In the news|May 08, 2014 12:02 EDT
Campus Preacher Holds Up Signs Such as 'You Deserve Rape' to Try and Convert College Students (VIDEO)
For most ministers in America the gospel of love, grace and forgiveness are the essential factors that lead many to come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. However, for one controversial Arizona campus preacher, believes holding signs like "You deserve Rape" will help convert people on his college campus.
In August of last year, University of Arizona campus preacher Brother Dean Saxton caused an outrage after preaching at the University of Arizona and holding up signs that read, "You're a whore" and "Immodesty = Sexual assault."
VICE.com traveled to Arizona to meet up with Saxton as he was preparing to protest a screening of a documentary about a rape survivor. Saxton regularly parades around the University campus yelling out that women ask to be assaulted because of the way they dress. "Yoga pants are a sin," he yelled out.
During Vices' video documentary of Saxton, the viewer is shown Saxton yelling out to college students, "Rape is encouraged on this campus." Saxton somberly admitted to the cameras, "In this city I'm probably one of the most known and hated people."
Campus students spoke out with Vice about how much they dislike the campus preacher's message. "He sows discord and creates havoc in a campus that is otherwise pretty peaceful, where people strive to get along," one student said. "If his approach is to convert people, he's doing a miserable job with that."
Another college student shared she wished he did things differently. "In my perfect world, he would come out here with a banner that says, 'Have question about Christianity? Come and ask me.' And he would sing good positive songs... but I don't think that's going to happen."
Saxton believes, among other things, that women should not be allowed to attend university, that feminism is evil, and that immodestly dressed women are asking to be raped
There is currently a petition online to get Saxton kicked out of the university. The short documentary of the campus preacher ends with the question, "How many people, right now, would you consider to be close friends?" in which Saxton, saddened by the question, has no answer for.
Watch the video Here (Warning: There is obscene language.)