Posted on 01/16/2015 11:05:21 AM PST by shove_it
Duke University has canceled its plan to use the tower of its chapel for a weekly, amplified call to prayer for Muslims.
In a release Thursday, the university said Muslims will instead gather on the quadrangle before heading into a room in the chapel for their weekly prayer service.
"Duke remains committed to fostering an inclusive, tolerant and welcoming campus for all of its students," said Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations. "However, it was clear that what was conceived as an effort to unify was not having the intended effect." ~snip~
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“”However, it was clear that what was conceived as an effort to unify was not having the intended effect.”
Translation: ALUMNI CANCELLED 50 MILLION IN PROMISED DONATIONS
Surprised and pleased average Americans’ voices were able to rise above political correctness and the academic fantasy bubble for once.
The long overdue pushback has finally begun.....Elites better take note.
how long until the muslims there demand the school stop ringing the church bells on sundays?
3..2..1..
Exactly!!! $$$ Talks...
BINGO!
'til then, who cares?
A special thanks to the Rev. Franklin Graham for speaking out very strongly and directly about this Duke plan.
Ya now that they reversed this new policy, liberals and Muslims will be outraged at such reversal. Duke can’t win can they???
Good, but they would never have allowed a Christian organization to do anything similar.
Yeah, being incredibly stupid leads to all kinds of problems.
Maybe they are just going to turn down the volume. It’s Obama;s FAVORITE SOUND!!!
Private behind-the-scenes reaction to get this horrible idea killed = good.
A massive public repudiation when it happened the first/only time would have been better because of visibility.
I heard on radio broadcast this morning announcing this cancelation that 700 current students “self identify as Muslim”. Out an undergrad enrollment of ~6,600. They must be actively seeking out Muslime if that number > 10% is to be believed.
Could be they are wealthy muslim students who pay full bore tuition.
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