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| Ward Churchill Still A Social Leper |
| 2011-05-20 |
| After an announcement earlier this week that fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill was being invited to town to speak over the Memorial Day weekend, the church where he was set to speak has retracted their invitation. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley, in a statement on their website, cited many members of their congregation with relatives serving in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the change. “The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley will not be offering a venue to the Confluence Media Collective to bring Ward Churchill to speak on Memorial Weekend. While we have a commitment to providing a forum for a wide platform of ideas and people, we had not fully vetted the speaker or the date when we offered use of our building. Some of our congregants have close relatives and friends now serving in the armed services in Iraq and Afghanistan, and have expressed dismay about having Churchill speak during a weekend of remembrance. Because our mission guides us toward unity with one another, we will not be using our time and space to bring a controversial and possibly divisive speaker into our community during such a poignant time.” It wasn’t clear if the Confluence Media Collective, a group that publishes The Red Pill magazine and who coordinated Churchill’s appearance, will try to find another venue for him to speak. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Sounds like ole chutch'es Chickens came home to roost. Can you imagine what this walking rathole would say on Memorial day? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-05-20 16:07 |
| #1 I have a real hard time grasping the concept of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation being called a church. Or of a Church even contemplating inviting that piece of excrement to speak. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-05-20 15:40 |