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Thor L. Halvorssen, chief executive officer of FIRE, wrote in a letter last week to UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James C. Moeser that the university’s demand on InterVarsity “denies its members the foundational rights of freedom of association, freedom of expression, and the free exercise of religion...
Following this protest, Moeser protected InterVarsity’s status at UNC-Chapel Hill and said that funding and recognition would not be revoked...
...believe that in this matter, preserving freedom of expression is the more crucial consideration,” Moeser said in a written statement. “Thus I have asked our staff to allow [InterVarsity] to continue to operate as an official recognized student organization...
Thankfully, many college presidents recognize this reality. University of North Carolina Chancellor James Moeser expressed this concern most plainly. “I am happy to sign this statement,” he said. “However, in the wake of Sept. 11, there have also been acts of violence and intimidation directed at Muslim students and Arabs. I would be happier if this statement were more inclusive.” Moeser was not alone in his concern. From Boston College to Duke University, presidents from across the country filed their dissent. One of the original framers...
...fifth-column treatment the school received wasn't warranted, its decision did invite second guessing. While critics slammed U.N.C. for teaching the Koran, the real problem may be that the school is not teaching enough of the Koran. Moeser says Approaching the Qur'an, assembled and translated by Haverford College professor Michael Sells, "was chosen in the wake of 9/11." But the book omits the verses in which the 9/11 terrorists might have sought to ground their actions. Subtitled The Early Revelations, Sells' book features scripture enunciated by Muhammad before the Prophet's takeover of the Arabian Peninsula...