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Christian College Denies Conservative Club, Citing ‘Divisive Language’ & Controversial ‘Political Activism’

Oct. 12, 2012 2:17pm Billy Hallowell

Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is no stranger to controversy. The conservative organization that aims to educate young people about American values, has, of late, been banned from having a presence in a high school and now — on a college campus.

In 2011, we told you about La Reina High School, an all-girls Catholic educational facility located in Thousand Oaks, California, and its refusal to allow a YAF chapter on campus. Now, a conservative Christian college in the same state has denied a student’s request to launch a chapter.

Azusa Pacific University administrators reportedly refused sophomore Ashley Blackwell’s request to start the group on campus. While this is the case, the university is arguing that the issue surrounded the school’s opposition to rebranding, as a YAF affiliate, a conservative group that was already in existence.

Either way, YAF was apparently rejected because it was found to not fit in well with the school’s stated mission. According to an official statement on its web site, the university’s mission statement reads, “we work together as a team of difference makers to advance the work of God in the world through scholarship, teaching, and building disciples across all levels and delivery systems of collegiate education.”

Azusa Pacific University Bans Young Americas Foundation | Ashley Blackwell

Ashley Blackwell (Photo Credit: YAF)

Naturally, it would seem that YAF, in some way, runs contrary to these values. WORLD on Campus has more about the debate and how the situation unfolded:

In an open letter to Fox News, Blackwell, chair of her school’s Conservative Club, detailed her attempt to start the chapter and the opposition she met from APU administrators. After Blackwell submitted her application, Chuck Strawn, executive director of communiversity, told her that other administrators had problems with some language on YAF’s national website. He went on to tell her he could not approve her request.

In response to questions about their decision, APU administrators released a statement explaining their opposition to the “divisive” language YAF uses on its site as well as its emphasis on campus activism.

APU administrators told YAF Vice President Todd Coyle that they specifically objected to the text on YAF’s website under the “Start a Chapter” tab: “Are you tired of liberal ideas dominating your campus? Are you tired of liberal and Marxist professors indoctrinating your classmates? Do you want to advance conservatism?”

It didn’t end there. The school also took issue with other words including: “radical feminists,” fringe environmentalists, “Islamo-fascists” and “race-baiters,” among other semantics. Naturally, Blackwell noted how disappointed she was by the school’s decision, as the student said that she didn’t plan for the club to engage in activism and political activities.

The school, though, affirmed its Christian values and said that it seeks to avoid polarizing language that discourages unity.

“We strive to avoid those polarizing discussions commonly found in secular society, and instead encourage our community to…model civic virtue for our campus community, and…encourage spiritual unity in Christ,” the Azusa Pacific University statement read.

However, the college also claimed that the debate has been inaccurately represented in media and wrote the following in an attempt to defend itself:

Late last week, an online article inaccurately reported that the university banned a conservative club on campus. We would like to provide some clarification on that issue. The university’s Young Conservative club has been in existence for a number of years. Recently, the club requested to change their name and be formally associated with the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) group. The university instead encouraged the group to keep its membership open to all conservative students.

As an academic institution placing God First in all that we do, we not only welcome open dialogue with political student clubs on our campus, we encourage it as part of the total growth experience of our students. Azusa Pacific supports much of what YAF stands for, including its goal of preserving the U.S. Constitution, its values, and the God-given rights that we are guaranteed in that precious document. However, YAF uses divisive language and embraces some forms of political activism that do not align with who we are as a university.

WORLD also noted that Jennifer Walsh, associate dean for the school’s college of liberal arts, said that the issue with YAF being on campus has more to do with the fact that the organization seems to assist young people who face “a hostile learning environment.” This isn’t something that Walsh said is pertinent at Azusa Pacific.

Despite the school’s rejection of the club, Blackwell pledges to continue fighting for the club. Because the college is private, there is no compulsion, at least legally, for officials to accept YAF.

(H/T: WORLD on Campus)

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Comments (155)

Meyvn1
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:07pm
The kind He would spew out if His mouth.

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- Jaycen
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:45pm
  I don’t understand what the problem is. Universities have always been places where people could think and say things that went against the mainstream. You could have a differing view, because Universities are about “learning”.
  
  It seems clear to me that this one should clamp down on speech and belief systems that are different from those who run the University.
  
