Far leftist biased state-employed university professors once again show their disdain for anyone who doesn’t agree with their liberal-left fundamentalist religion, by turning their backs (literally, this time) on a nominally pro-traditional-marriage advocate and preeminent Canadian ethicist, Margaret Somerville.
The liberal media at CTV.ca dutifully follows up by suggesting in their “news” article about it that the protestors were perfectly fine—it’s the pro-traditional-marriage advocate who should have apologized for her stand.
Faculty protests award for Montreal ethicist
Updated Mon. Jun. 19 2006 12:50 PM ETCTV.ca News Staff
Many faculty members turned their backs in protest as Toronto’s Ryerson University honoured a renowned Montreal ethicist amid criticism for her views against same-sex marriage.
The professors sharing the same stage with McGill Prof. Margaret Somerville carried rainbow pride flags and held signs that read, “Respectfully disagree” and “My Ryerson honours equal rights” at Monday’s convocation ceremony.
Somerville, who says she supports gay rights but is against gay marriage, accepted the doctorate but looked bothered by the demonstration.
She didn’t apologize in her acceptance speech, but acknowledged the pain her presence had caused.
On the CTV television news report, the CTV reporter Janice Golding reported on all the “outrage”, she called it, and informed us that “her quasi apology did not hold water for many of the students gathered outside”. She then went on to ask what some of the gay and lesbian protestors thought, which was surprisingly exactly what I thought they’d think. There apparently wasn’t one single human being on the face of the earth who supported Margaret Somerville. Not one. Back to you, Christine!
Students of course protested loudly outside because they were taught by the leftist professors inside. They didn’t think she had a right to speak. Liberals are for free speech only if you completely agree with them, as we know.
Protestors gathered outside the university were outraged the doctorate was still handed out despite the controversy.
“Homophobia is not honorary and it shouldn’t be celebrated by granting an honorary degree,” one demonstrator said.
Abortions are an honorable thing to do, though, apparently, as liberal-leftist students and faculty loudly defended the honorary degree that Dr. Henry Morgentaler (who admitted to performing many thousands of illegal abortions) received from a Canadian university last year.
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