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April 12, 2011 | Volume 206 | Number 135 | 40 cents | An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890. ™
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God without religion Group focuses on worship, fellowship, rather than rules
Campustown group to ask for funding By Kayla.Schantz iowastatedaily.com The Campustown Action Association (CAA) will be requesting $3,000 from the Ames City Council to fund a summer intern for this upcoming summer. “With a summer staff person, we are certain we will be able to build a stronger CAA and accomplish many [objectives],” wrote CAA President John A. Haila in a letter to Mayor Ann Campbell. “This position will help CAA work toward achieving the Ames City Council’s goal to rejuvenate Campustown.” If approved, the internship position would be awarded to Chandra Peterson, senior in political science. Peterson’s responsibilities would include applying for grants, building an active membership base, improving communication and planning and coordinating CAA events. “There is more than enough work to keep Ms. Peterson busy as a full-time intern from May 16 through August 19,” Haila said.
By Thane.Himes iowastatedaily.com The Rock, a student branch of Stonebrook Church, believes religion is a lie. But that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in God. The group meets one Thursday a month at Zeke’s, and also meets in small groups more frequently. While the large group meeting is essentially a nontraditional, informal church service, the small group meetings focus on fellowship, communion, teaching and prayer. “We try to model ourselves after Acts 2:42,” said Brian Peck, graduate student in electrical and computer engineering and president of The Rock. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” -Acts 2:42 The Rock’s members believe in simply having a good relationship with God, and any other traditions that stem purely from religion are left aside. “Religion often has rules just for rules’ sake,” said Paul Johnson, ISU alumnus with a bachelor’s in computer science and pastor for the large group service. “They’re not pushing God, they’re pushing religion,” Johnson said. While the traditions of religion aren’t practiced, The Rock’s faith in God is unwavering. “Thank you for your sacrifice, God,” said Jacob Moss, lead vocalist of The Rock’s band, which plays at the large group service. “Because of that, I can sing tonight,” Moss said. Johnson said that too often, religion turns one’s faith into a points system. The Bible contains verses in which lust is said to be equivalent to adultery, and anger to murder. “Can anyone truly live up to those things?” Johnson said. “You’re basically sinning every second, if that’s the standard. You deserve hell for that?” Johnson said one can never say, “God, I’ve followed all your rules.”
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The Rock, a Christian band, plays Monday at Zeke’s in Ames. Members of the student group The Rock believe religion is a lie, but that does not mean they do not believe in God. Photo: Kendra Plathe/Iowa State Daily.
He, like all Christians, believes Jesus’ death pays the price for all mankind’s sins. Johnson said it’s human nature to rationalize behavior. “So many times, people start
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thinking, ‘For you, it’s wrong. For me, it’s OK,’” Johnson said. “If people make the rules, somebody always gets marginalized. I truly believe we need to base it on something other than ourselves.”
“The rules we follow are the ones that get us right with God,” said Greg Wheelock, another member of The Rock. “God calls us to have a relationship with him. That’s what we’re about.”
Iowa remembers involvement in war By Frances.Myers iowastatedaily.com Tuesday marks the 150-year anniversary of a milestone in America’s history: the Civil War. In order to celebrate the yearly anniversary, a re-enactment will be held at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C. Beginning April 12, 1861, and ending April 9, 1865, the Civil War claimed the lives of more than 625,000 people and is considered to be the “bloodiest war in United States history,” said David Bulla, associate professor in journalism and communication. The Civil War is an important event for citizens of Iowa to remember, Bulla said, because “it was right in Iowa’s own backyard. The line of slavery was split on right above Missouri and right below Iowa.” “ I n my opinion, there were probably two main events that Graphic: Samantha Barbour/Iowa State Daily helped shape
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America: the Revolution and the Civil War,” Bulla said. “The Revolution set up our country and broke us away from Great Britain. However, this ball had some imperfections, with slavery being one of the biggest imperfections. The Civil War would act as the turning point for this.” The Civil War began before dawn April 12, 1861, at Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., according to the official Civil War website. On April 10, Confederate Gen. G.T. Beauregard demanded the Union forces surrender. However, Union Gen. Robert Anderson refused. Two days later, the Confederates opened fire on the fort. Unable to fight back effectively, Anderson’s troops were forced to surrender. This marked the end of the first battle of the Civil War, making it the first victory for the South. The war was officially started. “Regionally, Iowa was right in the heart of this,” Bulla said. “No state was more loyal in the Civil War than Iowa. The Republican party won all the elections in Iowa during this time, and Iowa sent more than its fair share of soldiers.” Bulla also said there were two influential aspects the Civil War had on Iowa. First, the Transcontinental Railroad was created during this time, with Council Bluffs being a point on the First Transcontinental Railroad. Second, Iowa State came into existence in the midst of the Civil War. In 1862, Iowa was the first state to accept the terms of the
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The red light rating Iowa State holds from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education isn’t cause for much alarm for the Office of University Counsel. Keith Bystrom, associate counsel for the office, attended the lecture presented by Adam Kissel, vice president of programs for FIRE, Thursday and believes that most of the logic behind the university’s ratings are based off misinterpretations of the rhetoric used in the policies and a lack of context for the things that are included in them. By providing some context for each of the policies flagged by FIRE, Bystrom explained that the policies are created and maintained to benefit members of the university and create a safe environment. The university’s discrimination and harassment policy received a red light rating because of the examples list that is included, which was interpreted by Kissel to designate
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Journalist speaks of media’s exile Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series about Sri Lanka and its government’s treatment of media. Part one shares Poddala Jayantha’s experience as a Sri Lankan journalist and the torture he endured.
By Kaleb.Warnock iowastatedaily.com “They threw my unconscious body in a ditch and left me to die.” Poddala Jayantha is a Sri Lankan journalist who was nearly killed because of his investigative reporting with regard to alleged human rights violations executed by the Sri Lankan government. He spoke of his experience last Thursday as part of the First Amendment Day celebration in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union. “I stand here today as a political asylum as a Sri Lankan journalist,” said Jayantha through a translator. “I was forced to leave Sri Lanka to save my life. There are so many other journalists who live there in fear. Most of them are living in exile.” In his presentation, Jayantha told a room full of future journalists of the role and influence of media in Sri Lanka and how the struggle has caused extreme censorship of the media. He speaks primarily on behalf of the Tamil minority against the human rights violations enacted during the civil war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan government.
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