{"id":1464112,"date":"2022-05-04T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464112"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:14:42","slug":"michael-knowles-banned-from-speaking-on-minnesota-catholic-college-campus-group-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-knowles-banned-from-speaking-on-minnesota-catholic-college-campus-group-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Knowles Banned From Speaking On Minnesota Catholic College Campus, Group Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-knowles-banned-from-speaking-on-minnesota-catholic-college-campus-group-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-59.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Daily Wire host Michael Knowles has been banned from speaking at an event at Minnesota\u2019s University of Saint Thomas, according to an email from the college.<\/p>\n<p>The university\u2019s chapter of the College Republicans submitted a proposal to host the speaking event that was denied approval for views that allegedly violate the university\u2019s core convictions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reviewing the online content available for Mr. Knowles, I concluded that the event does not meet the criteria for an approved club event. Statements he has made do not align with our St. Thomas Conviction Statements on dignity and diversity,\u201d the university <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/catholic-university-in-mn-bans-michael-knowles-from-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpecifically, Mr. Knowles has made statements that are derogatory to the transgender and autistic community,\u201d the email added.<\/p>\n<p>Knowles took to Twitter on Wednesday to question the ban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">If my views on transgenderism are Catholic, and those views \u2018violate the University\u2019s Core Convictions,\u2019 then what does that say about the core convictions of the allegedly Catholic <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@UofStThomasMN<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">?\u201d he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If my views on transgenderism are Catholic, and those views &#8220;violate the University&#8217;s Core Convictions,&#8221; then what does that say about the core convictions of the allegedly Catholic <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofStThomasMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UofStThomasMN<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCCB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USCCB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLN89GLRt3\">https:\/\/t.co\/fLN89GLRt3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Knowles \ud83e\udec3\ud83c\udffb (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1521912390383804420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The school\u2019s College Republicans have announced a petition regarding the decision, calling on all students, faculty, staff, and alumni to join them \u201cin standing for free speech on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the University\u2019s view, it is not simply a concern about what Mr. Knowles would say, rather, it is a concern that he holds Conservative-Catholic views in the first place. These restrictions on what speakers we can bring to campus represent not just a threat to free speech but freedom of thought,\u201d the College Republicans said in its statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have launched a petition requesting the University to appeal this decision and are calling on all current  &#038; former students, UST Parents, faculty and staff to join us in standing for free speech on campus. <\/p>\n<p>Click the link attached to sign! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmPrsAEDVy\">https:\/\/t.co\/lmPrsAEDVy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St. Thomas College Republicans (@TommieCRs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommieCRs\/status\/1521890663868076032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In referencing Young America\u2019s Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaf.org\/news\/catholic-university-in-mn-bans-michael-knowles-from-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage<\/a> of the report, Knowles also pointed out that the university\u2019s email did not cite a single statement from him in support of their decision.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cOne can\u2019t help but notice that <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@UofStThomasMN <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">wasn\u2019t able to cite any of those allegedly problematic statements. Wonder why\u2026\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One can&#8217;t help but notice that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofStThomasMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UofStThomasMN<\/a> wasn&#8217;t able to cite any of those allegedly problematic statements. Wonder why\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UvytMmP6UE\">https:\/\/t.co\/UvytMmP6UE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Knowles \ud83e\udec3\ud83c\udffb (@michaeljknowles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeljknowles\/status\/1521911203202805760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The censorship of conservative speakers on American college campuses continues to be a disturbing trend.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Saint Louis University campus police officers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/conservative-speaker-ousted-from-saint-louis-university-by-campus-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">escorted<\/a> a conservative speaker off campus on Tuesday while allowing leftist protesters to remain.\u00a0Saint Louis University is also a Catholic college.<\/p>\n<p>Young America\u2019s Foundation (YAF) speaker Elisha Krauss was forced off of campus property but remained on a public sidewalk just outside of the Catholic university where she continued her speaking event with fellow free speech activists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProud to take a stand against the intolerant left who for two hours called me an old a**, a b****, and a fascist,\u201d Krauss told The Daily Wire\u2019s Ian Haworth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI defend their rights to free speech the same as anyone else,\u201d Krauss added. \u201cToo bad they wouldn\u2019t engage in a discussion or debate about political beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Police at St. Louis University escorted YAF\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElishaKrauss?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ElishaKrauss<\/a> free speech rally off of campus\u2014but allowed leftist protestors to stay. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eu2z9jQPsr\">pic.twitter.com\/eu2z9jQPsr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YAF (@yaf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yaf\/status\/1521583448137289728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In December, Daily Wire host Matt Walsh\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-matt-walsh-greets-scores-of-protesters-outside-his-st-louis-event-poses-one-simple-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confronted<\/a> scores of demonstrators protesting his lecture at Saint Louis University.<\/p>\n<p>A crowd of anti-Walsh protesters demanded that The Daily Wire host and bestselling children\u2019s book author cancel the event, a speech for students of St. Louis University. The protesters blocked a street immediately outside the venue and chanted slogans such as \u201cHey-hey, ho-ho, Matt Walsh has got to go!\u201d and \u201cblack lives matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At one point during the protest, Walsh walked out of the venue accompanied by law enforcement to speak with the protesters. The Daily Wire host was met with boos, chants, and one man screaming, \u201cDo not come over here!\u201d The crowd took several steps back as Walsh approached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went out to say hi to my protesters and give them a chance to answer my \u2018what is a woman\u2019 question. They declined, it seems,\u201d Walsh posted on Twitter with a video of the confrontation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I went out to say hi to my protesters and give them a chance to answer my \u201cwhat is a woman\u201d question. They declined, it seems. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qRzOPgod9\">pic.twitter.com\/1qRzOPgod9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Best Selling Biologist Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1466206978036928516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire host Michael Knowles has been banned from speaking at an event at Minnesota\u2019s University of Saint Thomas, according to an email from the college.The university\u2019s chapter of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1481618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1464112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1464112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1464112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1464112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1464112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1464112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}