Liberty University graduates are returning their diplomas in an effort to protest their former president’s support for Trump.

DC EXAMINER – A growing number of Liberty University graduates are calling on fellow alumni to return their diplomas to the evangelical Christian university in protest of Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.’s support for President Trump and his defense of the president’s remarks on Charlottesville, Va.

More than 300 people joined a Facebook group titled “Return your diploma to LU,” which encourages Liberty graduates to mail their diplomas back to the Lynchburg, Va., university by Sept. 5. The graduates are also writing letters to Falwell and the Board of Trustees detailing their reasons for revoking their support and calling for Falwell to denounce Trump’s comments.

“We are thoughtful, kind, smart, ethical, conscientious people, and we stand in solidarity with anti-racists,” a post by one of the group’s administrators read. “We do not equivocate on issues of white supremacy, white nationalism, anti-Muslim or anti-immigrant sentiments, ableism, or antisemitism. We love and support our fellow citizens and noncitizens alike. We love and support the LGBTQIA community. We have diverse political, ideological, and religious views but we all stand in solidarity for a more inclusive, more just society.

“And we recognize how the figurehead of LU has risen to prominence in a way that impacts more than just the local community in and around Lynchburg, but is poised to negatively impact many people in America by advocating for terrible policies, and generally supporting an appalling president and presidential administration.”

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