In response to Ann Coutler's recent visit to Tulane, Chi Alpha would like to invite the you to an honest dialogue regarding such difficult issues as cultural and economic imperialism, terrorism and religiously motivated violence in general, tolerance and hatred, and Christian evangelistic work. These are not easy topics, but if we are to be the best people we can be, we must address difficult issues with more than a jeer, a prejudgment, or an apathetic wave of the hand. I also hope Tulane Christians can have the opportunity to graciously present their beliefs, and the ethic they embrace as followers of Jesus of Nazareth.
Please join us this coming Monday, the 29th, in the 1834 Room/Faculty-Staff Dining room in the Tulane LBC (#215) at 8pm for a talk and dialogue with a Christian worker who has lived with the Islamic Albanian people in the Balkans for the past decade: When Cultures Clash: Hatred vs. Tolerance… or is there another Way – a counterpoint to Ann Coulter. For the sake of space and real dialogue, only the first 60 guests will be admitted.
The first comment on this post introduces our guest speaker.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
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Before we knew of this visit by Ann Coulter, and it's association with what is called Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week we had invited Christian Worker Mark Orfila to come visit our students to share about his experiences ministering and living among Islamic Albanians in the Balkans for the past decade on the 29th of October. Mark has an amazing heart of love for Muslims to the point of literally turning the other cheek when he was beaten for his work sharing the message of Jesus!
Mark has agreed to change our planned prayer time into an outreach for dialogue at Tulane. He grew up in Slidell, LA, and started a Chi Alpha chapter in Mississippi before leaving for the Balkans. He and his family are currently staying in Birmingham for a year on furlough, after which they plan to return to the Balkans in Macedonia.
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