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- Mulder1
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:14pm
  This is ridiculous. Do they have a young Democrats club? Evil must be opposed.
- ObamaForward_OverTheCliff
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:24pm
  “In 2011, we told you about La Reina High School, an all-girls Catholic educational facility located in Thousand Oaks, California, and its refusal to allow a YAF chapter on campus. Now, a conservative Christian college in the same state has denied a student’s request to launch a chapter. Azusa Pacific University administrators reportedly refused sophomore Ashley Blackwell’s request to start the group on campus.”
  
  These 2 schools are a microcosm of what Progressives(communists) have done to America in their “100 year” subversion plan — quietly sneak into positions of power & authority while silencing American values of God, Virtue, and Liberty under justification of “political correctness”.
  
  There’s only one way to fight this and that is FIGHT BACK. Sophomore Ashley Blackwell … go, go, girl !!
  
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- damon_k
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:32pm
  It seems political correctness has infiltrated even Univeristies. Read political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:50pm
  DAMON: Have you ever considered actually purchasing some advertising space instead of mooching off The Blaze?
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:27pm
  Conservatives are right more often than libs/progressives/dems/jihadists. Boom!!
  
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- Dr Vel
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 5:08am
  I see the ‘Christian’ college tossed out the true Christians.
  
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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:22am
  Ooo Beck could be their mascot and they would read our comments aloud after every story and make cheers out of them.
  
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:38pm
  Just remember this: the enemy that sowed these evil people IS THE DEVIL. Read this:
  http://www.bibleparables.net/tares.html
  
  Eyes opened yet?
  
  This is why I never go back over to the ChristianPost.com. It is filled with liberals calling themselves Christians. Read that site for about 30 minutes and you’ll want to take a shower.
  
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- KMO
  Posted on October 14, 2012 at 9:42am
  I would sure like to see a listing of the on-campus clubs & organizations at APU that have met with approval by the college’s administrators.
  
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- lawrenceofarabia
  Posted on October 15, 2012 at 1:35am
  There is a Young Conservatives club and a Young Progressives club already in existence at APU. The accusation that the Young Conservatives free speech was denied is ridiculous. Blackwell herself said that she has been allowed to distribute YAF materials on campus. She goes to YAF events. She can do and say whatever she wants, but she can’t force a private religious institution to formally affiliate with an outside secular organization. The institution has first amendment rights as well. And to those who think APU is less Christian for not affiliating with YAF — what makes YAF the definition of Christian? It’s a secular organization. And those who think APU was being weak — they stood up for their values and said no based on very deeply held beliefs, despite the fact that they are coming under attack for it. I’d love to see an argument based in the facts rather than some knee-jerk reactions. Why should a private religious institution formally affiliate with a secular organization that operates in ways that don’t align with its mission or values? The Constitution protects APU’s decision.
  
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right field
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:07pm
This story is just one more example of liberal / Marxist indoctrination that is supported, funded and endorsed by the education establishment. These actions will continue as Liberal Democrat Marxist control every aspect of our lives. The Constitution will soon be eliminated completely by liberal Marxist judges, elected Democrats & RINO’s, the MSM, labor unions, and the bought and paid for votes of all those living off of entitlements who contribute no Federal Income Taxes.

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- sixdogman
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:34pm
  you are so right. the media and democrats have twisted everything a complete 180. they are the divisive ones. these dummies that follow and believe what these democrats are feeding us are aiding and abetting pure evil.
  
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- ModerationIsBest
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 2:35pm
  You people are so hilariously funny.
  
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Verceofreason
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:03pm
Little Miss Apple Pie face is a witch. She’s just plain evil.
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- Berbel73
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Her name is Ashley Blackwell, and you would call her evil for having a conservative outlook? What are you a fascist? You’d like to silence her because she has a differing view point by labeling her as “evil”? Typical Alinsky move, too bad for you we here can recognize what you are doing. So I suppose the real question is why do you bother coming here?
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:55pm
  Religion and politics should not mix.
  Biden creamed Ryan on his christian taliban abortion stance.
  It’s a CHRISTIAN college, Not a Conservative political college.
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:24pm
  Did your ancestors kill “witches” in France too? Or you just wish they had?
  
