'Not my Jesus': Christian students protest Pence, alarming conservatives

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Vice President Pence, an evangelical Christian, has imparted graduation advice to a narrow slice of American students — those gaining degrees from religious colleges and military academies.

Since his inauguration as President Trump’s No. 2 in January 2017, he has addressed graduating seniors at Notre Dame, Hillsdale College in Michigan, Grove City College in Pennsylvania, the Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Carefully screening his audiences has not inoculated Pence from backlash, however. Two years ago in South Bend, Ind., more than 100 students of a few thousand earning degrees from Notre Dame walked out as the vice president began to speak.

The latest sign that even Christian colleges are not safe spaces for Pence came last week, when Taylor University, an evangelical school in rural Indiana, announced that Pence would speak at the commencement ceremony on May 18. As a former governor and congressman of Indiana, the vice president has a home-state advantage at Taylor, a school of about 2,500 located in Upland, about 75 miles northeast of Indianapolis.

“Mr. Pence has been a good friend to the University over many years,” said the school’s president, Paul Lowell Haines, calling the vice president “a Christian brother whose life and values have exemplified what we strive to instill in our graduates.”

But not everyone at the nondenominational school, whose mission is “challenging each generation of students to integrate faith with learning and follow Christ’s calling,” is enthused about Pence’s planned appearance, as became clear this week. A Change.org petition asking the school to rescind the invitation had garnered nearly 5,000 signatures by early Thursday, with copious commentary appended. Appeals to university leadership have been plastered across social media. Some are pledging to withhold donations.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/not-my-jesus-christian-students-protest-pence-alarming-conservatives/ar-BBW3Cbq?li=BBnb7Kz

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Ironic, isn't it, that even Christians are denouncing Pence. Should tell you something about...

Pence and what a hypocrite he truly is.

[Mariana]

9. Christians regularly denounce other Christians.

We see it here on DU all the time, Christian posters claiming this or that person isn't really a Christian. This isn't the slightest bit unusual. The only reason it made news is because of his office.

[zipplewrath]

2. Notre Dame

It ain't Liberty college. An notable number of people who go there are not catholic, or even christian. I can't speak for all of those schools but many schools that claim some religious connection are often attended by non-believers.

[IronLionZion]

3. Christian liberals exist!

There's hope for humanity yet

[theophilus]

5. True. I am one. n/t

[IronLionZion]

6. Same, but sometimes I give up religion for Lent

[Mariana]

10. They exist, for sure.

However, they are the minority. In 2016, most Christian voters cast their ballots for Trump.

[IronLionZion]

11. There are some Jimmy Carter types and Joe Biden types out there

[Mariana]

12. Yes, there are. They are in the minority. nt.

[walkingman]

13. I think the GOP and the Trump WH have done more harm to religion than anything in my lifetime.

[walkingman]

4. How homophobic is Pence?

Pence is so homophobic that he eats bananas sideways.

He's so homophobic that whenever he sees a rainbow he throws rocks at it and says,"Be gone, gay air!"

---courtesy of bill maher

[lunamagica]

7. K&R for visibility

[LAS14]

8. K & R