University cancels planned talk on Christianity’s influence on civilization

A public university in Canada recently canceled a speech set to be given by a high-profile Christian speaker after one student complained.

The University of New Brunswick’s philosophy department invited Corey Miller, president of Ratio Christi, a U.S.-based Christian campus apologetics organization, to speak on Sept. 21 on whether Christianity is good or bad for the world.

Miller told The College Fix the title of his speech was initially “Is Christianity Good or Bad for Civilization?” However, he said, to appease some concerns, he changed it to “Religious Beliefs: Axiological Reflections on Western Civilization,” which passed muster.

Yet one student still raised concerns to faculty about Miller, which led to the talk’s cancellation, according to emails reviewed by The Fix.