"Catholic university in New Jersey to host 'drag bingo,' students plan Rosary protest"

"A Jewish student group at a Catholic diocesan school in New Jersey is set to host an LGBTQ-themed 'drag' event on April 8.

Seton Hall Hillel is sponsoring a 'Drag Bingo' at the main campus of Seton Hall University featuring a cross-dressing man called 'Hanukkah Lewinski' and 'encouraging' students to dress in drag.

The Jewish organization has kept the event quiet across its social media, only advertising it on the university’s official website for student organization events.

Although previously available to the public, the event page can currently only be viewed with university credentials.

Hillel described the 'drag bingo' as their 'BIGGEST event of the year.' This comes less than a month after the same group hosted a similar event on March 12.

The March event was also announced by Hillel of Greater MetroWest NJ. 'Join us on Wed, March 12th at @setonhallhillel if you want to hang with Hanukah as well!'

LifeSite reached out to administration officials at Seton Hall University, as well as Seton Hall Hillel, but has yet to receive a response. A separate request for comment from the Archdiocese of Newark, which oversees Seton Hall, was redirected back to the university’s communications office...

One student, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke to LifeSite about the ever-increasing influence of the LGBT agenda even into Catholic institutions.

'The hosting of this drag bingo event exposes the unfortunate reality: that Seton Hall and many other Catholic universities around the country are caving to the DEI mob when in reality, they should be spearheading the attack against this destructive, degenerate culture through forming countless young people into holy and virtuous men and women,' he said.

The student called on the university to return to its roots as one of America’s oldest Catholic colleges...

The school has come under scrutiny in the past for promoting homosexuality in its curriculum as far back as 2010.

A report from 2018 exposed how Seton Hall University students had the option of enrolling in 'The Politics of Marriage' course, focused primarily on 'homosexual marriage' and which 'requires careful attention as many important voices here (women and [so-called] queer individuals in particular) are historically marginalized.'

The university administration, along with the archdiocese and Cardinal Tobin, have also been criticized for approving the university’s official radio station WSOU, which was exposed for playing satanic, anti-Christian, and blasphemous music.

Seton Hall Hillel’s 'Drag Bingo' is not the first pro-LGBT event at the Catholic campus. In 2022, they hosted a 'dinner' with a 'transgender' rabbi called 'Abby Stein.'

Hillel of Greater MetroWest NJ, a community representing several New Jersey universities including Seton Hall University, has also promoted LGBT events and 'pride' month.

Seton Hall Hillel is a chapter of Hillel, an international university and college organization for Jewish students, with over 850 chapters worldwide.

The student club’s goals are 'to unify and build a strong foundational community for Jewish students on Seton Hall’s campus' and 'to provide a positive atmosphere through educational, social, religious, cultural, and community programming so that Jewish students have the opportunity to build meaningful connections with one another and all members of the Seton Hall community.'

Hillel promotes abortion, transgenderism, and LGBTQ 'inclusion.'

In the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade, Hillel International released a statement claiming the decision 'is at odds with Jewish law and practice, which prioritizes the life of the pregnant person.'...

The organization also partners with pro-abortion, feminist groups such as the National Council of Jewish Women to expand 'upon existing resources to support abortion access and [so-called] reproductive freedom for staff and students.'

Hillel is a member of 'Thrive: The Jewish Coalition to Defend Trans and LGBQ+ Youth,' which normalizes homosexuality and transgenderism among children and youth across the United States. The group also advocates for so-called 'queer Jews' on campuses, partnering with JQY, 'a mental health organization that empowers Jewish [so-called] queer teens and young adults.'"