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Preachers Cause Controversy

Campus proselytizing caused a stir at several schools this week. At the University of California Davis, several Christian student groups united to form the very visible “I Found It Too” campaign. The campaign was so visible, in fact, that students debated whether the campaign amounted to free speech or an intrusion into other people’s rights to live their lives and beliefs in peace. At the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a preacher who is part of the evangelical group "Open Air Outreach" caused controversy as he preached his message near a safe-sex event called “Sex on the lawn.” The young man of 22 preached a fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible while students crowded around him—some taunted him, others tried to push back at his message, and others were simply amused by the spectacle.

5/7/07  Read More from the University of California Davis
5/4/07  Read More from UMass Amherst

Issue: Free Speech and Academic Rights

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