Comments on: Queen Mother, interfaith leader to give convocation address

By: Beverly Baker

Beverly Baker — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 20:00:45 +0000

In reply to HRM Queen Mother Rev. Dr. Dowoti Desir. With all due respect, Queen Mother, I value your passion for peace (much like the Mennonites), but the message of Jesus was not primarily peace. It was salvation to the lost, and he declared that he is the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through him. So those who do not embrace this truth of God, are not Christian, are not saved, and are unfortunately disillusioned by whatever they do believe in. It would not be loving of Christ-followers to "tolerate" unbiblical teaching, especially on a "Christian" college campus. To love is to care about another's life and destiny. It would be nice to understand one another. But that's not the most important thing either. I don't know where you stand on the teachings of Jesus, but he was not just a "good teacher or prophet", but the very LORD himself.

By: Courtney Winn

Courtney Winn — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:37:19 +0000

False teacher. The Bible warns us of this in the last days. Sad for the EMU community we once called home and was not ashamed of the truth of the gospel of Christ.

By: HRM Queen Mother Rev. Dr. Dowoti Desir

HRM Queen Mother Rev. Dr. Dowoti Desir — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:02:25 +0000

I am not the Queen Mother of Vodou, but the Queen Mother of the African Diaspora who happens to be a Vodou priestess. If some of you had participated in the interfaith discussions held, or attended my convocation remarks about compassion, you would find my sacred values are not that different from yours. Many seem to forget how many years Christ spent in Africa… what actually do you think he was doing there? Vodou and other African-based traditions are much, much older than the Abrahamic faiths. Many of the earliest saints of Christianity are crafted after our Lwa, and other Ascended Masters. I was under the impression that Christianity teaches love, faith, and tolerance. Vodou teaches us to search passionately for peace, something one does not find without an immense capacity to love; or have faith in the God that binds our lives; or can attain without the ability to do more than simply tolerate others– we endeavor to accept those in believe that God moves through all of us and that we are but Divine energy in human form. We are but one human family. What happens to you, happens to me. Let us learn to understand one another. Ayibobo. Amen. Amin. Ase. Namaste. Shalom.

By: Angie Williams

Angie Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:39:04 +0000

Amen, Amy Wenger! I could not have said it better.

By: Amy Wenger

Amy Wenger — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:29:12 +0000

I’m in favor of social justice, of course, but not at the expense of the gospel of our Savior, which EMU seems to be abandoning in a fervent quest for social plaudits. A friend of mine who graduated from EMU was chastised for ending her prayer in Jesus’ name because “it might offend someone.” No one ever rebuked the Muslim in the group for speaking Allah’s name, of course. Only Christ followers need be singled out and silenced. But God’s spirit knew this issue was coming to “steal, kill, and destroy” those seeking truth. Why hide that very truth under a basket and leave seekers in the dark, lost and stolen from God’s family? Is that justice? Why not always put the Light on a stand, for all to see and be set free, rather than introducing and discussing new kinds of chains with which the students might choose to bind themselves in darkness?

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.”
‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭5

By: Beverly Baker

Beverly Baker — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:44:29 +0000

Wow, I was under the impression that EMU was open to people’s opinions. But not if they’re biblical? I left a comment in this space this morning regarding the vodou queen being invited to a (once) Christian institution during Holy Week. I said that I would be praying for God’s Truth to prevail. But where is that comment? And maybe others who didn’t quite agree with this decision to give time and attention to a high priestess of a false religion at a college where it was once based on biblical beliefs? Where are the faculty and students who actually are Christ followers and believe in the words of Jesus? Are they too being silenced?

By: Beverly Baker

Beverly Baker — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:27:18 +0000

I am praying that biblical Truth will stand at EMU, and not be muddied by acceptance of other religions. Please don’t dishonor Jesus during this Holy week by giving a queen/high priestess of vodou your time and attention.
“I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ~Jesus.
John 14:6, the Word of God.

By: Suresh Kumar Boudh, Advocate. Punjab & Haryana High Courts at Chandigarh.

Suresh Kumar Boudh, Advocate. Punjab & Haryana High Courts at Chandigarh. — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:01:54 +0000

Feel glad to hear about meeting of my younger with Dr. Desir the queen mother. Very nice.