  Try to be relevant please.
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:30pm
  @verceofhatred:
  
  Malleus maleficarum much?? You really need to get out. See the world.
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:53pm
  Look you can’t have your cake and eat it too. If they allow liberal groups on campus then conservative groups shoud be allowed as well. It doesn’t matter what the school is, be it secular or religious. We still have a little thing called the 1st amendment in this country.
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Oh and if you think that “Religion and politics should not mix”, then you obvisouly know nothing about the founding of this country.
  
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- JapesMacfarland
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 11:19pm
  But you didn’t answer his charge against you, that it was morally repugnant of you to call this lady “evil”. As well as attacking her looks. I agree with him, that it quite literally exposes you as the one likely to be evil.
  As to your shallow point about religion and politics in a university. Many people are starting to realize that your ideology of secular leftism, has every bit much dogma, faiths and beliefs as any religion. Part of it’s MO is to deny this, I understand. But Leftism is the most dynamic religion on earth; and that is why she was denied.
  Leftism and Christianity’s values are mostly mutually exclusive, so those decision makers in power at that Christian University have chosen their Leftism over their Christianity. (It’s the same with Jews, and why it almost always the believing, practising Jews who are more likely to be Conservative.
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 7:53pm
  Well, you know what they say: opinions like Verceofreason.
  
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- meister41
  Posted on October 14, 2012 at 7:36pm
  Well as crazy Joe would say” My Friend.”….I think you are the crazy one……..You usless Fool!
  
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RossPoldark
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:53pm
Matthew 12:30 He that is not with me is against me – In vain do men seek for methods to reconcile God and mammon. There is no medium between loving the Lord and being his enemy – between belonging to Christ or to Satan. If we be on the side of the devil, we must expect to go to the devil’s hell; if we be on the side of Christ, we may expect to go to his heaven. When Christ, his truth, and his servants are assaulted, he who does not espouse their cause is not on Christ’s side, but incurs the guilt of deserting and betraying him. There are many, (it is to be feared), in the world who are really against Christ, and scatter abroad, who flatter themselves that they are workers together with him, and of the number of his friends!

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OneofMany
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:47pm
What a Joke for a “Christian” university to say it wants to “stay away from polarizing views”… REALLY??? I’d say Jesus was the MOST polarizing person to ever walk the earth. When it comes to sin, truth and righteousness, Jesus laid down the law and at the same time gave mercy.

This school just lost my respect. Another example of an apostate.

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- SocialistSlayer
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:10pm
  Yeah, Christian ??? Should call themselves a Communist College instead. Being Christian doesn’t mean being in denial !
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:06pm
  Being Christian doesn’t mean automatically being a Republican either.
  Or a conservative.
  
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- not a liberal
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 9:57pm
  it does if you vote your values
  
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Panchogun
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:41pm
Let’s see, this “christian” school wants to reach out, not to a significant Christian organization, but to something else, not as significantly Christian as YAF. Hmm, this sounds like Biden claiming to be a Catholic, except it’s OK to kill babies–one of those catholics.

So, then this christian school, Azuma Pacific is reaching out to those Biden sort of christians. You would think that a Christian school would reach out to good ole Christians, instead of some new wave variation–pro-abortion, pro-****, etc. Doesn’t sound very Christian.

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- RossPoldark
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:58pm
  Panchogun the type of Obama and Biden Christians are cafeteria Christians.
  
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- 235user
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:01pm
  There is no such thing as a “Biden sort of Christian” , that would be an oxymoron.; same as a “christian/democrat”,
  
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saneromeo
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:38pm
fas·cism
[fash-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
2.
( sometimes initial capital letter ) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.
3.
( initial capital letter ) a fascist movement, especially the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.

http://saneromeo.wordpress.com/

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- saneromeo
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:40pm
  the definition is for a couple of guys arguing about fascism
  http://saneromeo.wordpress.com/
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:50pm
  Hmmm.Definition on Google
  fas·cism/ˈfaSHizəm/Noun: 1.An authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.
  2.(in general use) Extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice.
  
  And from world English Dictionary
  1. any ideology or movement inspired by Italian Fascism, such as German National Socialism; any right-wing nationalist ideology or movement with an authoritarian and hierarchical structure that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and liberalism
  2. any ideology, movement, programme, tendency, etc, that may be characterized as right-wing, chauvinist, authoritarian, etc
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:08pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, Wonder how long you had to fish for that Progressive definition of the word? Keep looking at other definitions on the net, and you will also find the true meaning of the word, describing it as a left wing form of government. Take a look at the video I posted on your other comment at the bottom of the page.
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:38pm
  How hard was that search you ask? Put it in Google and give you the definition. Watched your video, nice propaganda. I think what gets most people confused is they relate Fascism to known distators like Mussolini or Marx and assume that dictator becomes fascist becomes leftist, marxist, et al.
  
