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Saturday, November 18, 2006

Religion on campus: A secular society that demands tolerance should also show tolerance

Secularists are showing increasing hostility to Christianity. There are cases in Canada where Christian ministers have been taken to court for stating their views on sin. On English college campuses

Three cases have acquired prominence. Birmingham University Christian Union was banned from the list of accredited societies after it refused to amend its constitution to permit non-Christians to become executive committee members. The Exeter Univers-ity Christian Union has been ordered by its student union to rename itself the Evangelical Christian Union and has been suspended until it complies. At Edinburgh University, the Christian Union faces sanctions after it was accused of adopting a Bible-based programme on human relationships that deems homosexuality to be un- desirable. These prohibitions mean that the organisations concerned are denied access to money, union facilities and a forum to publicise their activities.


And here in the US, the cross has been removed from the Wren Chapel in the
College of William and Mary
"In order to make the Wren Chapel less of a faith-specific space, and to make it more welcoming to students, faculty, staff and visitors of all faiths, the cross has been removed from the altar area,"

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