I would like to comment on the speaker for today, February 3rd, for 200 level CUW classes. I cannot recall the name, but I have to say that I feel offended as a student by this message that he presented us with. His message came from Galatians? (Paul's letter about how his gospel was the true gospel, and warning the church to be wary of false teachers.) Basically, the speaker told us that we were all setting up to be failures. He told us that we were to be failures for ourselves or for God. He told us that society did not want us nor cared for us, and that there were no jobs available for many graduates. He mentioned how many people left churches today and called themselves spiritual but not religious, and how many times, according to research polls, this was due to bad experiences with the church. I feel that his message of negativity only contributed to what he referred to as a negative image of the church and Christians alike. He was very condescending towards the students and our culture. I do not agree with the concept for forced worship in the first place (and I am speaking as a former religion major, now history w/teaching), but to force students who come to a small Christian college to listen to message telling us how we are really just setting ourselves up for failure and how society does not want or need us, I feel is degrading to this school's image, the students, and Christianity as a religion.

Thank you for your time

-Duane Black, Sophomore History w/ North Carolina Teaching Licensure