{"id":2009803,"date":"2023-08-23T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T22:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T22:15:22","slug":"catholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholic university denies Matt Walsh speaking opportunity."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fcatholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus%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=2009803&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--><h2>The University of\u200d San Diego Denies Request to \u200cBring Conservative Speaker to Campus<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University \u2062of San Diego has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a> \u2063after blocking a request from the college Republicans to invite Daily\u2063 Wire host Matt Walsh to speak\u2062 on campus. This decision came after members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-c-irvine-to-pass-anti-semitic-divestment-resolution-against-murderous-israel\/\" title=\"U.C. Irvine To Pass Anti-Semitic Divestment Resolution Against \u2018Murderous\u2019 Israel\">student government<\/a> labeled Walsh&#8217;s beliefs as &#8220;grossly offensive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The USD \u200bCollege Republicans had\u200d hoped to bring\u2063 Walsh, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-public-university-uva-spent-nearly-541-per-minute-for-ibram-kendi-racial-equity-lecture\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Public University UVA Spent Nearly 1 Per Minute For Ibram Kendi \u2018Racial Equity\u2019 Lecture\">prominent conservative figure<\/a>, to \u2062the private \u200bCatholic university. However, their request was denied by both campus administrators and the student government.\u2062 According to the New Guard, a publication of the Young America&#8217;s Foundation,\u200c the student\u2063 government unanimously voted against approving an event\u2062 with Walsh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interestingly, while the\u2064 council rejected\u200c the funding for\u2062 Walsh&#8217;s event,\u200d they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus\/\" title=\"Catholic university denies Matt Walsh speaking opportunity.\">previously \u200bapproved events featuring left-wing speakers<\/a> such as Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrice Cullors and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). It is worth noting that \u2062Schiff&#8217;s support for abortion \u200dcontradicts Catholic teachings on the sanctity of \u2063life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alyssa Jackson, the President \u200cof the \u2062USD College Republicans, expressed her \u2064disappointment with \u2062the \u2062decision, stating, &#8220;I feel as\u2062 though conservatives \u2063and Catholics are discriminated against for simply holding onto their religious \u200dbeliefs. We hope that we \u200dcan still bring Matt \u200dWalsh to voice conservative beliefs on campus, which are heavily underrepresented. We face discrimination from professors and \u200dpeers every\u200c day for our values, and we believe that \u2064Matt\u200c would be\u200b a \u2062strong advocate \u2064for our cause.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jackson later \u2064met with USD administrators, who informed her that Walsh&#8217;s views,\u200b despite being a\u2062 Catholic himself, are not in line with Catholic Social Teaching and are considered &#8220;grossly offensive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assistant Vice President for Student\u200c Life, Byron Howlett, defended the university&#8217;s decision, stating, &#8220;The \u200cuniversity is\u200b in full support of freedom of expression and freedom of inquiry&#8230; \u2064that&#8217;s the basis of a university. But it&#8217;s also a delicate \u2062balancing act because we have a duty to protect\u2064 our community members as well. In this case,\u2062 that usurps that \u2063freedom of inquiry\u200c and\u2064 freedom \u2064of expression.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student senator Isabella Sevilla echoed this \u2063sentiment, \u200bemphasizing \u200bthe importance \u2062of prioritizing the Catholic faith when allocating funding. &#8220;As \u2062a Catholic \u2062institution, I do think that it is one of the most important things that we hold our Catholic\u2062 faith first, and \u200cif he does not align with the values of the Catholic Church, then\u2062 that is \u2062something we should consider \u2063regarding allocating funding,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In\u2062 response to the university&#8217;s decision, the USD College \u2064Republicans took\u2064 to Instagram, urging\u200b their followers\u2062 to email USD and show support for freedom of speech and diversity of \u200copinions on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of San Diego denied a request by college Republicans to invite Matt Walsh, a Daily Wire host, to speak on campus. 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