  Noriega is a great example, supported by the right in the 70s and 80s. When he had lost his usefullness, he was arrested and put away. This country has supported many fascists in the past and usually for what reason? We were always told To stem the rise of communism, the opposite ideology.
  
  You realize there can never be “no government” and trying to use this crazy video to make it look like the right is always on the moderate and the left always on the radical is purely ludicrous. Less government on the right has always meant what we want to govern, not less, just our specific rules.
  
  Thanks for the video. I would like to track that down to a source. Should be great fun to research though I am sure I will never find it.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:16pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, Glad that I finally took a look up here. I expected your response regarding the video to show up at the bottom.
  Propaganda, now that is funny. I would venture to say that I am considerably older than you, and that is what we were taught in school. I came into the first of my political awareness some time in 1964. Election year, and the push in school was to pay attention to all sides. At least where I attended school, there was no indoctrination or push to one side or the other. I could easily figure out that Goldwater made more sense than LBJ. You do recall LBJ right? The then senator from Texas who kept the Eisenhower inspired civil rights bill from going to the floor of the senate for a vote. He finally signed it into law himself in ’64, but with an ulterior motive, and he openly expressed that motive as well. Well, back to that propaganda accusation. It was in the late ’60s that I recall that the left crowd started calling the government Fascist, and Nazis. Yeah, it even occurred when a Democrat, LBJ was in office. But, those terms were really tossed about as Nixon took office. We’ve had fighting troops in Vietnam since 1953 and one would have thought that Nixon invented the Vietnam War starting in 1969. The more liberals who filtered into politics, academia, and even business really started to distort so much. Especially politics and academia.
  Continued.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:27pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, You’ve certainly oversimplified the instance with Noriega. He had previously worked with the U.S. CIA, DEA, and the military and was at the time a very useful resource. As the date of the treaty Carter signed surrendering the Panama Canal and the U.S. military installations in the area, Noriega saw his world influence sphere drawing down, and felt that he would loose personal income as the U.S. pulled out. Thank you Jimmy Carter. To cover his soon to come to fruition loses he went into the drug business with the Colombian cartels and dabbled in a bit of narco-terrorism himself. While we still had an operational military treaty and SOFA with Panama we suddenly experienced a number of murders of our troops, and our CIA and DEA learned that large, and I mean very large shipments of drugs were coming through Panama. We didn’t just suddenly say that he was no longer useful and arrest him as you say. I was elsewhere and not in a unit sent to Panama for Just Cause, but I later worked with a Colonel who while then a Major put the hand irons on Noriega.
  Okay, back to the video. Did you notice that it pointed out how our government was established in this spectrum as just right of center? No, we don’t want to be at the far right. Except for a certain faction of Libertarians, and no that is not a slap at our Libertarians here. But, there is a faction who does want total anarchy and free of any laws.
  Continued yet again….
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:35pm
  @cause_glen_said_so
  
