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First Amendment

2020

Liberty University

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Losing Liberty: A Biblical Defense For The Freedom Of Speech On Campus, Joseph J. Martins Apr 2020

Losing Liberty: A Biblical Defense For The Freedom Of Speech On Campus, Joseph J. Martins

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In the following scenario, two student groups face a philosophical dilemma at a major state university. The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) has invited Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to campus to lecture on the advantages of adopting socialism as America’s central financial policy. However, for the following week, Young America’s Foundation (YAF) has invited Donald Trump, Jr. to discuss how capitalism has made America a great nation. YDSA and YAF vigorously oppose the views that will be presented by the other organization’s speaker. YDSA believes that capitalism leads to gross income inequality and consolidation of power in the top 1%,2 …