Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

mentalsolstice

(4,658 posts)

10. I was in law school there when Sarah Weddington, Roe v. Wade, spoke.

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Sat Oct 30, 2021, 04:35 PM

Oct 2021

Some of the undergrads were unhappy, but that didn’t stop her from addressing the law students. Samford is nothing like Liberty U., and while Baptist, it’s independent of the Southern Baptist Convention. It’s more like any other university affiliated with a mainstream religion.

Sad to hear that Mr. Meacham won’t be speaking.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

22 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Alabama College Disinvites Historian Jon Meacham After Anti-Abortion Protest [View all] tenderfoot Oct 2021 OP

Brain-washed morons hlthe2b Oct 2021 #1

Sooooooo they weren't really serious about the importance of civil discourse?? aeromanKC Oct 2021 #2

Obviously not. Igel Oct 2021 #14

"We label anyone Diamond_Dog Oct 2021 #3

We've allowed this on our side for ages Sympthsical Oct 2021 #4

1,000,000 percent correct! jimfields33 Oct 2021 #6

Agreed! ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #8

Yes, it's horrible when people protest great scholars like Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter tenderfoot Oct 2021 #9

They were not the only speakers Sympthsical Oct 2021 #11

And even if you don't like either of them (who does, really), rioting wasn't a good look. tenderfoot Oct 2021 #12

The FIRE database lists a number of event disruptions but no official disinvitations greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #15

They might be thinking of Bill Maher or Richard Dawkins. Dr. Strange Oct 2021 #16

That's pretty much what the FIRE database, which seems fairly expansive in its views, suggests greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #17

Maher and Dawkins were two I was thinking of. Also Horowitz and Shapiro. Sympthsical Oct 2021 #18

Neither Maher nor Dawkins were disinvited from speaking at UC Berkeley greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #19

I'm discussing the atmosphere of anti-speech Sympthsical Oct 2021 #20

Maher was not disinvited greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #21

It's a distinction without a difference Sympthsical Oct 2021 #22

Will FoxNoise pitch a fit about "Cancel Culture" over this? 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #5

their loss.....morans..... bahboo Oct 2021 #7

I was in law school there when Sarah Weddington, Roe v. Wade, spoke. mentalsolstice Oct 2021 #10

Nothing Samford University does would be unifying. LiberalFighter Oct 2021 #13