  What are your thoughts on Woodrow Wilson?
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:50pm
  Hi MONK, You just know that he would love Wilson. I get the feeling that he is quite young and is the victim of his own education. Wasn’t it Reagan who said something to the effect that “we are only one generation away from loosing our liberty?” He knew the results of this kind of indoctrination.
  Also, you can easily see the definitions that he posted that showed the skewed version of how Fascism is right wing. I found one, but even while using Google Chrome I did not find the Google definition, but undoubtedly it is there. These publications even online have enough of an agenda to change definitions to fit their view.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:52pm
  Odd, but this came up on page 2 instead of here.
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, As was illustrated in the video the spectrum goes from the far left which is total government control, to the far right which is no government or total anarchy. We truly do not want to be at one end or the other of such a spectrum.
  ” Less government on the right has always meant what we want to govern, not less, just our specific rules.”
  Total lie, or part of your indoctrination in your youth. While there is not perfect form of government, and there will be those who find ways around rules and laws, and find loopholes where none were earlier believed to exist. But, rules such as those from our three letter alphabet soup agencies and laws that step on our rights guaranteed by the Constitution where any single one of us likes it or not is still wrong. You really should open your eyes and look around you to see what a growing government is doing to us. Where is it in the Constitution that businesses like GM can be federalized? You won’t find it. I have a copy of the Constitution and all amendments in a book right here on my desk, and read it often. Maybe you should read it sometime, and read the words are they are literally written. Do this a few times as you can.
  As for that particular video, I have seen others in the past online. I found this one as I was looking for a longer better exploitation that I know off. Wish that I had saved it now.
  Look all you want, and check into Ancient Greece, its wha
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:00pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, Okay, really didn’t intend to sit here a write a book. To simplify things, how about you explaining to us your meaning of left and right forms of government. Where did the terms left and right come from? It’s not because our congress seats themselves in that manner. But, they do it based on history. Its not because the post revolution French Parliament was seated in such a manner either. But, they as well did it because of the same historical reason that we still do. Still, would like to read your explanation.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:27pm
  Hi RJJ,
  
  Yep, that was Reagan. Looks like I scared off the anti-Beck and Etchy Sketchy trolls.
  
  For some reason they don’t like it when I’m around. LMAO
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:47pm
  So who exactly are the people associated with this “dictionary”website world-english.org? Well, the “about” page on the website states, “The staff of World English is made up of specialist translators, teachers, writers and academics working with English language and linguistics. They are based in several countries around the world.” Hmm, not one single name given. Why is that? Don’t they want any recognition for their time and effort? Seems a little suspect to me. One thing that I have learned is that progressives are the masters of twisting language and history to fit their agenda and world view. Here is the definition of fascism from Merriam-Webster:
  http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism
  Not one single mention of fascism being a right-wing ideology. So lets look at another definition from a well established source. How about the Cambridge dictionary:
  http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/fascism?q=fascism
  Again, not one single mention of fascism being assocaited with right-wing (or left-wing for that matter) ideology. Fascism isn’t about a right-wing or left-wing ideology. Fascism is about power and control and ironlically it is used today by those who want to silence their opposition by accusing them of doing the exact same thing that they themselves are doing. Who was it that campioned using that tactic on their political adversaries? Oh yeah Saul Alinsky.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:01pm
  Hi MONK, LOL, that must be so. He was here earlier before you got onto this story again. I was away for quite a while until just now. Thought we would have heard from BECAUSE again by now.
  BERBEL73, excellent work on that research. I had wanted to dive into that, but have been tied up with other things today. Glad you came up with that.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:45pm
  @BERBEL73
  
  Yes, I forgot to mention the good research also.
  
  RJJ,
  
  I’m over here helping East and Progressiveslayer with computer issues.
  
  http://www.theblaze.com/stories/robert-f-kennedy-docs-reveal-150000-mafia-connected-plot-to-assassinate-fidel-castro-che-guevara/?corder=desc#comments
  
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- Berbel73
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:36pm
  Thanks Guys I appreciate you saying that. You know there’s this gentleman that I admire very much who always recommends that people look into things for themselves and to never accept things at face value. So I’m always looking for hidden agendas when people attempt to present their “facts” as the truth. Now I can deal with people who have agendas, it’s when people take a kernal of truth and twist it around and use it to misrepresent their “facts” that get’s my ire up. To me its like someone peeing on my leg and then trying to convince me that its raining. No, no, you see how dark the clouds are over head, that’s not me peeing on you that’s got to be rain just keep looking up don’t look down.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:04am
  Thanks Berbel73…. : )
  
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 8:05pm
  Yet this is from Dictionary.com:
  1. Fascism-
  ( sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
  
  And this is from Merriam-Webster: often capitalized : Fascism- a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
  
  Then there’s this definition for you from Merriam-Webster:
  Definition of SOCIALIST
  
  1
  : one who advocates or practices socialism
  2
  capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
  — socialist adjective often capitalized
  — so·cial·is·tic adjective
  — so·cial·is·ti·cal·ly adverb
  
  But even better, under the same definition is this gem:
  Synonyms: commie, comrade, Red, communist
  Antonyms: capitalist
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 15, 2012 at 8:45am
  Hey RJ, do not have a chance much on weekends to check out the web, no one has come along and run me off…lol…the monk thinks a little too much of himself maybe??..;)
  Kinda busy this morning but things will calm down. Such is the life in IT, feast or famine but I will address yours and others
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 15, 2012 at 9:38am
  berbel
  So who exactly are the people associated with this “dictionary”website world-english.org?
  Juast to be clear, the def given by sanremo is word for word from that site, for one definition, he omitted the second one
  
  Fascism isn’t about a right-wing or left-wing ideology. Fascism is about power and control and ironlically it is used today by those who want to silence their opposition by accusing them of doing the exact same thing that they themselves are doing.
  
