Indian River Community College: Ban on ‘The Passion of the Christ’ and Repression of Free Speech
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Indian River State College
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FIRE Victory closed
Indian River Community College prohibited the Christian Student Fellowship, a campus student group, from hosting a screening of The Passion of the Christ. The group contacted ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵAPP¹ÙÍø, which lobbied the administration and launched a media campaign exposing the school's policies. Thereafter, the school denounced it actions, admitting to employing double-standards in its policies. The student group was allowed to show the movie thanks to FIRE's successful involvement.