Rockin’ on the mount
(News brief)
In my view the Campus Crusade for Christ deserves any snot-nosed ribbing it gets, not only for having the audacity to use the word “crusade” in their name, but also for stunts like carrying crosses around campus to promote a concert. Enjoy, heathens.
A group of campus Christians were seen carrying crosses past the Peak table at Clubs Days last week. Aside from the obvious burning of calories, the point of this exercise was to promote an upcoming “Christian Alternative Concert.” This seemed to be an interesting promotional strategy for a rock concert, as the carrying of the cross is generally considered to be a symbol of suffering under an agonizingly painful burden, as opposed to a symbol of enjoying oneself immensely whilst clapping along to catchy tunes. Was this concert truly going to be as unpleasant as its promoters seemed to suggest? The Peak investigated.
The “Christian Alternative” band in question, doulos, didn't fail to deliver aural punishment of Biblical proportions at their Friday concert in the Convocation Mall. By all accounts, this trinitarian quintet succeeded admirably at recreating Christ’s suffering in a musical form. The Peak salutes doulos for providing the SFU community with a “Christian Alternative” to doing something enjoyable with their lunch hour. •
Originally published in The Peak, September 21 1998.
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Letters received in response to this item, the first of which is from the president of the local Campus Crusade for Christ. Hit your ‘back’ button to return to this page after each letter.
“Taking up a cross in obedience to God”
“Religion is what really causes suffering”
“The cross is co-opted revolutionary cream soda”
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