May 3, 1:25 p.m.
The Daily Illini spoke with Christopher Randolph Morris, junior in LAS, about his interaction with the speaker. Morris is not a member of the encampment, but he supports it.
DI: Are you a part of the encampment?
Morris: I don’t know. I’m here frequently, but I don’t necessarily consider myself part of anything. I just follow truth.
DI: Why did you decide to engage with the speaker?
Morris: I’m Christian, and I often follow what I feel like I should be doing at a certain point in time. I saw him speaking, and it felt like he was trying to pervert Christianity because he claims himself to be a Christian as well. It seemed as if he was attacking my Muslim brothers and sisters, so I felt it was important to engage.
DI: Do you agree with anything that he was saying?
Morris: I agree with certain points that he was making, but I think he took a lot of things out of context and tried to flip it. I believe that he is close to the truth in believing that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, but I think he was trying to manipulate things to get to his point quicker instead of being patient and loving and kind.
