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Show lessons, Fail 2004 page 23 and Jesus with culture. As Nakaoka put it, "You can't take culture away from religion, we are respectable, sensible, and engaging with people from other religions." The Campus Ambassadors have been at The University of Utah for 11 years now. They are not exclusive to the University of Utah but are affiliated with college campuses nationwide. They also are located at Weber State University in Logan, Utah, which Nakaoka also resides over. Their events include bible studies, collective worship time, music, and prophetic prayer. The Intervarsity Fellowship is another on-campus religious group. This is a conservative protestant group that is fairly new. Their purpose is to develop a community of believers who follow Jesus and Lord. This group has been around for about a year now and has about ten members. Will Newton, the president of this small organization, said, "We find each other, learn a lot and are committed to grow and learn more." The number of these religious groups on campus is far too many to cover in detail. Some groups have over a hundred members, whereas others have as few as ten, but they all have formed in order to grow individually in an environment where they feel comfortable around peers sharing their faith. Networking amongst students on campus is important for these groups to thrive and grow. Even though the University of Utah has a strong LDS population, it is important to realize that there are many more students that are of other denominations and practice devoutly. This creates a strong religious culture at the University of Utah that promotes diversity amongst the students. « Photo collage courtesy of the Committee on the Study of Religion at Harvard University, http://www.pluralism.org/resources/slideshow/brown/index.php |