Posted on 11/12/2013 6:20:44 AM PST by Kip Russell
A student from a Christian university in Oregon ditched the privacy of the confessional and went public about his faith, writing in the school newspaper: "I am an atheist. Yes, you read that correctly, I am an atheist."
Eric Fromm, 21, a senior at Northwest Christian University in Eugene published his thoughts about not believing in God in the Beacon Bolt, the student-run online newspaper -- despite the fact that his university is a Christian school.
Although Fromm didn't share the religious beliefs as the school, he said in his post he decided to enroll because Northwest Christian had a "solid communications program."
"Before I enrolled, I visited the campus to make sure that the chapel services were comfortable enough that I could fulfill the requirement," he said. "No one was speaking in tongues or handling snakes, so I decided to stay."
But Fromm didn't feel at peace.
"Every day I'm burdened by the fact that my peers might reject me because I'm different from them. I won't be rejected because of my race or social class, but simply because of the fact that I don't believe in God -- because I am an atheist," wrote Fromm in his post.
However, the support he received from the school, from friends, and even online came as a surprise to him.
"I was expecting for it to be non-accepting and I was very afraid of it," Fromm told ABC News.
"Eric's story within the blog post isn't a surprise to us," said Jeannine Jones, director of university relations at NCU. "Eric and his journey to his faith is central to our mission."
According to NCU's website, the school's mission is to "foster wisdom, faith and service through excellent academic programs within a Christ-centered community."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Darkness and light cannot be together in the physical world.
In the spiritual world they can be for no one knows the heart but God.
The darkness always wants to destroy the Light.
The Light has given us a great country, but it is being destroyed by darkness.
He may not have lied. From NCU's website, under "Faith":
Spiritual formation is our focus at NCU. Christian faith is not restricted to a single compartment of our lives, reserved for times of worship or other special "religious" activities. Rather, our faith informs and should bear upon every aspect of life, including academic and social pursuits. Our faith is simply a part of the natural environment of NCU, as faculty and staff strive to model Christ-like integrity through their own lives. The NCU community is comprised of individuals who come from a variety of Christian backgrounds and represent a wide range of Christian denominations. We welcome students who have no faith commitment or are from other faith commitments and do not require students to be Christian or subscribe to any faith statement. Central in experience, NCU students explore, discover and grow within the context of a Christ-centered community.
According to the article he went there because he liked their educational program; it was a quality program.
“Stupid does is stupid is.”
This guy sounds like a real butt opening
He’s still following the Lib playbook I see.
Your friends may support you now but they will be nowhere to be found as you stand in front of the throne of God some day. I hope you come to your senses and live long enough to pass through these young, foolish days of your life. Go outside today and look at the beauty of fall, the leaves, the changing seasons and think to yourself, wow, all of this came out of some swamp. God loves you whether you love Him or not....at least for now.
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