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...uproar on Harvard’s campus arose because HRCF??s constitution requires officers to “subscribe without reserve to...principles of faith” that include belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the existence of the Holy Spirit...
...HRCF??s executive board will meet today with Associate Dean of the College David P. Illingworth ’71 to discuss what changes would bring them into compliance with the College’s guidelines, said Deborah C. Morton ’03, a member of HRCF??s executive board...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF) has recently been criticized for requiring that its officers ascribe to particular principles of faith, including Christ’s resurrection and the existence of the Holy Spirit. The Undergraduate Council is withholding HRCF??s funding until its constitution is changed to meet the council’s religious non-discrimination guidelines. The Committee on College Life is reviewing the group’s official status, linked to its ability to use University facilities, poster, sponsor events and maintain its e-mail account and web space...
...College and the council are right to be concerned that HRCF??s requirement is discriminatory and that, as such, the group must change it or else lose its funding and recognition. While, as HRCF points out, the relevant College rules only explicitly mandate non-discrimination in membership, as opposed to leadership, HRCF is out of line with the principles of the College’s guidelines. That HRCF may technically be within the rules only highlights the need for the College to revise those rules to ensure that groups cannot have discriminatory criteria for any positions...
Instead, HRCF is demanding the recognition and services of the University while deliberately refusing to reciprocate by making all its activities open to all students. If HRCF remains intransigent, the Committee on College Life should revoke HRCF??s student group status next term...