Students, Faculty Walk Out in Protest of Mike Pence Commencement Address

Breitbart ^

[detective]

Thousands signed numerous Change.org petitions protesting Pence’s address and demanding the university replace the vice president with another speaker.

“Inviting Vice President Pence to Taylor University and giving him a coveted platform for his political views makes our alumni, faculty, staff and current students complicit in the Trump-Pence Administration’s policies, which we believe are not consistent with the Christian ethic of love we hold dear,” wrote one signee.

[Red Badger]

Dozens.............

[subterfuge]

“vast majority did not walk out”

[Dacula]

I had Ann Richards the governor of Texas as my speaker. I did not bitch or moan.

It is about the moment and not the person speaking.

[yesthatjallen]

By dozens do they mean 24?

[Freedom4US]

What a bunch of snowflakes. Grow up.

[1Old Pro]

A vast majority Taylor’s graduating class stayed in their seats as Pence took the stage. He received a standing ovation following the walk-out.

Should have been the headline

[ozarkgirl]

Throughout most of our American history it’s been pretty easy to call yourself a Christian, but things are different now,” Pence said. “Lately, it’s become acceptable, even fashionable, to malign traditional Christian beliefs.”

Agree with this but to be a Republican and a Christian is apparently worse.

[reg45]

A Christian school: I wonder if there are any Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, or atheist students there. They would all seem to be unwelcome.

[bramps]

Seems like prima facie evidence that those students have failed at Christianity 101 and consequently should not be graduating from a Christian university in the first place.

[Skeptical constituent]

College. Where there are safe rooms, crayons & coloring books, speech codes for the perpetually offended. Closed minds thinking they’re enlightened.

[chuckb87]

I don’t believe there are sny other types of Christians in this country.

[madison10]

Weird thing to happen at Taylor. I would say the protestors are fringe.

[JBW1949]

I read last night that it was 15 students and 1 faculty member...

[TexasGurl24]

If we want this to stop, we have to stop giving attention to the attention seekers.

It was 15 students out the whole class. Not “dozens.”

Pence was well received:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/indiana-mike-pence-taylor-students-support.amp

[WKUHilltopper]

Didn’t learn jack at this school apparently. F ‘em.

[yesthatjallen]

So a bakers’ dozen plus.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

These wimpy little protest actions just show that these people are not really and truly committed to the cause.

If they really wanted to make a statement, they would kill themselves in protest.

Then, I could take them seriously.

[precisionshootist]

Hopefully the fifteen that walked out can be identified so employers know who to stay away from. These petulant children would be nothing but trouble in the workplace.

[Jewbacca]

At MIT, I had Paul Tsongas.

I just didn’t bother to go.