Journalism in a Christian community
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Snoop Dogg to perform at Bethel
Benson Great Hall will host 19th annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Thursday.
The dialectic of the two ditches
Josiah Callaghan analyzes why Christians should consider conflicting ideologies.
President Barnes talks about CCCU and Homosexuality to Faculty Senate
Perched directly across from a gaping hole in the oval of faculty, Bethel’s president Jay Barnes wore an ominous look, showing little excitement for the coming conversation. President Barnes had one hour to address the faculty senate meeting about his letter, co-authored with Scott Ridout, president of Converge Ministries addressing the churches affiliated with Converge Ministries. Their letter was an affirmation to churches’ congregation that both Bethel and Converge, in the wake of uncertainty with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), would continue to hold fast in the traditional beliefs of marriage between one man and one woman.
Dear Liberal Arts Education
An opinion piece from Trevor Erickson
Council For Christian Colleges and Universities Sparks Conversation on Homosexual Faculty
The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) consists of 400,000 + students enrolled in 180 colleges and universities across the world. Founded in 1976, the CCCU’s mission is “to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help our institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.” Along with 35 protestant denominations, and the Catholic Church make up the council.
Letter to the Editor: Being Gay Article
On August 24, English Professor Dr. Daniel Ritchie wrote a letter to the editor in response to the article titled “Being Gay at Bethel” printed in the Clarion last May. Dr. Ritchie’s letter is as follows.
Being Gay at Bethel
This is a story about love, theology, fear and policy. It’s about honesty, change, discomfort and pain. It’s a story that’s been left untold.