Scholars Crossing 1990 -- 1991 Liberty University School Newspaper 10-16-1990 10-16-90 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 8) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91 Recommended Citation "10-16-90 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 8)" (1990). 1990 -- 1991. 9. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91/9 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]. All stressed out Happy days Do or die The Champion encourages the student SGA activities this weekend include '50s The Flames' playoff chances grew dimmer body for midterm exams. See Page 2. Night on Friday. See Page 4. in a 34-6 blowout to YSU. See Page 6. The Liberty Champion Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, October 16, 1990 Vol. 8, No. 8 Super Conference: National pastors open new arena By KERI BURNS Champion Reporter "Meeung The Challenge of the 21st Century" is the theme of the 1990 Super Conference Oct. 21-25, possibly the largest conference in Thomas Road Baptist Church history. More than 1,300 people from across the coun try have preregistered, including 500 pastors and youth pastors. The others attending the conference will be laymen and Christian workers. On the schedule this week will include morning and afternoon seminars at TRBC, with evening meetings at the Vines Center starting at 6 p.m. The speakers for the conference include Dr. Ed Young, pastor of Second Baptist Church of Houston, Texas; Dr. Jerry Vines, pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla; Dr. Bailey Smith of the Southern Baptist Con­ vention, Dr. D.James Kennedy, pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Coral Gables, Fla., Dr. Richard Lee, pastor of Rehobeth Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga.; Rev. Darrell Gilyard of Dallas, Texas; and Dr. Jack Graham of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. Also speaking are Liberty Alumni Dr. David Rhodenhizer, pastor of Calvary Road Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va.; Dr. George Sweet, pastor of Atlantic Shores Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Va.; and the Rev. Danny Lovett, pastor of the Open Door Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin, Dr. Dennis Fields, Dr. Harold Willmington, Sue Willmington, Dr. Elmer Towns, Dean Vernon Brewer and Dr. Nor­ The annual YouthQuest event, Scaremare, opened last weekend. of Scaremare, though, is the witnessing tents. Of the 1,899 who went man Geisler will conduct some of the seminars. The house always has a theme of death as is pictured above. The focus through the house the first weekend, 173 made decisions for Christ. The special music each night will be The "Old-Time" Gospel Hour Trio and photo by Jeffrey S. Smith the Branches (the Thomas Road Baptist Church children's choir). "We are using everything we have musically," Fields said. Tax payer funded art: The major seminars offered throughout the week include church planting and development, shepherding, the pastor's role in the church, missions, the New Age movement and evangelism. LU faculty to debate art controversy Other seminar topics will include Combating Satanism, Soui Winning, By KERI BURNS sorship and free expression. Ques­ sor of music; Dr. Norman L. Geisler, well as faculty and staff are encour­ Winning the High-Rise Urban Dwellings, Using the Media Effectively, Using Champion Reporter tions on the agenda include the fol­ dean of the university's research aged to attend and add their view­ Mail and Telephones Successfully, Family Counseling, Discipleship, and A student-faculty forum will be held lowing: center; and Dr. Ralph Mawdsley point. Helping the Chemically Dependent. Oct. 18 to discuss "The Arts: Moral or 1. Should moral standards be ap­ attorney- at law. "We have great minds here on The conference is open to all students at no cost, and anyone interested is Amoral" and the recently decided plied to artistic expression? A similar forum was held last campus," student Bruce Herwig, said. encouraged to attend. court case in Cincinnati involving the 2. Are moral judgments a limita­ month to discuss the book, A Brief "I'm glad to see that we are finally Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit. tion on artistic freedom? History of Time, by Stephen W. using them." The purpose of the forum is to 3. Does the government have the Hawking, a British astronomer. Fifty Sponsored by the LU Center for "foster dialogue from faculty and right to refuse funds for art it deems students and staff members partici­ Research and Scholarship, the Oct. 18 students on topics of common inter­ offensive. pated in the open discussion. After a forum will be held in FA 101 at 7 p.m. est," Dr. Norman Geisler, dean