{"id":2230976,"date":"2024-04-26T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-hateful-demonstrations-cripple-elite-college-campuses-the-opposite-happened-at-a-major-christian-university\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:43:23","slug":"while-hateful-demonstrations-cripple-elite-college-campuses-the-opposite-happened-at-a-major-christian-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-hateful-demonstrations-cripple-elite-college-campuses-the-opposite-happened-at-a-major-christian-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Amidst Disruptions at &#8216;Elite&#8217; Colleges, Positive Change at Major Christian University"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fwhile-hateful-demonstrations-cripple-elite-college-campuses-the-opposite-happened-at-a-major-christian-university%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=2230976&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the contrasting situations at &#8216;elite&#8217; college \u200ccampuses facing disruptions from hateful demonstrations and a\u200b major Christian university \u200cfostering a positive environment. It reflects \u200bon recent events of pro-Palestinian protests with anti-Semitic undertones, emphasizing the \u2062divergent paths chosen by different institutions. It also \u2063highlights the emphasis on worship, \u2063faith, and\u200c the narrow gate \u200cto life at the \u200cChristian university.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>While Hateful Demonstrations Cripple &#8216;Elite&#8217; College Campuses, the Opposite Happened at a Major Christian University<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 26, 2024 at 10:20am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Many have followed the wide path to destruction, but some have chosen the narrow gate that leads to life.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, pro-Palestinian protests fueled in part by virulent anti-Semitism have erupted on several Ivy League and other \u201celite\u201d campuses, creating a toxic environment that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-owner-cuts-funding-columbia-university-anti-israel-protests-no-longer-institution-recognize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one professor described<\/a> as reminiscent of 1938.<\/p>\n<p>How different the scene was on Wednesday evening at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberty.edu\/online-at-liberty\/?acode=D85280&#038;subid=liberty%20university&#038;tfn=8558148614&#038;kwid=43700007712193927&#038;g_kw_id=kwd-55439421&#038;device=c&#038;devicemodel=&#038;g_location=9006120&#038;cq_plac=&#038;cq_net=g&#038;cq_pos=&#038;cq_med=&#038;cq_plt=gp&#038;network=g&#038;extension=&#038;ds_rl=1109193&#038;gad_source=1&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwoa2xBhACEiwA1sb1BAh-EQR4hiXBTccjwLIx7icBqIPRuIdZppr6LhC7cIh-NLGOzt4CnhoCRfQQAvD_BwE&#038;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberty University<\/a> in Lynchburg, Virginia, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-board-approves-termination-charges-against-tn-teacher-who-made-students-read-ta-nehisi-coates-but-refused-to-present-opposing-viewpoint\/\" title=\"School Board Approves Termination Charges Against TN Teacher Who Made Students Read Ta-Nehisi Coates But Refused To Present Opposing Viewpoint\">students gathered<\/a> both indoors and outdoors to praise Jesus Christ, enjoy worship music and hear God\u2019s word.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a night! Our students gathered on the Academic Lawn and in the Prayer Chapel to close out the semester with an unforgettable evening of praise and worship.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idfX2gyp5k\">https:\/\/t.co\/idfX2gyp5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liberty University (@LibertyU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LibertyU\/status\/1783617023068574136?\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a report by Liberty\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liberty.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/25\/students-fill-academic-lawn-prayer-chapel-for-end-of-semester-praise-and-worship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Communications and Public Engagement<\/a>, the special end-of-semester gathering was part of Campus Community, a weekly event involving Bible teaching and worship. This semester\u2019s events have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/purdue-university-backtracks-on-mandatory-white-privilege-class-for-music-students-after-outcry\/\" title=\"Purdue University Backtracks On Mandatory \u2018White Privilege\u2019 Class For Music Students After Outcry\">featured readings<\/a> from the apostle John\u2019s three letters.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Jonathan Falwell, who noted the different atmospheres of worship and protest developing on U.S. campuses, urged students to renew their commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vile-biden-comes-fire-invoking-jesus-promoting-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christ<\/a> every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a choice that we have to make,\u201d he said. \u201cBut understand it\u2019s not a choice that we have to make once, but one we have to make every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">single day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day when we wake up and put our feet on the ground, we have to decide that on this day, no matter what I face, no matter what I come up against, no matter what situations I may have to navigate, I\u2019m going to honor God, I\u2019m going to serve Christ, I\u2019m going to run after Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s event also featured uplifting musical performances.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zOrP3LRiIBw?si=4i6MZnr2efMjvJ8L&#038;start=244\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/america-needs-jesus-tucker-carlson-sits-christian-nationalist-warned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a> taught us, the wide and easy path of worldly hatred leads to destruction. But the more difficult choice to love one another offers us a narrow gate to life. