Early this week , administrators at Duke University announced that the campus bell chapel  would broadcast an amplified Muslim call to prayer daily on the beautiful Durham campus.   “Duke remains committed to fostering an inclusive, tolerant, welcoming campus for all of its students”, according to the university’s VP of government affairs and public relations. The Dukies forgot to mention that the call to prayer incorporates the phrase Allahu Akbar, which as I understand has nothing to do with peace and love and worship.

I can’t do a better job of expressing outrage at this decision than Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist, Billy Graham, who said, “I think it’s wrong. I have a problem with it, and I believe many people have a problem with it. As Christianity is being excluded from the public square, and followers of Islam are raping, butchering and beheading Christians, Jews and anyone who doesn’t submit to their Sharia Islamic Law,  Duke is promoting this in the name of religious pluralism.  I call on the donors and alumni to withhold their support until this policy is reversed. I’m not saying the Muslims who come to Duke University are terrorists, but Islam is not a peaceful religion, never has been, and never will be.”

Bully for Franklin Graham, not because of his religious affiliation and commitment, but just for showing a little spine. Fortunately, under pressure from alumni, and thankfully from students,  administrators reversed the policy yesterday and ditched the Friday bells.  I am bewildered however to imagine a group of even half-witted Dukie adminstrators actually discussing such an action to begin with.  Did no one bother to raise their hand and say, are y’all nuts ?      I’d drink bottled water if I lived in Durham ?                    WHAT THE HECK !