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Religion Title: Christian chaplain fired for preaching compassion and love over violence of American Sniper What was this controversial sermon that Beckum gave? Heres the full text and below youll find an embedded video of the sermon: Beckums sermon that day was about Americas addiction to violence, citing the film American Sniper as a symptom of that, and how this was problematic for Christianity, a religion founded on the ideals of nonviolence. Heres an excerpt: He went on to say that we have to be very careful about equating patriotism with Christianity, and implored his flock to be controlled by love, compelled by love for everyone. Shortly after Beckums sermon, it was announced that he would no longer be the vice president of the universitys Community Foundation. Although the university president claimed Beckum had previously expressed interest in stepping down from that position, his daughter disputes this assertion. Many in the MNU community are wondering if Beckum was punished for his pro-peace sermon, and the timing of his dismissal as VP of the community foundation seems to validate those concerns. Even the people that were frustrated with what (Beckum) had to say in chapel, or wanted to challenge it, were confused and almost offended by the demotion, said Kristi Rose Jackson, who was elected to be student body president. Sadly, it appears that MNU may have given into the furor and decided that a Christian clergyman preaching the peace the founder of the faith stood for is simply too controversial for their campus. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 6.
#6. To: TooConservative (#0)
Let him keep preaching. He's doing his job.
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