Angry Voices of Campus Preachers

As a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, reading the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" reminds me of my own encounters with extreme preachers. Preacher Gary (Birdsong), among other campus-crawling evangelists, voices his radical interpretation of the Bible to all who would listen in the "free-speech zone" of our campus. It is not uncommon for Preacher Gary to accuse students of being sinful and wrong in the eyes of God.

I would like for you to respond to this article using the prompts below to guide you. Note that, although I would like for you to respond to each question completely, you are not restricted to them. Feel free to voice your opinion on the concept of campus preachers and/or the fear tactics they use.

- Can fear be used as a motivator? How and why?

- University of Florida's Daniel Morgan stated that these preachers were often much different in private. What might be some benefits to such radical performances in front of large crowds?

- How would you react to these preachers?

- How do you think Puritan society would have reacted to these tactics?

Link to the article: http://www.nineronline.com/2.5290/you-re-going-to-hell-say-campus-preachers-1.545778



If you find that you finished before your peers, please read the following interview of Sarah Vowell, a historian who recently published her research on Puritan culture. Link is below:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/163471