of the 4. Can art be pornographic? If so, two-hour discussion, staff and stu­ The Center is an interdisciplinary Liberty University Center for Re­ by what standard? dents continued discussing the topic educational and research institute search and Scholarship, said. "It is to The panel for the pornography dis­ in small groups because of the committed to research and writing encourage cross-departmental fertili­ cussion will include Dr. John Hugo, amount of interest. that promotes integration of the vari­ zation." assistant professor of music; Dr. Forums in the future ous academic disciplines and pene­ The "Art or Pornography" topic David Beck, director of graduate Forums will be conducted several tration of society with an integrated will concentrate on government spon­ studies; Dr. Paul T. DeBoer, profes­ times each semester, and students as world view. Senate passes potentially costly proposals By DOUGLAS R. DEMPSEY support of the bill. The final bill considered by the senate was a bill Campus News Editor According to Student Government Associa­ which would allocate 10 percent of the funds from the The senate passed five bills during its meeting tion Vice-President Melondee Newby, the guardshack fund raiser to the Research Committee last Thursday, including one to build speed bumps administration is in favor of the ambulance and the University Life Committee. This bill, around the dorm circle to prevent speeding. service, but the cost is too high. sponsored by Sen. Tony Baratta, chairman of the The speed bump bill, sponsored by Sen. Scott DeBoer defended the cost of the program: "If University Life Committee, passed the senate. DeBoer, was designed to slow down students who the administration sees we want this bill, they In other news SGA president Paul Da visannounced insist on exceeding the posted speed limit around will find an inexpensive way to do it," he said. that the reading days scheduled for Nov. 5-6 have the dorm circle. The bill passed the senate. been reinstated. Davis said he was grateful to the "People don't follow the speed limit and it's a Two bills were passed by unanimous consent. administration for their willingness to reconsider safety hazard," DeBoer said. "Cost is not a factor in The first, sponsored by Sen. Ben La-Frombois, the situation and also to the students for their this, because safety is more important." is to reinstall a courtesy phone in DeMoss Hall. support. The bill was passed by the senate. The second bill, sponsored by the vice It was announced in last Friday's chapel that the DeBoer also sponsored a bill to reinstate the presidential cabinet, was to establish a two days would be reinstated as days for students to ambulance service on campus. Currently, students program to help needy students on campus. talk to advisers instead of reading days. who need to get to the hospital and do not have Psychology professor Beverly Lowry cur­ The next senate meeting is Thursday, Oct. 18, and Evangelist and LU graduate Rick Amato spoke at LU last week, transportation must rely on a cab from Lynchburg. rently is helping needy students by collecting will feature Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin in a special conducting special prayer meetings which were well attended. "Personally, I don't think I'd ever want to travel various items. This proposal was SG A's way to qucstion-and-answer session. The meeting is open to photo by Jody A. Barker in a Lynchburg cab," Sen. Tony Baratta said in formally help Lowry in the project. all students. Nightclubs wreak havoc in neighborhood God Bless America By DAVE DENTEL "We've got a crime problem in our Stump Sr. of 315 Harrison St. said, later date, she had just sent her son to Champion Reporter area, mostly drugs, and we're here violence on his street has escalated to the backyard to mow grass, when a Frustrated and frightened, repre­ looking for help," Luther Weiland of the point where "nearly every night police officer in pursuit of a shooting Day 69 sentatives of Lynchburg's Garland 619 First St. told the council. Other there is gunfire." suspect approached her. "The suspect Hill residential area pleaded with the residents were more emphatic. Stump showed council members had run through my backyard and left Lynchburg City Council for relief "It's a civil war in our back yard," photographs of bullet holes in and his guns," she said. Lott left me coun­ from the drug-spawned violent crime Steve Sallay, a 29-year resident of around the back door of his home. cil with the question of what might they insist is ravaging their neighbor­ 415 Harrison St. .said. "I'm afraid for my kids to play in front have happened if the fugitive had hood. "We need something to happen of my house," he said.