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A student holds up the sign of the cross in the face of Bourgault.

Students protest as religious demonstrator returns

Jordan Spaulding, Staff Writer February 5, 2025

Students rallied around the free speech zone as religious demonstrator Matt Bourgault preached religious and controversial rhetoric at the crowd. Bourgault...

Religious demonstrator Matt Bourgault points and yells at students.

PHOTOS: Religious demonstrator returns to Murray State… Again

Kristopher Fister, Photo Editor February 4, 2025

Religious demonstrator Matt Bourgault returned to Murray State on Feb. 3 to spread an evangelical message in the free speech zone on campus. Bourgault...

Students gather around the Free Speech Zone as the demonstrator begins yelling his remarks.

PHOTOS: Religious demonstrator returns to Murray State

Kristopher Fister, Photographer March 29, 2024

On Monday the religious demonstrator Matt Bourgault, returned to Murray State to spread his message of hate and judgement. The demonstrator, who claimed...

Murray State student confronting the demonstrator, who claims to be a member of Consuming Fires Ministries.

Murray State students rally against religious demonstrator

Jill Smith, Co-Editor in Chief/News Editor October 27, 2023

The campus community united to drown out hateful speech being hurled in the University's Free Speech Zone this past Thursday.  The demonstrator, who...

Jenny Rohl/The News
Leah Hoeck, one of the younger members of the church, held the provocative signs as her family members stood beside and explained their views.

Bible group stirs controversy

October 16, 2015

Story by Monika Staszczak, Contributing writer A Christian group called Truth on the Web Ministries came to the Murray State campus last week...

Katie Wilborn/The News

Free speech suppressed for a reason

April 3, 2015

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Protests, campus activists and public demonstrations are...

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