Ann Coulter non grata

This is old news, but I just heard about it.  Harding University had invited "vitriolic" right-winger Ann Coulter to speak at its annual Distinguished Lecture Series (previous speakers have included Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher).  However, various blogging Harding graduates mounted a campaign to have her uninvited.  When Harding officials were made aware of some of her extreme, un-Christian statements, the campaign succeeded, and she was replaced in the schedule with Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's former president.

It was probably a good decision, but let's not forget that listening to someone speak does not necessarily imply approval.  In this case, though, the speaking engagement is probably considered a special honor, and Ann is probably not someone they would want to honor.