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+7%3A13-14&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 7:13-14<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Liberty students, faculty, administrators and other worshippers chose the narrow gate.<\/p>\n<p>On Ivy League campuses, however, protesters have marked out the worldly path.<\/p>\n<p>At Columbia University, for instance, one rabbi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/columbia-rabbi-issues-urgent-warning-jewish-students-campus-chaos-spirals-return-home-soon-possible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> Jewish students to leave campus for their own safety.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cviolent\u201d situation, menacing toward Jewish students, also has unfolded at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foreign-students-get-suspended-anti-israel-activities-face-even-tougher-punishment-dhs-confirms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And few authorities seem to know what to do about it. At Harvard University, pro-Palestinian protesters have encountered more resistance from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hilarious-anti-israel-protesters-harvard-struck-2-m-sprinklers-cold-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sprinkler system<\/a> than from school administrators.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, last month, Liberty alleged harsh and discriminatory treatment from the Department of Education, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/liberty-university-claims-department-education-probe-used-different-standard-after-14-million-fine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should colleges encourage more of what happened at Liberty?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That stands to reason, of course. After all, the Biden administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-america-praying-pro-lifers-may-face-prison-time-pro-abortion-fire-bomber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorized faithful Christians<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-timed-demand-pass-george-floyd-justice-policing-act-blows-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coddling<\/a> the world\u2019s most privileged protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, those venerable Ivy League hotbeds of hatred have Christian origins. Harvard, for instance \u2014 the first institution of higher learning established in Colonial America \u2014 began in 1636 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/hds.harvard.edu\/about\/history-and-mission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">divinity school<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrepodcast.com\/guest\/jordan-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 appearance<\/a> on \u201cThe Joe Rogan Experience\u201d podcast, Canadian psychologist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jordan-peterson-stuns-mahers-audience-silence-explaining-dems-pay-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan Peterson<\/a>, a former Harvard professor who earned internet fame as a conservative intellectual, advised the host to keep his kids away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/destroyed-in-the-name-of-wokeness-sf-forces-top-high-school-to-eliminate-merit-based-admissions\/\" title=\"\u2018Destroyed In The Name Of Wokeness\u2019: SF Forces Top High School To Eliminate Merit-Based Admissions\">elite universities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSend them to trade school,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, a guy who used to teach at Harvard just said, \u2018Send them to trade school,&#8217;\u201d Rogan replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the universities \u2014 I think you can make a reasonable case that the universities do more harm than good now,\u201d Peterson explained.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pmPyYhCrx5Y?si=sk2OQ5KWoTHJmnLv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With regard to the elite universities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/court-enforces-orwellian-order-outspoken-jordan-peterson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peterson<\/a> has proved prophetic. In fact, one could scarcely imagine an experience better calculated to destroy young minds than a modern Ivy League education.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, however, we should retroactively amend his sage warning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSend them to trade school,\u201d Peterson might have said. \u201cOr send them to a place like Liberty University that has chosen the hard and narrow gate.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/anti-semitism\/\" rel=\"tag\">Anti-Semitism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christianity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/colleges-and-universities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Colleges and universities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/culture\/\" rel=\"tag\">Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/faith\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/god\/\" rel=\"tag\">God<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/harvard\/\" rel=\"tag\">Harvard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/palestinians\/\" rel=\"tag\">Palestinians<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/prayer\/\" rel=\"tag\">Prayer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/protests\/\" rel=\"tag\">Protests<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/the-bible\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Bible<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a contrasting scenario, while &#8216;elite&#8217; college campuses face disruptions from hateful demonstrations, a major Christian university experiences a positive shift. 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