Posted on 04/17/2023 6:46:45 PM PDT by marshmallow
MADISON, Wis. -- Another speaker has sparked controversy on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus after students received an email Wednesday morning that Catholic author Kim Zember would discuss her experiences with homosexuality and life with Christ Thursday evening.
At first glance, many students felt excited that UW-Madison would host a speaker that promoted acceptance of LGBTQIA+ people in the Catholic faith.
"I was honestly kind of happy initially upon seeing the email," student Mia Warren said. "It used a lot of LGBTQIA+ affirming language, and I think the main message of the email was love wins."
But upon further research, many students say they felt uncomfortable and hurt after reading that Zember's memoir, "Restless Heart," discusses how the author "freed herself from a homosexual lifestyle" and stopped acting on those desires.
"I just thought they should've been more explicit with what the event was instead of trying to make it an inclusive thing," student Rachel Delmar said. "That is actually really harmful to the LGBTQ+ community on campus and it just contributes to the violence and targeting of them on campus."
Members of Badger Catholic, the organization that hosted the event, said that alienating students was the opposite of what they wanted to do.
"We tried to keep [the wording] a little bit more simple and vague in some ways because we wanted to be inviting and not just market towards the Catholic community on campus, but also to everyone," Badger Catholic Vice President Alexis Bakke said.
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“That is actually really harmful to the LGBTQ+ community on campus and it just contributes to the violence and targeting of them on campus.”
“harmful” how, exactly?
And is there really violence targeting the homos on campus? Really?
The alphabet mafia and their “allies” mock, bully and threaten us, and they dare to call us evil?!
Wow. Homos really are sick. Here is the silly argument: All false advertising “is really harmful to the LGBTQ+ community.” Grow up. Sticks and stones may break my bones...
Heaven isn’t inclusive.
Everyone who promoted this is a pedphile.
The university leftists continue to persecute Christians.
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