Pointless Crusade for Christ
Propaganda, subversion, deceit-all in a day’s work for Campus Crusade for Christ. In the spirit of Passover, CCC distributed flyers all over the South 40 advertising “an open discussion” in which Jewish students were invited to share their “personal beliefs about the significance of Passover, and what impact the celebration has in your life” on April 10.
Sounds harmless enough, if somewhat pointless; unlike Christians, I don’t know too many Jewish people who are eager to discuss their religious beliefs.
As it turns out, the event would have been more appropriately named “Why You Should Agree With Ramon.” It seems the organizers of the event wanted to convince visitors why this should be their last Passover. Crusaders strike again!
Although it certainly angered many people, especially members of the Jewish community, I can’t say that I felt very strongly either way about the event. It certainly was deceptive and almost maliciously so, but what it makes me wonder, more than anything, is why Campus Crusade for Christ exist at all.
To how many people would the word of Jesus actually be a revelation? A Jewish person, statistically speaking, is never going to convert, and certainly not because of what some Crusader told them, or because a lot of people seem to agree with Ramon.
Missions were originally meant to bring Christianity to under-civilized areas where there was a religious and educational vacuum, and where they perceived Christianity could do good. What object could a mission have in a highly-educated community of young adults? People by now have generally settled on their religious beliefs, so Ramon’s full-page declaration of every Christian clich‚ about faith seems more like a waste of money than anything else. Why doesn’t CCC do the “Christian” thing and just give it to charity?
-Dan Carlin
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