Rediscovering Religion at U.C. Berkeley
From Berkeley J-School
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Producers: David Gelles
At a politically correct school like U.C. Berkeley, where everyone's trying to subvert the dominant paradigm, some Christian students have to lose their religion just to fit in. But a small organization is having a big impact on the lives of some students. They've found community, and maybe even something larger. David Gelles reports.
(This piece includes singing from the gospel choir.)
Broadcast History
This aired on the March 20 edition of North Gate Radio, on KALX, 90.7 in Berkeley, Ca.
Transcript
LEDE: At a P.C. school like Berkeley, where everyone?s trying to subvert the dominant paradigm, some Christian students have to lose their religion, just to fit in. But a small organization is having a big impact on the lives of some students. They?ve found community, and maybe even something larger. David Gelles reports? (:15)
[Amby: sproul plaza] (:03)
IT?S A SUNNY AFTERNOON ON SPROUL PLAZA. MOST STUDENTS ARE HAVING LUNCH, OR RUNNING TO CLASS. BUT THEN, NEAR THE FOUNTAIN, SOMETHING HAPPENS. A HUMAN CIRCLE FORMS. THIRTY MEMBERS OF THE BLACK CHRISTIAN MINISTRY CLASP HANDS, BOW THEIR HEADS, AND BEGIN TO PRAY? (:15)
TASHA: ?Dear heavenly father lord I just thank you so much for bringing us all here today lord. I thank you for letting us be unified, Lord. And I just ask that you just keep us strong, lord, during this time of midterms and everything else that is going on in our live...
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Suggested lede: At a politically correct school like U.C. Berkeley, where everyone's trying to subvert the dominant paradigm, some Christian students have to lose their religion just to fit in. But a small organization is having a big impact on the lives of some students. They've found community, and maybe even something larger. David Gelles reports?
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Additional Information
- Produced: Mar 20, 2008
- Added to PRX: Mar 20, 2008
- This piece is in English