Skill’ demonstrates the spread of anti-religious attitude on college campuses,’ condition rep. says
Following pushback from individuals and elected officials, Grand Valley State University removed paintings from the Kirkhof Center on campus that promote gender philosophy with Catholic pictures.
LifeSite News initially reported on the removal of the artwork, which was later confirmed by The College Fix.
” The concerns expressed about a piece of art in GVSU’s Kirkhof Center,’ Pétalos De Cambio ‘ ( Petals of Change ), revolve around the nature, location, and context of the piece”, Chris Knape, assistant vice president of university communications, told The College Fix via email.
We feel compelled to provide the context that is necessary to accurately reflect the artist’s stated intention of the piece because we understand that people view creative content different. We may even spot art where we can show respect for the job, the designer, and the audience as a whole,” he said.
Thus, the class is relocating the bit “where it can be presented with greater context”, Knape said.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, a sacred image revered by Catholics, was technologically altered as depicted in the detached art.
The artist included Spanish phrases into the picture, which convert to “homophobia is lethal”,” no more feminicide”,” sexuality”, and” cis”. The arts also includes an image of two people kissing, LifeSite News reported.
Republican State Representative Luke Meerman expressed his gratitude to the University for removing the drawings via message to The College Fix.
He claimed that “many theological students have contacted me immediately about this problem.” Meerman urged the school to remove the canvases while collaborating with them.
The consultant said the” artwork that was displayed at Grand Valley demonstrates the spread of anti-religious attitude on school schools.”
When asked about the school’s intentions, he claimed that it “was attempting to celebrate its students ‘ work but neglected or even disregarded the’art’s ‘ content.”
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” However, the University’s decisions are constantly one-sided and skewed to a kept social trim. If art was displayed that depicted anti-LGBTQ views, the University and scholar system would be enraged”, he said.
” It’s one thing for individuals to have free conversation, it’s another thing for the University to get the drawings. It’s a University statement that, according to Meerman, reinforces the notion that Catholics are not encouraged and may face prejudice.
Another condition agent, Jamie Thompson, stated in a Facebook post that one of her constituents expressed “frustration as a Catholic and a scholar at Grand Valley”.
I concur with him that he feels as though his spiritual ideas are being stomped on and thrown in his mouth.
Also, Michael McDonald, communications director at the Catholic League, even expressed his concerns about discrimination against Christians in an email to The Fix.
Our secular “friends” like to point out at every chance that public institutions can’t support religion by looking at the big picture ( pun intended ). They continue to preach about the” constitution of Church and State,” perhaps to the point where they become the Grinch and destroy Christmas merriment, according to McDonald.
But,” the opposite is extremely true”, he said. People institutions are unable to defame, disparage, or discriminate against any particular religion.
When McDonald asked about the school’s intentions, McDonald responded that” when you show me a image using Catholic iconography to support causes that the secular left everyday criticizes the Catholic Church for not being “woken up” much on, I tend to believe this is more hostile to the Church than it is essentially borrowing Christian imagery.”
He said that while he cannot show this one way or another, “it is something the school should take into consideration”.
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IMAGE: State Representative Jamie Thompson/Facebook
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