Regent University Freaks Out Over Pat Robertson Photo

Meet Adam Key (pictured), a Regent 2L student who says school officials have threatened to discipline him for posting an unflattering photo of founder Pat Robertson (Yale Law ‘55) on his Facebook page. The photo was a screen shot of this YouTube clip in which Robertson scratches his face with his middle finger. Watch the clip — it’s preposterous and puerile, yet amusing.

School officials demanded that he either publicly apologize and withhold public comment about the matter, or submit to the law school dean a legal brief defending the posting. Key chose the latter, arguing that his posting was satire protected under the First Amendment. “I believe they’re wrong from a legal standpoint,” the Houston native told the AP yesterday. “But also, it’s important in the Christian faith to be able to criticize our leaders.”