Falwell Explains Why Liberty University Students Had to Attend Ted Cruz's Announcement Rally

National Journal ^ | March 23, 2015 | Shane Goldmacher

[C. Edmund Wright]

el Caso el closo.....(a little spanish lingo....)

[whinecountry]

MSM: “Christian students FORCED to attend Cruz speech, film at 11!”

[CyberAnt]

“... The student told me that he enjoyed the speech and even found some common ground with Senator Cruz on many issues.”

THIS IS WHY THE LEFT FEARS TED CRUZ.

[Timber Rattler]

Libs with no understanding of how Christian academic institutions work trying to make something out of nothing with which to attack Cruz.

[Arm_Bears]

Convocation is held three times a week and attendance is required

Kinda like health insurance is required these days.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Can you say “Reagan Democrat?” Sure.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Attendance at that college is voluntary, living in America isn't.

[Politicalkiddo]

I would have loved to have gone. :(

[Politicalkiddo]

I agree. I wouldn’t stand for being forced to attend anything. This is supposed to be a Conservative University. That alone would make me withdraw or not even sign up in the first place.

[Jonty30]

Then you probably wouldn’t be attending their university.

Most Christian colleges have a mandatory attendance requirement for their services. It’s how they help solidify the Christian foundation.

[xzins]

It’s a private university. You don’t have to attend. Their rules require attendance at a 3 time a week convocation. If you agree to go to that school, then you agree to those rules. If not, don’t go there.

[iowacornman]

They are way out of bounds. They can tell me how to conduct myself but not to go to political rallies!! That is NAZI crap!! Its nor Cruz’s fault — but he should have rejected that venue!!This is AMERICA not Russia!!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Courtesy BUMP. Great opening salvo by Cruz.

[chajin]

Nobody— I mean NO BODY tells me to attend ANYTHING— or it won’t be attended and you will NEVER get money from me as a penalty for not doing so.

It's a private college; don't go there. The joys of the free market!

[CyberAnt]

Really ..??

Or .. are you just here to start another firestorm .. YES, I know how to play the game.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

I tend to agree. As a private university, they of course have the right to make these events mandatory. But, if they are mandatory, they should not be opening them up to be used as political rallies.

[combat_boots]

C’mon.

If you enroll at a college, there are seminars and all kinds of one-off classes that you have to take. For example, if people major in music, they’ll have to go to recitals and get someone to sign their concert programs. Freshman seminar is a 1-hour course that everyone has to take as a freshman.

There may be any number of things to complain about, but a requirement that’s set as part of a university schedule is just silly.

[CyberAnt]

Possibly!