Liberty?

Universities should be places for challenging yourself. Broadening your horizons. You reaffirm those things which are important to you, while discovering new ways of doing things - new ways of looking at the world. It should be a place where many viewpoints are encouraged and respected - not a place where a viewpoint is forced down your throat.

Liberty University is one of the most conservative institutions of higher learning in the United States. I firmly believe that this is important - so students with a very conservative viewpoint can go to an institution of higher learning where they feel comfortable. However, it should also be a safe place for those students to question their beliefs and to explore new ways of thinking about things.

So, to be honest, I was shocked when I read the news that Liberty University kicked the College Democrats Club off the campus. However, the College Republicans Club remains. If students want to find out what the Democrats are about, why should Liberty prevent them from doing so? They are not engaging in any illegal or immoral activities, but simply supporting a political party that they see as meshing with their own moral views. Liberty should not make those decisions for the students - the students should make those decisions for themselves.