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Scholars Crossing 1990 -- 1991 Liberty University School Newspaper 10-23-1990 10-23-90 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 9) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91 Recommended Citation "10-23-90 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 9)" (1990). 1990 -- 1991. 10. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1990 -- 1991 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Budget blunder Best start Streak snapped! The Champion examines the federal deficit After four meets the LU debate team is American U. halts the LU volleyball team's t- and government waste. See Page 2. off to its best start ever. See Page 12. 10-game winning streak. See Page 9. The Liberty Champion Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, October 23,1990 Vol. 8, No. 9 Champion exclusive: New Age movement surfaces in Virginia By MICHAEL POST children."Also, the Fort-Myers The community is not limited to Champion Reporter News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.) de­ students of yoga but invites anyone The fictional small town of Ashton, scribed him: "The saffron-garbed who is a "sincere seeker of peace." which serves as the battlefield for monk who consecrated a generation, Yogaville residents live by the phi­ spiritual warfare in Frank Peretti's when he opened the Woodstock music losophy: "Truth is one, paths are bestselling book, This Present festival with a plea for peace and many." The goal of the different Darkness, may have materialized love." paths (religions), according to Swami here in central Virginia. Since the Woodstock festival failed Satchidananda, is to "keep the mind The rural county of Buckingham, to realize his dream of an approaching clean and calm." located 50 miles from the LU campus, Utopia on earth, he has spent his time Yoga is the main medium through is the site of a fast-growing Yogaville working with various religious lead­ which they worship. Several meth­ community where residents who ers to advance the ecumenical move­ ods of yoga are practiced from Hatha worship the "Universal Light" have ment. Yoga (physical posture, breathing built a shrine to house altars for 10 of Photographs in the Display Hall, practices) to Japa Yoga (repetition of the world's major religions. located just outside die shrine, show a sound vibration). The daily sched­ The community, called Satchidan- him with religious leaders, such as ule for full-time followers calls for anda Ashram-Yogaville, is named Pope John Paul II and the Rev. Robert approximately 10 hours of yoga be­ after the spiritual leader and founder, Schuller. He is also shown preaching ginning at 5 a.m. the Rev. Sri Swami Satchidananda. at the Moscow Baptist Church on The village was designed by Swami Although the reverend has kept a Ascension Day, May 1985. Satchidananda to be a spiritual sanc­ relatively low profile in the United The Yogaville community, dedi­ tuary for some of the world's major States, he is acknowledged as per­ cated in 1986, is composed of be­ religions, including Hinduism, haps the greatest living saint in India tween 80 and 100 residents who vary Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism, today. in their commitment level to the prac­ Taoism, Shinto, African Religions, He was a driving force behind the tice of yoga. Twenty- six members Native American Religions and Woodstock festival held in upstate Christianity as the major religions. have made formal commitment to The LOTUS shrine in Buckingham is a five-year old lead to the truth. Pictured is a view of the shrine New York. He has been dubbed "the spiritual life as monks and nuns (called gathering place for people who believe that all paths from a stone gate on the grounds^ guru emeritus of the flower "Swamis"). See Shrine, Page 12 b WchMlPott LU junior complains Life Chain: of porn in N.J. town Pro-life advocates unite in fight for the unborn By BEN LaFROMBOIS die type of material described in me By DOUGLAS R. DEMPSEY Champion Reporter statute. It is very obvious tiiat it will Campus News Editor Guy Redmer, an LU junior, has fall under the definition of pornogra­ filed a complaint in his home state of phy in the statute. The materials are A small stretch of Rivermont New Jersey to stop the sale of pornog­ offensive to me. We're not just talk­ Avenue was transformed into a mir­ raphy in two local stores. ing Playboy. We're talking hard-core acle mile Sunday afternoon as ap­ A New Jersey statute states mat pornography." proximately 2,000 pro-life demon­ individuals "distributing, renting or According to the Oaklyn newspa­ strators lined both sides of the street, exhibiting" material tiiat "lacks seri­ per The Courier-Post Dispatch, the denouncing abortion and pleading ous literary, artistic, political or sci­ owner of Ed's Den, one of the stores for the lives of the unborn. entific value" can be fined $7,500 or involved in die complaint, was not Virginia Baptist Hospital was imprisoned for 18 months. worried about the case. chosen as the starting point for the "We did not realize that die offense "He's not just attacking us; You're demonstration because the hospital was fourth degree; we thought it was looking at everyone in the state (who performs abortions. According to the a misdemeanor," Redmer said. sells similar magazines)." hospital's official policy, abortions The law applies to all ages, which Tom Daly, ownerof Oaklyn Video, are performed at the hospital "not allows adults to file complaints when stated toThe Courier-Post Dispatch, based upon patient convenience. mey see offensive material. "That (adult video rental) is a service They (abortions) are performed only "The law is written for private citi­ we provide for customers. We don't when the doctor thinks it is medi­ zens to file a complaint," Redmer promote it. With all the otiier hard­ cally indicated that the mother's life explained. "All 50 states have similar core places in Camden (N.J.), I don't is in danger, a birth would be danger­ laws," he added. know why he is going after us. It's just ous, or there is a problem with the Redmer filed a complaint on Aug. 1 not fair." baby." after noticing two local stores had Guy Redmer willnot be alone when Jeanette Lytle, treasurer of die Lyn­ sexually graphic materials on display. the case is handled at the Superior chburg chapter of die Christian Ac­ The case went before a municipal Court level. tion Council and coordinator of the judge on Sept. 13. "Local officials are supporting me, life-chain demonstration, said she Judge Charles Rand sent me case as well as die Christian Action Council has talked widi the hospital's per­ A group of LU students join 1,600 other area an event started by "Focus on the Family's" Dr. to the county prosecuting attorney's (CAC), an organization that gets sonnel about the abortion policy. pro-lifers in the recent Life Chain. The chain is James Dobson. photo by Jeffrey S. Smith office for possible criminal charges. Christians politically involved," 'They were proud of the fact mat "Criminal charges will be brought Redmer stated. tiiey have only performed four abor­ Baptist Hospital on Rivermont to Ran­ turnout. It's a great sight to see so here to affirm that the unborn are when the prosecutor sees the material "It would be very risky to sell por­ tions this year," Lytle said, "but even dolph-Macon Women's College and many people and so many signs," Poe human and thus deserve protec­ and determines whether or not it is nography when there is a possibility one abortion is too many." beyond. The total area covered by the said as he gazed down the street in an tion under die Constitution of pornographic," Redmer explained. He mat the merchant would get a $7,500 The life-chain demonstration at­ demonstrators was about one mile. attempt to see where the chain of the United States." said die case will probably be heard fine or a jail term,"Redmer added. "If tracted people from approximately Dr. Charles Poe, professor of psy­ people ended. The Liberators for Life, an LU in December. people need to be fined or jailed, tiiat 50 different churches, Lytle said. chology at LU, was thrilled with the KeiUi Beutler, one of the many LU He continued, 'The fact is diat it is is what must be done." The street was lined from Virginia turnout. "I'm delighted to see the students at the event, said, "We are See Life Chain, Page 12 Guillermin reveals status of accreditation God Bless America By DOUGLAS R. DEMPSEY is on probation from the Southern campus in September will issue a it is a good idea." Day 76 Campus News Editor Association of Colleges and Schools report soon. Guillermin said in refer­ The Vines Center, still under con­ Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin, president (SACS) is that the School of Lifelong ence to die pending SACS report, "I struction, was the subject of several of Liberty University, addressed the Learning (LUSLLL) was started as haven't received die written report questions as well. One question that student senate during its meeting an experimental program witii SACS yet, but all signs point to it being generated widespread interest was die Thursday on a variety of issues. approval. However, die program has positive." possibility of assigned seats during The possibility of LU losing its ac­ grown faster than anyone anticipated.
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