Friday, December 21, 2007

small group hazing on the rise

Main HazingWhen will the madness stop ...

Study: Small Group Hazing At All-Time High

2 Dead, Some Churches Impose Outright Ban

CHICAGO – A new study to be published in Christianity Today magazine exposes a dangerous wave of church subculture that has built enormous momentum over the past decade. Hazing, which until now has been almost entirely associated with college fraternities and sororities, has made its way into our churches as a method of initiating would-be small group members and filtering out those too weak to join. While most colleges have squelched hazing in recent years, a new surge in small group hazing—resulting in at least two fatalities—is causing some pastors to follow suit and ban the practice altogether.

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