University Bans Elder for Preaching Christianity Even After He Complied


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The University of Wyoming recently made a decision to ban Todd Schmidt, an elder from the Laramie Faith Community Church, from operating a table inside the student union. This decision has raised concerns about free speech, as the University has reportedly restricted Schmidt’s ability to reserve a table in the student union after he put up a sign which identified a biologically male student who is currently in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

According to the Cowboy State Daily, Schmidt’s sign read “God created male and female and [student’s name] is a male”, and the university considered this discrimination and harassment. While Schmidt complied with the university’s request to remove the student’s name from the sign, he was still issued the one-year ban. This decision has been met with criticism from those who believe that this ban violates Schmidt’s freedom of speech.

A distinguished professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, noted that while universities do retain the right to regulate speech inside of buildings, once that space becomes a public forum, policies must be applied neutrally regardless of viewpoint. This means that the University of Wyoming should have applied the same policy to all speech equally, regardless of whether it was in line with their own views or not.

“The university could try to set up some viewpoint-neutral rule that applied to speech regardless of its stance on transgender issues or any other issues, but from what I understand it sounds like this speech was targeted in large part because of its message, because of its ideological position,” Volokh said. “And that is unconstitutional in this type of limited public forum.”

The University of Wyoming’s decision to ban Todd Schmidt from operating a table in the student union raises serious concerns about free speech. Not only does this decision prevent Schmidt from practicing his own religious beliefs, but it also sets a dangerous precedent for universities to discriminate against speech that does not align with their own views. In order for free speech to be truly protected, universities must ensure that all speech, regardless of viewpoint, is treated equally.

The University of Wyoming’s decision to ban Todd Schmidt from operating a table in the student union is a violation of the Elder’s freedom of speech. This decision not only restricts his ability to practice his own religious beliefs, but it also sets a dangerous precedent for universities to discriminate against speech that does not align with their own views. Universities must ensure that all speech, regardless of viewpoint, is treated equally in order for free speech to be truly protected.

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