, debate and civil discourse. If universities do not support these values, which societal institutions will?" The president's comment reflects the university's own policy laid out in its Academic Calendar showing that the University aims "to promote free inquiry and debate."

However, the university is justifying its censorship of the pro-life display because of anonymous complaints, and claims that the display could provoke violent reactions. However, there have been no such incidents on the previous five occasions the display has been shown on campus.

"Banning an event because of the possibility of someone else being violent towards it, is like telling women they are not allowed to walk on campus at night because of the possibility they may be sexually assaulted," stated Leah Halllman, president of CPL...

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