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Because I believe religion and politics have no place in a university.



And free speech, apparently.


Free speech is (sadly) already restricted at universities.

Make however a distinction between the free speech of individuals, and that of institutions (such as the church) operating on university premises. There is a place for indiscriminately allowing the former, but not the latter.


How do you distinguish between the latter, and allowing groups of individuals a place to worship as a group?


Does freedom of expression have a place?


Individual freedom of expression has a place in a university. Institutional freedom of expression (in general) does not. When a nun or priest in uniform comes to a university, they are representatives of the church. To be there, they have to ask permissions (and if the university is any good, it would deny this permission).

A student can dress up as a nun, or priest, or nazi, or wear no clothes or whatever, and I will support his right. But the church institution, or political parties, or the army have no place there. If a nun does non-church business, she should wear civilian clothing.


> A student can dress up as a nun, or priest, or whatever, and I will support his right.

You do realize that this was the point under discussion and you actually agree to what I was implying?




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