  Thank you, that is exactly what I told Gonzo but he disagreed
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 15, 2012 at 10:33am
  Of course, I thought I was clear that the spectrum was truly right to left and yes, based on the French that you say it is not based on. I have also seen in the past where they are broken down into a square with seperate lines for financial and personal. I tend to think the are a little more broad than a single line.
  I did get a chance to look further into the system represented in the video and all I came up with was the American Federalist Journal version.
  
  http://www.federalistjournal.com/spectrum.php
  
  Unfortunately, nothing is given but the graphic
  
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QuincySmith
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:28pm
Mission Statement: “we work together as a team of difference makers to advance the work of God in the world through scholarship, teaching, and building disciples across all levels and delivery systems of collegiate education.” ~~~ I must admit I’m confused. Do they not want the YAF because the whole campus believes in its message, or because they really do NOT want diversity?

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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:05pm
  What the heck is feminism in regard to any of that.
  It’s on her website?
  Sounds like a FOXbot
  
  What about environmentalists?
  
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Tickdog
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:19pm
wow.. and hits just keep on!

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bullcrapbuster
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:18pm
Yep and make sure that no one says anything divisive about Satan. He is really a nice fellow,just miss-understood. Mustn’t hurt his feelings.

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neverending
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:18pm
Another disgusting thing that is taking place are these universities calling themselves a Christian university are not true born again Christians but hide under the name and it is shameful and time to start calling them out as well.

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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:57pm
  Are you saying Christians can’t also be liberals?
  
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- Centurian
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 8:21pm
  @VERCEOFREASON,
  
  I cannot speak for others, but the concept that one can be a liberal Christian is becoming harder and harder to accept.
  
  Liberal causes, such as abortion and gay marriage, are completely against Biblical teaching. Much of the modern ‘environmental groups’ are also non-Christian, since this group places the Earth as its god, and not Yahweh.
  
  Modern day feminism ALSO tends to be anti-Christian since it staunchly opposes any form of traditional family marriage, as stated in the New Testament.
  
  Numerous social ‘safety net’ programs that the liberals endorse also go against Biblical teachings, since they replace the Christian as the primary caregiver of the community, and instead replaces it with a godless, cold, and uncaring government system that seeks only to enslave the masses.
  
  Should I go on, or do you get the point?
  
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- not a liberal
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 10:01pm
  yes
  
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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:20am
  No Christians are Christians. People need to start reading Titus and know when to just bury the Constitution. It was our blessing and our curse. For the past two hundred years we were blessed with the freedom of religion because it was accepted as such. Now it isn’t and we are faced with complacent Christians who would rather base their faith in government rather than in God and we’re paying for it now. I don’t think it’s anyone’s place to dictate to a private school what clubs they should and should not host and reading the comments I see those that would favor such a mandate as being part of the problem with this nation in suppressing the freedoms they claim to uphold. Freedom of speech is equal to freedom of religion and it’s my understanding that no freedom is greater than the other. As for me I know that the Bible Old and New Testaments never ONCE promised FREEDOM of anything. So just know when to bury the Constitution and prepare for when it dies and don’t let your faith die with it. God first. Always. The rest of it is going to be what it is but Christians know we follow the laws of the land but God is our sovereign.
  
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- theotherberean
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:52pm
  @PUTMORE
  
  I agree. It’s a private college. If you don’t like their rules, don’t go there.
  
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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 3:58pm
  Ya I tend to pontificate, but thanks for the simplification :) /hide
  
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- TheCalmOne
  Posted on October 14, 2012 at 1:02am
  A true Christian can only be of your born-again variety?
  
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momrules
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:16pm
I saw nothing wrong with the words that the school took issue with.These words identify people that Christians face every day and they describe people that do not have the best interest of Christianity at heart.
This is the same thing that has happened in too many churches today. The ministers preach tolerance instead of the word of God and the parishioners lap it up.

