Posted on 09/02/2016 9:10:58 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A Syracuse University professor who rejected a film about Israeli settlers on the West Bank for a conference here has issued a public apology.
Controversy over screening the film "The Settlers" unraveled Thursday after The Atlantic published emails written by SU religion professor Gail Hamner.
Hamner was writing to a fellow conference organizer to tell him she didn't think SU should screen the documentary because it would elicit protests from pro-Palestinian groups. Atlantic writer Conor Friedersdorf argued this was an example of "how political correctness chills speech on campus."
(Excerpt) Read more at syracuse.com ...
The Silent Majority is silent no more.
Well, things are changing on the SU campus.
Syracuse University is hosting a *Worship the King* event at the Carrier Dome on Friday evening Sept 16 beginning at 7PM. Parking and admission are free
This is being done in conjunction with 25-30 local area churches and 15 Syracuse University ministries, including:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Evangelical Christian Ministries
Roman Catholic Association
Historically Black Church
Young Life College
Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC)
Adventist Christian Fellowship
Baptist Campus Ministries
Bible Study Ministries
The Vineyard
Lutheran Campus Ministries
Mustard Seed Fellowship
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Syracuse Cru
United Methodist Ecumenical Campus Ministry
The stated purpose on the flyers they are printing out is: To unite the body of Christ and transform the city of Syracuse.
This is being done with the full support of the new chancellor.
Ping
And the mosque is right on or abutting the campus, too.
I can’t quite figure out if it’s on the campus itself. If not, it’s REALLY close.
who is a welcome breath of fresh air compared to his predecessor Chancy Nancy.
Absolutely.
The new chancellor is a Christian and makes no bones about it.
In fact, there had been no protest from pro-Palestinian activists - it was assumed they would do so in the future - but this film is the type of documentary which they themselves might put on for discussion.
The Settlers interviews all sorts of people who have come from the outside world to live on the West Bank:
Dotan interviews Sarah Nachshon, a settler who had a son circumcised in the Cave of the Patriarchs; later, after the boy died in infancy, she pressed for his burial in a West Bank cemetery, which the film suggests had the effect of ensuring that some Israeli military presence remained in the area. Although Dotan includes occasional Palestinian voices, like that of the lawyer Raja Shehadeh, “The Settlers” is largely focused on the settlers, whose rhetoric often undermines their own case. One openly identifies as a racist; another details his participation in a violent plot. ...
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