My site visit:
I attended Cru last thursday. It seems like a very tight community, but not so tight that new faces aren't welcomed. That's the point after all. It is very active; with many athletic events, etc. and that activity is one of the main ways people hear about Cru. I interviewed a 4 year member of Cru, who's family has been involved for the past 26 years.
He said that the mission statment of Cru is to capture hearts, transform lives, and launch men and women into a life long relationship with Jesus Christ. When I asked what he belived makes a good christian, he said "Anyone who strives to be like Jesus Christ in everything they do everyday." He didn't mean blasphemy, or egomania. He explained further that following Christs example of perfection, of goodness is what allows people of the christian faith to better their lives.
He told me these things, and I asked him about our country, and what he thought mass religion would do to it. He replied that "Faith in Jesus and in his teachings are good personal guides, but religion is not a fix all," which I took to mean, you can use faith to better yourself, and many can use it to better themselves as a whole, but you cannot expect it to "magic" everything better. You have to use your morals and your cause to improve the physical world that you live in.
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I attended Cru last Thursday for my site visit too. I didn't find them to be too tight knit. I actually found them to have their own little friend groups, but that it was a little less cliquish because they all had a common belief. The lady I interviewed had the same basic statement about being a Christian, but she went a little more in depth about showing his love and having faith in him. She put more emphasis on having a personal relationship with him than trying to be like him.
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