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The Battalion
Wednesday, July 7,1993
Great Commission fits cult
definition, other groups say
The June 29 letter from Rodger Lewis accusing
Matt Dickerson of making a "oistorted reference^
to the A&M affiliate of Great Commission Stu
dents is itself a distortion of facts concerning
Great Commission. As a former member and
leader in the organization and a somewhat close
observer of it since my exit, I know whereof I speak.
Mr. Lewis states that "Great Commission Stu
dents is not now, nor has it ever been, 'widely rec
ognized' as a cult;" then he adds, "at least not in
the usual sense of the word cult." Technically
speaking, this may be a correct assertion, but only
because he refers to "Great Commission Stu
dents," and not its parent organization, "Great
Commission Association of Churches," formerly
known as "Great Commission International."
Most discussions of the movement in public fo
rums .s of the latter, and among organizations
that seek to counter the harmful effects of cults
GCAC/GCI has been widely considered a cult or
cult-like organization. This oelief is true not just
in the Cult Awareness Network, but of various
evangelical Christian counter-cult organizations.
Mr. Lewis failed to say what "the usual sense of
the word cult" is. So again, depending on one's
definition, his objection may be well taken. If he
understands it to refer to the more bizarre groups
like the Hare Krishnas, Moonies, or Flying Saucer
Contactees, he is correct: no one has compared
GCAC to the beliefs or practices of such groups.
If he means "cult" in the sense of a group that
denies fundamental Christian doctrine such as the
Trinity, the inspiration of the Bible, salvation by
faith in Christ, etc.; again, no one has said GCAC
has dohe that.
However, in the sense used by CAN and many
other cult agencies — namely, that a cult is psy
chologically manipulative in One degree or anoth
er, and abuses dissidents to bring them back in
line or expel them — from my experience GCAC
definitely fits the description.
Allow me to correct Mr. Lewis' implication that
CAN is anti-evangelical. This is simply not so.
CAN has no beef with anyone's religious beliefs. If
someone wants to believe God is a little green man
who lives on a moon made of cheese, that's fine.
What CAN doesn't tolerate is psychological,
physical, sexual, financial or other kinds of abuse
committed in the name of religion, self-realization
or political goals.
Ironically, the author to whom Mr. Lewis refers
as having commended GCAC for taking steps to
correct 'leadership weaknesses" actually took
more space in his book to report the abuses. (Bv
the way, the author is Ronald Enroth and his booK
is "Churches That Abuse.")
Mr. Lewis alleges that most of the "leadership
weaknesses" (a rather watered-down phrase to
describe what actually occurred) took place "more
than 15 years ago." Certainly, some of the worst
abuse occurred in the late 1970s, but by no means
did most of it occur then.
In 1985 three second-level leaders of the Kansas
City GCI church were excommunicated on
charges of "faction" (division) because they dis
agreed with certain teachings and practices of the
movement and dared to say so in public. Their
aim was not to divide the church, but to correct it,
and their manner was conciliatory, not rebellious.
Nonetheless, they got the axe. Ironically, their ex-
communication ended up splitting the church.
The following year (1986) between 10 and 20
members of the GCI church in Champaign-Ur-
bana. Ill. were either excommunicated or
"marked" as dangerous during the space of about a
week and a half. Again, the charge was "faction."
Throughout the 80s and into the 90s abuse has
continued. Pressure to conform to the behavioral
standards of the organization has often been in
tense, leading to emotional and spiritual distress
in many cases — sometimes even to nervous
breakdowns and suicide attempts.
Some reform has taken place in the past few
years. Three other former leaders and I met on
three occasions in 1991 with current national lead
ers of GCAC to discuss our concerns. We were ini
tially cautiously optimistic that the movement
was finally heading in the right direction.
Since those meetings, however, there has been
clear backtracking on some of the progress we
thought GCAC had made. The leadership has ac
knowledged certain "errors and weaknesses" and
for that we are grateful. It's a start, but much
more needs to be done.
Lawrence A. Pile
Publications Director
Christians United to Remedy Error
Albany, Ohio
Pro-choice means accepting
responsibility for actions
In response to the recent House of Representa
tives vote on the abortion issue, I would like to
add my "yea!" Actually, I am very much pro-
choice, which means that women may choose
form many options.
One option is to choose not to have sex until
one is better prepared to deal with the potential
consequences. Contrary to popular belief, sexual
intercourse is not essential to survival.
Another option for those who choose to have
sex is to use birth control which is available in a
multitude of forms for even the poorest and most
modest women in the United States.
Another option is to choose one's sexual part
ners with more discretion. When considering
whether or not to have sex with someone, decide
if he is truly worth the money, time, discomfort,
and emotional baggage of an abortion. One might
just change one's mind.
I have stated that I am pro-choice, but I am also
anti-abortion. While I so not mind providing
birth control devices for men and women who
choose to have sex, I do not want my tax dollars
spent to provide abortions for those who choose
to be irresponsible.
Americans need to consider what it really
means to be pro-choice, and perhaps they may
discover that it's really not about a woman s con
stitutional right to her own body.
It's about choosing to eliminate an inconve
nience which could nave been prevented. It's
about a woman's irresponsibility to herself and
society.
Connie Larimore
Class of'94
Runaway DNA experiment
escapes A&M for Ft. Worth
I wish to clarify the report on research on di
nosaur DNA that appeared in The Battalion re
cently. At the suggestion of the Athletic Depart
ment, these investigations were initiated several
years ago.
The objective of the work was to produce a
small carnivorous species that is "agile, mobile,
and hostile" with the goal of further enhancing
Texas A&M's reputation as "Linebacker U". In
addition, it was hoped that maroon skin could be
obtained as a means to reduce operating costs for
uniforms.
Although most of the researchers here scoffed
at these possibilities, there were some individuals
who were intrigued by the idea and who felt that
these were laudable goals.
Working in collaboration with a bestselling au
thor who has contacts with a similar project being
conducted somewhere in or near South America,
our investigations advanced rapidly. One change
in the protocol was introduced. The investigators
here used extra DNA from the Texas horned frog
rather than the frog DNA used elsewhere; this
was done for technical reasons.
About five years ago, the studies produced a
single specimen that met some of the criteria; this
was viewed as a startling success. The specimen
was indeed "agile and mobile", and the color was
almost maroon.
The project took a decided downturn, however,
when it was discovered that the specimen sang
songs; it particularly liked one entitled "1 love
you. You love me."
Furthermore, it was not at all hostile and dis
played a real fondness for small children. It be
came severely depressed at repeated attempts to
get it to become a "hitter" on tne practice football
field. About three years ago, it escaped from the
laboratory here.
It has reportedly been seen in the Ft. Worth
area, although the researchers here have been un
able to verify this.
The project was canceled, and there is no re
search of this type currently in progress here.
However, because of leaks, other parties have ex
pressed interest in restarting the project.
There are rumors here that representatives of
Texas Christian University have inquired about
obtaining specimens similar to the one that was
produced here.
Donald W. Pettigrew
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
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