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...most of them feel they have been spiritually renewed by accepting Christ into their hearts. Their fundamentalism comes with a highly literal reading of the Bible, an unusual belief in a secular, scientific community such as Harvard. These Christians, who tend to group around the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF), often say they would use the term "born again," a phrase found in the Book of John, if it hadn't been distorted in recent years by misuse...
...difficult to tell how many "born again" Christians there are in pagan Harvard, although HRCF figures help a little. Fellowship executives estimate there are about 70 to 100 core members of the group. Since one of the strong corollaries of the Christians' creed is the desirability of sharing their faith with others, they are most likely to be found in one or another of the University religious organizations, like a new Christian athletes group, small Bible seminars, a "discipleship" organized by the Fellowship, or in a more diverse group like the Catholic Student Center...
...service itself was small and brief. About 15 people stood at one end of the pool while Andrew Wiegand '73 read from the Bible, then several HRCF members took turns leading the group in prayer...
...HRCF has used the Adams House pool for about ten baptismal services this year, Brian M. Emmett '74, a member of the group, said. "We use this pool because the Charles is too dirty and too cold, the IAB is too public, and we can reserve the Adams house pool easily," he said...
Emmett explained that baptism is not a prerequisite for membership in the HRCF, but rather a way for individual members to declare their faith in Christ...