If you decide to fight back when you're bullied unjustly for your beliefs or on some false accusation, Dr. George has one further piece of advice for you: don't become like your accusers.
He addresses students who know their convictions will sooner or later run counter to the dominant opinions on their campus. He says that failure to conform may lead to an outraged ideologue calling you nasty things. Here's how to respond:
"Keep your dignity, stand your ground. Be civil, assertive, and persistent."
"Hold your college or university to its own professed commitments to fairness, inclusion, and non-indoctrination. You have powerful tools at hand: the force of argument and the power of reason."
"Insist on your right to free speech, but remember that other people have that right too. They do you no wrong in challenging and criticizing your beliefs."
Good advice from a master lawyer.
from First Things
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