Guests: Michael Smalanskas, senior Theology & Philosophy student and Resident Advisor at Providence College; Dr. James Keating, Associate Professor of Theology and Faculty Adviser at Providence College.

Description: Michael Smalanskas, a senior at the Dominican-run Providence College in Rhode Island, was required as a dormitory Resident Advisor to keep a bulletin board updated with informational materials of his choosing. After seeing a bulletin board in another dorm promoting lesbian marriage, Smalanskas decided to put up a pro-marriage bulletin board featuring Scripture and Church teaching on the sacrament. What ensued was a campaign of harassment and intimidation from other students and Resident Advisors, and the cold shoulder from the school’s administration — even after Michael received a drawing he says threatened him with rape. Together, Michael and his faculty advisor, Dr. James Keating, have sought remedy from college administrators, but their requests have been summarily ignored.

NOTE: After we started conducting interviews for this podcast, Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence came out with a statement on the matter not discussed in the program. You can read it http://oceanstatecurrent.com/investigative-report/catholic-bishop-to-smalanskas-providence-college-at-a-crossroads/ (here), or in the links below.

Related Links:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-college-silent-on-student-threatened-with-gay-rape-for-posting-bul (Catholic college won’t defend student threatened with gay rape for defending marriage)  (LifeSiteNews)

http://oceanstatecurrent.com/investigative-report/catholic-bishop-to-smalanskas-providence-college-at-a-crossroads/ (Catholic Bishop to Smalanskas: Providence College at a Crossroads) (Ocean State The Current)

http://oceanstatecurrent.com/opinion/providence-college-chaplains-catholic-marital-teachings-are-not-bigotry/ (Providence College Chaplains: Catholic Marital Teachings Are Not Bigotry) (Ocean State The Current)

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/pjsmith/anthony-esolen-in-his-own-words-why-i-left-providence-college-for-thomas-mo (Anthony Esolen in His Own Words: ‘Why I Left Providence College for Thomas More’) (National Catholic Register)

https://catholic-dominican.providence.edu/ (Providence College Website Catholic Identity Page)

https://president.providence.edu/ (Providence College Office of the President)

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