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The university confirmed today that the preacher is no longer permitted on campus grounds. Walking across the quad in peace feels like a victory I have waited a long time to see. Thank you for helping me hold the administration accountable so we can finally focus on our studies.

December 18, 2012

Petition for the removal of religious preacher from FGCU grounds

Petition for the removal of religious preacher from FGCU grounds

🏆 Won — 151 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 13 years, 10 months ago
This is a petition to coax the university into removing the religious preacher who comes onto FGCU campus. The VP of student affairs holds the power to suspend or terminate his ability to come onto campus to preach so long as it is found that he is in direct violation of FGCU's Public Expression and Assembly regulations. The regulations state that "Speech activities must not disrupt the normal operations of the University or infringe on the rights of other members of the University Community." I believe that his use of a megaphone at max volume can be found to be a disruption of normal operations, and the intolerance he preaches can be found to be an infringement on our rights as members of the University community. We spend our own money to attend FGCU to learn, not to be preached at. He is on University property and his preaching of his religious intolerance is something that I am tired of. Once this petition reaches the goal amount of signatures I will present it to President Bradshaw and the VP of Student Affairs and move forward in my campaign to get him removed. Currently I have sent an e-mail to both of those gentlemen in relations to the situation and I am awaiting a response. I plan to hopefully have a meeting with the both of them to continue dialogue about the situation. Thank you for your signature. I promise to do what I can to get this man removed from our campus.

Updates

November 16, 2012

I have been hearing from so many of you who describe the exact same stress and exhaustion when walking across campus to class. The administration has not responded to my email yet but I am prepared to keep pushing for that meeting until we get a real answer.

November 16, 2012

Seeing this level of support confirms that I am not the only student tired of the constant disruption to our campus life. This momentum proves that we refuse to let our education be overshadowed by someone who targets our community with intolerance.

Reached 100 supporters

November 16, 2012

6 Comments

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William P Swinker
10 years ago Featured

My daughter has to go out of her way on campus to avoid confrontation with this man.

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Emily Hassan
13 years ago Featured

Glad someone is finally doing something about this. Its been years.

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Mark Nguyen
13 years ago Featured

SERIOUSLY. nobody wants to be screamed at while trying to get to class. find a hobby dude.

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Jessica Bello
13 years ago Featured

i literally cant hear myself think when i walk near the library. its so annoying.

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Chris Hill
13 years ago Featured

The megaphone is way too much. It's supposed to be a place of learning not a concert for hate.

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Sarah Ross
13 years ago Featured

this guy makes me feel so unsafe. i shouldn't have to change my route just to avoid someone being a jerk.