Why do we need a secular right blog? Well for one thing, because institutional religion, and religious institutions, are all too often\u00a0cheerleaders for the multicultural Left. Case in point: Providence College. From a friend:<\/p>\n
Congressman Tom Tancredo will be making an appearance at Providence College today at 4:30 PM vigilant in his goal of visiting campuses\u00a0and discussing topics such as immigration and cultural assimilation. He has been invited to the school by the new conservative group called Youth\u00a0for Western Civilization that was founded in late 2008.<\/p>\n
The administration initially barred Tancredo because YWC was not yet recognized. However, when a recognized group offered to host Tancredo, they\u00a0claimed his views “directly contradict” the Bishop of Providence Thomas J. Tobin. Bishop Tobin agreed with the school’s position, stating\u00a0he “supports a robust debate of the immigration issue, but hopes that the debate will be productive and respectful, while avoiding inflammatory\u00a0rhetoric that unfairly stereotypes groups of people and further divides our nation.”<\/p>\n
This is in spite of the fact that in the past Providence College, a devoutly Catholic institution, has allowed virulently pro-choice speakers on\u00a0campus such as Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, and this past fall the most pro choice member of the US Senate, Senator Shelden Whitehouse of\u00a0Rhode Island was allowed to speak on campus.<\/p>\n
“The hypocrisy is overwhelming,” says Tancredo. “I think the school is more concerned with the God of Political Correctness than the\u00a0Church’s teaching.”<\/p>\n
Tancredo plans on speaking specifically about the issue of cultural assimilation and for effectively dealing with the problem that illegal\u00a0immigration poses to the United States of America.<\/p>\n
This is on the heels of a violent protest by radical leftist protestors at the University of North Carolina where Tancredo was assaulted and forced\u00a0to exit the campus for his own safety. Arrests have been made and the school has officially apologized to Tancredo for the breach of free speech\u00a0that occurred.<\/p>\n
According to Tancredo: “I respect Providence’s status as a private religious institution, but I hoped they would be more tolerant of\u00a0conservative views on immigration than the radical left wing protesters at UNC.”<\/p>\n
After the address to YWC off the campus near the front gates<\/strong>, Tancredo will give another speech to Youth for Western Civilization and Rhode\u00a0Islanders for Immigration Law Enforcement at the Euart VFW Post in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
Former Presidential Candidate and Congressman Tom Tancredo represented Colorado’s Sixth Congressional District for ten years before stepping down in\u00a02008. He founded and chaired the 100+ member bipartisan Immigration Reform Caucus. He currently serves as chairman of Team America PAC, president\u00a0of the Rocky Mount Foundation and honorary chairman of Youth for Western Civilization. Tancredo’s national political reputation has risen and his\u00a0name is being mentioned as a possible candidate in the 2010 election races in Colorado.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Why do we need a secular right blog? Well for one thing, because institutional religion, and religious institutions, are all too often\u00a0cheerleaders for the multicultural Left. Case in point: Providence College. From a friend: Congressman Tom Tancredo will be making … Continue reading