Author: Catherine Nolte

News

National trend of increasing anti-Semitism continues with Women’s March

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Recent accusations towards Women’s March leaders marked an increasing trend of anti-Semitism across the United States. Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez, co-chairs of the Women’s March national organization, posted photos on Instagram in 2017 with Louis Farrakhan, leader of the black nationalist group Nation of Islam, according to CNN. During […]

Faith

Symposium initiates campus interfaith dialogue

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Bringing together community leaders from different faith traditions, the 2019 Diversity Symposium, “Evangelicals at the Religious Roundtable,” sought to initiate cross-cultural conversations among student, faculty and staff. The symposium, hosted by John Brown University’s Diversity Committee, Dave Vila, professor of biblical studies and Robert Moore, associate professor of history, featured […]

Faith

Christians reconsider the diversity of theology

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In an effort to reconcile history and increase cultural competencies, Christian institutions and churches confront both their bookshelves and their interpretations of Scripture. The highest percentages of religious commitment among Christians can be found in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the United States, according to a study by from the […]

Faith

Disability ministry seeks community engagement

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John Brown University’s newly-created Disability Awareness ministry begins this spring semester by encouraging conversations about stigma, disabilities and support within the student body and community, The Disability Awareness ministry focuses on increasing conversations, engagement and awareness. Ministry leaders Savannah Crittendon, junior business management major, and Jessica Oldenettel, freshman communication major, […]

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Campus leadership reflects on racial diversity

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In examining its history of race relations, John Brown University seeks to promote continued growth of diversity among its faculty and students. The university is currently experiencing a decline in enrollment, with the total number of students having decreased by 20.7 percent from the 2016-2017 school year to this year, […]

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Internment camps in China ‘re-educate’ Muslim citizens

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The Chinese government is detaining hundreds of thousands of Muslim Chinese and ethnic Uighurs in mass internment and re-education camps in Xinjiang, a region in northwest China. These camps aim “to rewire the political thinking of detainees, erase their Islamic beliefs and reshape their very identities … with almost no […]

Faith

Churches increase involvement in foster care

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Following the call of Scripture to care for orphans, the church is increasing its involvement in the foster care system. 25 percent of Protestant or nondenominational church attenders know “someone from their church [who] has been involved in foster care over the past year,” according to LifeWay Research, a research […]

Faith

Students join Growth Groups in dorm pilot program

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Desiring that students strengthen fellowship with their neighbors, Walker Hall and the Student Ministries Leadership Team have forged a new partnership. While campus-wide Growth Groups have been a John Brown University tradition for instilling spiritual growth, a new pilot program focused on tying together social and spiritual aspects seeks to […]

Opinion

How to write an opinion piece

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Rants, raves and arguments, while often associated with activist college students, are ways to express one’s greatest passions, favorite organizations, causes and defenses of minority opinions. The Threefold Advocate is looking for students who are interested in giving a voice to important discussions that students care about or shining a […]