I just think that it is an obnoxious eyesore in the middle of campus. Can any group set up little houses on college green for two weeks? Is the grass underneath dead yet? Does this mean that the Tabard pledges will set up a sweat lodge next year?
what's the difference between this tent and a church? If people need to pray 24/7, isn't that what a church is for? What purpose does this tent serve other than throwing an ugly structure on a public space? Seems pretty unnecessary
I'm disheartened to hear confirmed Christian speak so negatively about the tent. I wouldn't consider myself an expert on aesthetic value, so I will avoid making any judgments about the "eyesore" value of the tent. (Continued…)
Phil:
1) I actually did enter the tent. Where do you get off ignorantly assuming that I did not?
2) "By erecting a physical place in the center of campus where God can visibly dwell more than a church. (Continued…)
Please forgive me for having assumed that you had not been inside the tent. While it is true that God is with us everywhere, I was so struck by the presence of God in the tent that I assumed everyone would be so moved. (Continued…)
What may be helpful for preacher's son (and perhaps others) to know is that the 24/7 Prayer Tent is part of a larger national movement in which the tent is "passed" from school to school with the goal/hope that at all hours of all days there are people praying for our college campuses and for spiritual revival. (Continued…)
When you say, "We all grow accustomed to seeing churches. It is possible for us to walk past a church and see a cold, lifeless building, not the dwelling place of the living God that it actually is. (Continued…)
I'll say again what I said before: it's mystifying to me why people are spreading so much hate against this tent. People are offering love, prayer, praise, and kind meditations with goodwill to others: is that not one of the best aspects of what Christian faith should represent?
Our society's religious dialogue is so bipolar and so divisive I would think that a prayer tent such as this, which is tastefully done and does not exclude anyone, would be welcomed at our University. (Continued…)
it is worthless to debate you christian morons. if the tent is still there tomorrow then i'm burning it down. that is the end of the debate. if you have a problem with that then please crucify yourselves there next time. (Continued…)
Yea, you guys really are missing the original poster's point. He's not necessarily against people praying on college green, just worried that its setting a precedent that might allow twenty different groups to pitch twenty different tents on the green for weeks at a time, basically shutting off that public space to students. (Continued…)
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anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 1:24 PM EST
I just think that it is an obnoxious eyesore in the middle of campus. Can any group set up little houses on college green for two weeks? Is the grass underneath dead yet? Does this mean that the Tabard pledges will set up a sweat lodge next year?
preacher's son, confirmed christian
seriously
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 2:37 PM EST
what's the difference between this tent and a church? If people need to pray 24/7, isn't that what a church is for? What purpose does this tent serve other than throwing an ugly structure on a public space? Seems pretty unnecessary
agreed
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 3:53 PM EST
I'm disheartened to hear confirmed Christian speak so negatively about the tent. I wouldn't consider myself an expert on aesthetic value, so I will avoid making any judgments about the "eyesore" value of the tent. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 4:53 PM EST
Phil:
1) I actually did enter the tent. Where do you get off ignorantly assuming that I did not?
2) "By erecting a physical place in the center of campus where God can visibly dwell more than a church. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 5:15 PM EST
Preacher's son,
Please forgive me for having assumed that you had not been inside the tent. While it is true that God is with us everywhere, I was so struck by the presence of God in the tent that I assumed everyone would be so moved. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 5:26 PM EST
What may be helpful for preacher's son (and perhaps others) to know is that the 24/7 Prayer Tent is part of a larger national movement in which the tent is "passed" from school to school with the goal/hope that at all hours of all days there are people praying for our college campuses and for spiritual revival. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 5:31 PM EST
When you say, "We all grow accustomed to seeing churches. It is possible for us to walk past a church and see a cold, lifeless building, not the dwelling place of the living God that it actually is. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/29/06 @ 5:35 PM EST
I'll say again what I said before: it's mystifying to me why people are spreading so much hate against this tent. People are offering love, prayer, praise, and kind meditations with goodwill to others: is that not one of the best aspects of what Christian faith should represent?
Our society's religious dialogue is so bipolar and so divisive I would think that a prayer tent such as this, which is tastefully done and does not exclude anyone, would be welcomed at our University. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/30/06 @ 12:57 AM EST
it is worthless to debate you christian morons. if the tent is still there tomorrow then i'm burning it down. that is the end of the debate. if you have a problem with that then please crucify yourselves there next time. (Continued…)
anonymous882
anonymous882
posted 3/30/06 @ 4:03 AM EST
Yea, you guys really are missing the original poster's point. He's not necessarily against people praying on college green, just worried that its setting a precedent that might allow twenty different groups to pitch twenty different tents on the green for weeks at a time, basically shutting off that public space to students. (Continued…)
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