In the PC world the mantra is….Don’t rock the boat. Let’s all get along…….. Well I think Jesus would want us to rock a few boats.

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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:32am
  If there’s one thing I’ve learned with my relationship with Christ is that this world does not matter and you have two sides to pick. One is Jesus and His side to forgive and the other is Satan with his side to condemn. Pick your battlefields and pray you know what side you’re on. I stand up against abortion because that’s against God’s law, I stand up against condemnation to anyone for anything because that’s Satan’s job to do those things. Know what’s out of condemnation and what is out of love. It’s hard sometimes but in this case it’s apparent.
  
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EtchASketch
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:04pm
Good!

Besides, conservatives don’t believe in college and higher education anyway.

LOL @ hillsdale “college,” that’s the one they like.

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- team1blazer
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:20pm
  Go back to Huffpo. Troll.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:37pm
  ETCHASKETCH, Hey George, is that really you?
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:42pm
  Might be JZS. (Is that George?) he hasn’t been seen posting in over two weeks. Perhaps he was kicked off?
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:06pm
  Those dang indoctrination mills!! All those evolution stuff.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:12pm
  ANONYMOUS T. IRRELEVANT, Its not JZS.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k3FRCIDbco&feature=related
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 6:09pm
  Rick Santorum: “Smart people don’t become Republicans.”
  Were truer words ever spoken?
  
  *Said during a speech at the Values Conference.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:02pm
  @ toast of treason….
  
  One can’t “become” something if one is already that.
  
  Get it? I thought not…. you’re too stupid.
  
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john vincent
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:43pm
Ok lets take a closer look. The school claims to be christian….does not want to be divisive….wants to be tolerant…..

Well then, the school should remove the word ‘christian’ from every trace of the acreage.
The word ‘christian’ by definition IS divisive.

‘I came to put a man against his father…’
‘All your righteousnesses are as filty rags.’ (not your bad deeds, mind u, but the very best)
‘Christ died for your sins…’
‘Love not the world.’
‘Sell what ye have….follow me….’
‘He washed us from our sins…in his own blood…’

appears a tad divisive

This luke warm, candy coated gospel is disgusting and degrading: disgusting to any thoughtful soul who claims the scriptures as fact, and degrading to God’s word. This is common however and is a mere sign of the times.

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- jungle J
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:14pm
  religion is designed to divide. Good from bad…right from wrong…truth from lie.
  
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- momrules
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:17pm
  Very well said John.
  
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- theotherberean
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 1:01pm
  Is the school’s mission to promote Christianity or tolerance?
  
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klr56
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:43pm
It is very interesting that a “Christian College” does not remember that Jesus was highly controversial in his time, He challenged the “status-quo” and he told those who followed Him that they were “not of this world” and would be hated. They must not know that Christ “loved” the people and showed them how they were to live their lives – including not following the hypocrites.

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- PutMoreOnMyPlate
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 10:26am
  He never called Caesar a marxist tyrant and incited rage against the ruling powers. He never said to rise up against the machine and overthrow anyone. Does anyone read the Bible anymore? He was so “controversial” because He is God. He taught peace and forgiveness not going around calling people ********.
  
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- theotherberean
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 12:43pm
  Not to take sides, but the argument is that “YAF uses divisive language and embraces some forms of political activism that do not align with who we are as a university.”
  
  Being a private college, shouldn’t they have the right to make that decision?
  
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kaydeebeau
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:42pm
I don’t think unity in the church (the body of Christ ) can be in keeping with ““radical feminists,” fringe environmentalists, “Islamo-fascists“ and ”race-baiters,”

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U.N.hater
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:42pm
I bet it’s a Catholic school.

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Verceofreason
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:41pm
The schools was 100% correct.
Glad they did their homework, checked out the website, and mead an EDUCATED decision.
At least the website didn’t use the term feminazi.
1/2 my doctors these day are women. OMG WORKING women,
what IS this word coming too.
Environmentalists.

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- Cavallo
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:08pm
  Do your multiple female doctors have any treatments to aid you in grammar, spelling, and composition? Maybe commenting in the manner of your current post, on scholastic integrity, does not help your case?
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:09pm
  I think if any conservative said red, you would say blue, just to contradict them, because of their political persuasion. You are a petulant cretin.
  
