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1955 2013 Thursday, November 21, 2013 - Volume 60.10 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, 30750 www.bagpipeonline.com Kapic to CHA to spend vote on gay spring 2014 benefits at Biola by Kendi Anderson by Bethany Daniels Chattanooga is on its way to becoming the third city in Ten- Covenant Professor Kelly Kapic nessee to extend city employee has accepted a research fellow- benefits to domestic partners ship at Biola University’s Center and their families. for Christian Thought for the The bill that is being voted Spring 2014 semester. While on tonight, Nov. 19, in the City working with other scholars Council meeting is sponsored by on the relationship between Councilman Chris Anderson, and psychology and spiritual forma- will grant domestic partners of tion, Kapic’s research will focus yahoo.com city employees the same benefits on suffering, as guided by the as married partners. interaction of faith, hope, and love Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippines Anderson, the first openly gay described in 1 Corinthians 13. man to win a contested election Kapic asks, “When people are by Ellen Davis lation, but the hurting nation is family is unharmed, the deadly in Tennessee, is accompanied going through physical suffering, finally seeing some relief. typhoon has only reminded by a multitude of straight and how do you cultivate and sustain Typhoon Haiyan, deemed by According to an article in Mask of his own experiences. gay advocates. They are not faith in those situations?” as a BBC as “one of the most power- Business World, Tacloban “I interned there on a small attempting to redefine the guiding question for his work. ful storms on record to make “remains without regular island in 1983, doing develop- state constitution’s definition of “He’s trying to approach suffering landfall” hit six central Philippine power, but distribution centers ment research for six months. marriage, but are working toward in a bit of a different way...instead of islands on Friday, Nov. 8, affecting have been set up, ensuring a One year later, a large typhoon their definition of equality. thinking about suffering in terms of, over 11 million people. Several steady flow of food and water hit that island. Some of my Since Anderson took a seat on ‘how can we solve it?’ he’s interested greater metropolitan areas, to still-traumatized residents, friends were killed, and the the City Council this past term, he in understanding God’s sovereignty particularly Tacloban, have been while mobile surgical units whole village was destroyed, has been caught in a tornado of over suffering as Jesus comes to the largely destroyed or are currently provide emergency care for the wiped off the face of the map,” tension and constant contestation cross,” said senior Jimmy Myers. underwater, leaving corpses in sick and injured.” said Mask. against this proposed legislation, The Kapic family will move to the debris and starving survivors News of the deadly typhoon Whenever natural disasters which would provide medical Los Angeles directly following final alone to fend for themselves. The has especially affected Cove- occur, it is difficult to know and health benefits to same and exam week in December. Both current death toll stands at 3,982 nant’s Community Development how to respond and how to opposite sex committed partners Kapic and his wife, Tabitha, are with 1,602 people missing. Professor Russell Mask, who send relief. Americans are of government employees. originally from northern California National and international served in the Philippines and especially eager to help or Committed domestic partners and are looking forward to the aid has been very slow to met his Filipino wife there nearly give material goods in such must meet strict criteria in order CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 arrive, due to geographical iso- 30 years ago. Though their CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 NEws 1-3 Tennis’ s Lust and the The scoop on Our sport is Small Sound Gospel Indonesia your sport’s Arts 4-5 review punishment OPINIONS 6-7 SPOrts 8 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 NEWS 2 THE BAGPIPE Volume 60.10 Lifekit to focus on building community by McKenzie Barham The LifeKit seminars have “This year, LifeKit has been well- language I don’t understand, so specific goal that isn’t money- evolved from what began as the organized and included some it was helpful to have somebody based for your house,” said Fogal. After a successful kick-off dinner, LifeKit fair, an event hosted in great advice for seniors who are explain what the different things The next two LifeKit events will the four-part LifeKit series will Carter Lobby, where students about to live in the real world,” are, including your credit score, be in the spring and will cover continue to equip graduating had the opportunity throughout said senior Mary Grace Stocker. how to get it and find it, and professionalism and personal seniors with tools for life after the day to stop by booths and Juniors and seniors were where it won’t be on your record finances. college. On Nov. 21, the Center ask questions pertaining to invited to the first LifeKit event that you looked it up,” said junior “I feel a lot better [about for Calling and Career will host housing, finances, and more. this year, where they were able to Beth Ann Fogal. graduating]. People have gone their second event. Students “We decided to transition [from speak with alumni about life post- Students also heard from Art through this process before and will hear from Calvin Garriott ‘09 LifeKit Fair] to [LifeKit]...because graduation and enjoy a catered Professor Elissa Weichbrodt LifeKit has shown me that I’m not about building community, and we think it’s a better way to meal from Taco Mamacita. ‘04 and her husband, Noel ‘04, the only one thinking about life maintaining it, after graduation. receive and retain information. The featured speakers included about their experiences with the outside of college,” said Stocker. “Often, the first year after col- We hope it also brings the senior real estate agent and Covenant housing market. “I’m really thankful this exists lege is one of the toughest years class together to prepare as a alum Jim Lea ‘02 and two of “One of the things Professor for students now, I definitely wish because there is so much change unit for what’s ahead,” said Smith. his team members. Lea and Weichbrodt said was that their I had something like this when I all at once. Anything we can do LifeKit is the joint effort of the his team gave students insight goal for their home was for it was graduating,” said Smith. to help equip you to do that well, Center for Calling and Career, the into the world of housing, from to be [a place] that welcomed we want to help make happen,” Alumni Office, Student Develop- understanding rental agreements people in, even if it was small. said Amy Smith, coordinator of ment, and the senior class, and is to building credit. You don’t have to look for some volunteers. overseen by Smith. “Credit is like a foreign huge place and you can have a Phillipines Typhoon anyway and where there’s a said. “The tremendous needs of that will help in the name of raising funds to provide CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE limited supply of fuel,” she said. the country are always obvious, Christ if we can?” said Mask. assistance to 400,000 people. According the BBC, “a huge but something we often forget “The three main things you To donate to the relief effort, situations, but Mask and others international aid effort is is to look at the assets that should look for in an organiza- check out: believe these efforts often underway.” The US Navy has God has already placed in that tion are that it is experienced, www.worldvision.org bring more problems than aid been dropping food and water country, including churches, indigenous, and Christian. www.worldrelief.org on the devastated country. from an aircraft carrier and is NGOs, and government orga- Then, go to the websites of the http://relief.medair.org In an article on Slate.com, planning to send more troops. nizations. Several Philippine NGOs that fit this model. ” www.compassion.com writer Jessica Alexander The UK is sending $50 million Christian NGOs are some of the Christian organizations such encourages Americans to give in public and government best in the world in terms of as World Vision, World Relief, money - not material goods - to donations. The Red Cross and developing ministry tools.” Compassion, and MedAir are organizations that are already other medical charities are After understanding the currently bringing aid to the working in the Philippines. currently setting up mobile assets and needs, people Philippines by partnering “Consider what happens surgical units in Tacloban. should seek to help specific with Filipino Christian NGOs. when a plane full of unwanted Since money is the most NGOs or church denominations However, each of these groups donations is competing for beneficial resource, Mask that do the best work in that still need more financial help. runway space with planes believes people should be wise particular country. World Vision, one of the world’s carrying needed medicines about where they send their “If we don’t look at these largest Christian NGOs, has and food items. Someone has money, and he encourages first, we take on a ‘savior’ mode, distributed emergency food, to unload those donations, Covenant students to consider which is harmful in the long water, and hygiene kits to someone needs to sort through helping.