Vanderbilt Solidarity had an informal lunch with two student representatives of the Board of Trust. Though the entire board was invited, only the student representatives attended. “The message we consistently get from them is, ‘We don’t care about your voice,’” Valk said. “That’s kind of hard to take.” The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust kicked... Continue Reading

This article contains a letter from the Dean of Students to all Student Organization Leaders and Advisers, as well as a set of Questions and Answers to fill in details on the issue. Letter from the Dean Dear Student Organization Leaders and Advisers, In recent months, and in a variety of settings, we have discussed... Continue Reading

Registered student organization status allows groups to use the Vanderbilt University name to signify their institutional affiliation; be eligible to apply for funding from various institutional sources; participate in the university-sponsored student organization recruitment fair; use listservs, group mail, and URLs administered by the university, and other resources. (PCA’s RUF has registered status) After several... Continue Reading

Today The Aquila Report is doing something new – but we hope helpful. We are posting all seven of today’s stories (including this one) on more-or-less the same topic – the fuss-up at Vanderbilt University. Yes, I attended Vandy (class of 1963) and I may be a bit more interested in what happens there. Yet,... Continue Reading

“If we had all stood together, it would have been less likely that anyone would have had to leave campus,” said Carol Swain, a Vanderbilt law professor and faculty adviser to the Christian Legal Society. RUF and BCM, she charged, “made a decision that was very self-interested and that does not advance the cause of... Continue Reading

Pastors often walk among their congregations and are experiencing either affection or anger; kissing or killing. Not every church is this way, but a vast many are. Warning: This article uses elements of the “Hunger Games” trilogy that may be a spoiler if you have not read the third book. In “Mockingjay”, the third “Hunger... Continue Reading

“When they went over their constitution on Jan. 31 they had been told that their constitution is fine. This past Tuesday, they were told it’s not fine unless you take out these five words: ‘a personal commitment to Jesus Christ,’ requirement for your leaders.” A Christian student group at Vanderbilt University has been told by... Continue Reading

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County purchased the Crystal Cathedral this past February after the church filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Oct. 2010. The landmark campus was sold on a bankruptcy court’s order for $57 million. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange has appointed a rector to preside over the Crystal Cathedral, the... Continue Reading

The Board of Trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary approved a master plan to repurpose and refocus the seminary’s physical campus, April 17, 2012. This dramatic step represents the most significant physical revitalization of the seminary since moving to its current location in 1926. “One of our chief responsibilities in this generation is to... Continue Reading

According to Brian H. Cosby, associate pastor of youth and families at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Peachtree City, Ga., such teaching has led to widespread belief in “Moralistic Therapeutic Deism” where “we are supposed to be ‘good people'” and where God is more like a “cosmic therapist” or “divine butler.” Ministry leaders are... Continue Reading