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...Christ came gently with a robe and crown...
Originally, I was surprised that the Boston Church of Christ--infamous for its aggressive and manipulative brand of proselytizing--was still actively searching for converts on campus. Along with every other undergraduate at Harvard, I had received, in my bulging registration packet, a United Ministries pamphlet warning of the dangers of "destructive" religious groups. And my proctor made a special point of discussing the methods used by the Boston Church of Christ at one of those endless study breaks every freshman endures...
...here stood those two men telling me about a rally the Boston Church of Christ was holding Sunday. The church must be having success at Harvard, I thought, or they would have shifted their operations elsewhere...
...persistence and growth of the Boston Church of Christ should be an issue of concern and vigilance to every member of the Harvard community. The church has been known to harass potential converts with repeated calls and visits to student dorms--practices which violate an individual's right to privacy...
...easy to pin the whole problem of destructive religious groups on the groups themselves. This is the same kind of faulty logic which says the entire drug problem can be blamed on Manuel Noriega and local narcotics thugs. The Boston Church of Christ, and other groups like it, meet a very tangible need among students--a desire for assurance and friendship on what can be a cold and friendless campus...