January 16, 201511 yr What days? I assume there are already these types of services on the campus. Secular Earth.
January 16, 201511 yr Shoot, I don't care if they chant the call to prayers, ring the bells for Christian services or do anything else to remind these young people to worship as they see fit.
January 16, 201511 yr What do you mean? Just one of his attacks on religion and those of faith, that is all.
January 16, 201511 yr Just one of his attacks on religion and those of faith, that is all. Just not a big fan of religion. I don't mind spirituality but organized religion and all of its hatred in the name of God kinda sucks.
January 16, 201511 yr Just not a big fan of religion. I don't mind spirituality but organized religion and all of its hatred in the name of God kinda sucks. True, but all its love in the name of God is pretty special.
January 16, 201511 yr They do have ties with the Methodist Church. Yes, they do. The University has historic ties to the United Methodist Church. The institution was begun in 1838-39 when Methodist and Quaker families in northwest Randolph County united to transform Brown's Schoolhouse into Union Institute, thus providing permanent education for their children. A formal agreement with the Methodist Church was entered into in 1859 when the name of the school was changed to Trinity College. The motto, Eruditio et Religio, which is based on a Charles Wesley hymn, and the official seal, both of which are still in use today, were adopted in 1859. The name of Trinity College continues as the undergraduate college of the University. The most significant development in the history of the school came with the adoption of Trinity College as the primary beneficiary of the philanthropy of the Duke family in 1889. This occurred in part because the college was an institution of the Methodist Church and Washington Duke practiced stewardship as taught by his church. His sons Benjamin N. and James B. continued the philanthropy of their father with James B. Duke making the spectacular gifts in 1924 that created The Duke Endowment (the family philanthropic organization) and permitted the construction of two new campuses and the transformation of Trinity College to Duke University. The exact relation of the school to the church has varied from time to time. In the history of the Methodist Church and higher education in the United States, Duke has much in common with other Methodist related universities like Northwestern, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, or the University of Southern California. However, each institution has its own history. Duke University would not be the institution it is today without its historic and symbolic ties to the Methodist Church, but it always has been independent in its governance. http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/uarchives/history/articles/methodist-church
January 17, 201511 yr This from the Duke Chapel website: https://chapel.duke.edu Duke University has reconsidered a previously announced plan to present a traditional Muslim call-to-prayer from the Duke Chapel bell tower, campus officials said Thursday. The call to prayer, or “adhan,” which announces the start of a weekly jummah prayer service that has been held in the Chapel basement for the past several years, will not come from the bell tower on Friday as announced earlier. Read more on Duke Today. My point is there are so many services at the Duke Chapel for different religions- Hindu, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim & the list goes on. It wasn't about money or Franklin Graham's plea to donors, no it was about Muslims getting death threats which in the world we live in has to be taken seriously by the University. Personally, as a Christian and a Methodist I'm ashamed not of the University's stance but by the Christian community lack of love, not good ambassadors for Jesus.
January 17, 201511 yr True, but all its love in the name of God is pretty special. Love in its true form is indeed good. Unfortunately, religion often has perverted ways of exhibiting Love one for another.
January 17, 201511 yr Love in its true form is indeed good. Unfortunately, religion often has perverted ways of exhibiting Love one for another.Depends on where you worship. I'm very comfortable at my church and feel they teach love and respect for others.
January 17, 201511 yr Love in its true form is indeed good. Unfortunately, religion often has perverted ways of exhibiting Love one for another. But more often it exhibits true love, don't let the lowest level color your opinion.
January 17, 201511 yr Depends on where you worship. I'm very comfortable at my church and feel they teach love and respect for others. That is true for most religions.
January 17, 201511 yr If you do any research, Duke has shown intolerance to less threatening social groups and businesses than the nation wide radical student group that organized this activity.
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