Like many college campuses, Liberty University had a student Democratic Party organization. Note: had.

Mark Hine, vice president of student affairs, sent an email to Brian Diaz, the president of Liberty University's student Democratic Party organization informing him that the organization can no longer exist on Liberty University campus.

According to the e-mail, the club must stop using the university’s name, holding meetings on campus, or advertising events. Violators could incur one or more reprimands under the school’s Liberty Way conduct code, and anyone who accumulates 30 reprimands is subject to expulsion....

...Part of Hine’s e-mail said, “The Democratic Party platform is contrary to the mission of Liberty University and to Christian doctrine (supports abortion, federal funding of abortion, advocates repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, promotes the “LGBT” agenda, hate crimes, which include sexual orientation and gender identity, socialism, etc.)” LGBT refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

LU has had a College Republicans club for several years and continues to support that club. The Democratic students have been told that "students’ activities outside the school were not affected by the university’s decision to revoke the club’s recognition." So they have that, I guess.

Liberty University was founded as as Lynchburg Baptist College in 1971 by Jerry Falwell. It later changed its name to Liberty Baptist College before finally becoming Liberty University in 1985.

Falwell was the man who said the following among other gems:

AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.

If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being.

And who can forget his views on the events of September 11, 2001:

I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say, 'You helped this happen.'

So frankly, it shouldn't be a surprise that a university founded by Jerry Falwell shows some intolerance and censorship toward others.

Hine stated:

We are in no way attempting to stifle free speech.

Uh huh. And Falwell was just sharing God's love, right?

Liberty University is a private university. If they want to revoke recognition of the Democratic organization then that is their right. But it is disingenuous to claim they aren't attempting to stifle free speech.

That is exactly what they are doing.