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- Panchogun
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:23pm
  Let me guess, you speak Martian fluently, and used an internet translator to covert it to English ?
  No ? Then you need to go back to grammar school. I think your point was something about education, then you proceed to demonstrate a gross lack of same. What a twit.
  
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- ScratInTheHat
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 8:13am
  Verceofreason caught on tape!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio
  
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Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:36pm
There was a college in NC whose mascot was “The Fighting Christians.” Now they have changed their mascot and have gone so far to ban pro-life and pro-traditional marriage speakers.
College is for the Devil’s indoctrination now?

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SREGN
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:35pm
Granolafornia: what ain’t fruits or nuts is flakes. Lived out there for three months and had to leave or I’d go insane.

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Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:34pm
When are Christian colleges and churches going to start standing up for God’s truth instead of hiding in a closet? This girl should be honored. The college is spineless and intentionally voiceless. What a shame.

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- AJAYW
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:21pm
  Never they have drank the kool aid
  
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AJAYW
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:33pm
Wonder if they will convert to islam or denie it when forced on them.

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Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:32pm
These college policies are those of closet Christians and not Biblical Christians standing for truth, proclaiming the light of life, and acting as salt in this world.

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- TrueSoundsOfLiberty
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 8:20pm
  You really need to get out and do some sinning. Otherwise Jesus died for nothing.
  
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Prosecute_Constitutional_Treason_In_Washington
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:30pm
I don’t think this is a true Biblical Christian College. Typical weak, limp wristed, hairless chested policy.
When will Christians stand for God’s Word on all issues and stop hiding their light for the world to see?
When will Christians act as the preservative salt? I hate being associated with these closet Christians.

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- john vincent
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:46pm
  treas;
  +3
  
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cause_glen_said_so
Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:29pm
Even the Christians are over the far right and their “American values”

Call it what it is, far right fascist values

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- toiletclogga
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:35pm
  What the hell are you talking about?
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 2:50pm
  Fascism is a leftist ideology genius.
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:01pm
  Do not know too much about fascism then do you…genius…;)
  fascism is not a right or left issue, it is about power regardless of party…genius
  
  Check out the defining charateristics of fascism and see in the mirror what it is all about
  
  http://rense.com/general37/fascism.htm
  
  “When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and waving a cross.”
  Sinclair Lewis
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:15pm
  No genius, it’s a government control over everything political ideology. You liberal geniuses lust over it.
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:37pm
  start with no.1
  1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism …such as calling yourself a patriot for no reason other than GB told you that was what you are, who had the bigger American flag button on the debate last night? how many American flags can one person have on a car…I think the bigger the better from what I see…….jingoism disguised as patriotism, all for a political ideology
  
  That is a hit for this crown, you betcha
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:40pm
  no.8 fits right in with this topic
  8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
  
  nothing additional needs to be said there
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 3:59pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, Watch this semi short video and pay attention to not only what the left and right styles of government actually are, and not the fairy tale you likely quote to so many. This left to right graph or spectrum style of definition goes back to ancient Greece and their first form of democracy. While you are at it, also pay attention to where Fascism is in the scale of things too.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGL8CiUtXF0
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:09pm
  cmon rj, fairy tale? I have given many examples of what I mean and you dismiss them all as MY fairy tale? I guess everything I have used ti illustrate must have come from a left wing site, since anything opposed to the far right is not true in any case, just liberal, leftist, or GBs favorite dirty word, PROGRESSIVE!!!
  I will watch your little video and get back to you
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:33pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, The very first U.S. president who would be considered a progressive was a Republican. Teddy Roosevelt. He did believe in a stronger centralized federal government (if you saw the video, that would be left of center) and did a number of things to grow government thus violating the Constitution. Starting the Federal Parks system was one of them.
  
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- cause_glen_said_so
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:40pm
  I am quite fond of both Roosevelts.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 4:51pm
  CAUSE_GLEN_SAID_SO, I did figure that you would appreciate FDR at the very least. I have to admit that I found a lot to appreciate in Teddy. There are just some things that he did that I do not appreciate. Being retired Army myself I certainly respect his service, as well as his Western adventures, and the improvements he made for the time with the NYPD as the chief there.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:29pm
  @cause_glen_said_so,
  
  What do you think about Woodrow Wilson?
  
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