Christianity Archives - The Student Life

October 3, 2025 1:58 am

OPINION: MAGA conservatism has no place in Christianity

By Ansley Kang 2136 Views Ansley Kang, Charlie Kirk, Christianity, Conservatism, MAGA

Charlie Kirk’s death was certainly an important moment in the history of the Trump administration, and perhaps even for the world at large. However, it certainly was not as important as Jesus’s death. That hasn’t stopped comparisons between the two. The MAGA movement’s hijack of Christian imagery, says Ansley Kang SC ‘29, is fundamentally in conflict with their rejection of Christian morals. Christians and agnostics alike should fight for the separation of church and state now more than ever, as MAGA’s new church only worships Trump.

The Chaplains and a map of McAlister, as printed in a 1985 letter to graduate students from the Honnold Mudd special collections. L to R: Rev. Catharine Grier Calrson, Rabbi Ben Beliak, Fr. M. Francis “Frank” Meskill

Arts & Culture Features Special Projects

April 11, 2025 12:47 amSeptember 16, 2025 7:27 pm

Pluralism, progress, problems: 50 years of interfaith chaplaincy

By Lydia Jung 2828 Views 5Cs, archival, Archive, ASA, Baha’i, buddhism, Buddhist, Budget cuts, Campus, campus chaplaincy, Campus Chaplains, Campus Life, Campus Ministry, campus programs, Campus Religious Communities, campus religious life, Care, Catholic chaplain, Catholic chaplaincy, Chabad, chaplain roles, chaplain services, chaplain turnover, chaplaincy evolution, Chaplaincy History, chaplaincy review, chaplaincy support, Chaplaincy Turnover, chaplaincy updates, Christianity, Claremont College History, Claremont Colleges, Claremont Hillel, Claremont History, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont religious history, college chaplaincy, Community Building, community service, COVID, COVID-19 and Campus Life, Diversity, diversity and inclusion, diversity in religion, Easter services, faculty-student relationships, faith and politics, faith leadership, faith traditions, Faith-Based Counseling, faith-based events, faith-based volunteerism, Harvey Mudd College, Haverim, Hillel, Hillel and Religious Life, Hindu, History, inclusive chaplaincy, Inclusivity, interfaith, Interfaith Chaplaincy, interfaith collaboration, Interfaith Dialogue, interfaith events, Interfaith Programming, interfaith services, Islam, Jewish, Jewish chaplain, Jewish Chaplaincy, Jewish student organizations, Jewish-Christian Relations, lett, lydia jung, mcalister, McAlister Center, McAlister Center for Religious Activities, mental health and religion, MSA, Multi-faith Community, multi-faith gatherings, multicultural community, multicultural spiritual services, multiculturalism, Muslim, Muslim Chaplaincy, Muslim Life Coordinator, Muslim Student Association, muslims, outreach, Palestine protests, Pitzer College, Political Activism, Political Activism and Religion, Pomona College, Post-Pandemic Challenges, Protestant chaplain, Protestant Chaplaincy, Protestant-Catholic Relations, Protestant-Catholic-Jewish collaboration, rabbi, Ramadan, Religion, religious, Religious Activities, religious community, religious counseling, religious diversity, Religious Diversity on Campus, religious education, Religious Holidays, Religious Inclusivity, religious life, religious life coordinator, religious outreach, Religious Pluralism, Religious Services, religious space, Religious Studies, reverend, Scripps College, Shabbat services, Sikh, Social Justice and Religion, spiritual, spiritual care, spiritual events, spiritual events calendar, spiritual leadership roles, spiritual life, spiritual programs, spiritual well-being, student, student engagement, Student Faith Groups, student identity, Student Identity and Faith., Student Organizations, student outreach, student religious groups, Student Support, student volunteering, student well-being, Students, Volunteer Opportunities

At the intersection of Scripps College, Pomona College and Claremont McKenna College stands the McAlister Center for Religious Activities (also called the McAlister Center for Spiritual Life), an institution many students pass every day. However, according to former Protestant Chaplain Naima Lett, 75% of the community she encountered during the 2021-2022 school year was unaware of the center’s chaplain services, which provide counseling for all students and faculty of the Claremont colleges regardless of religion. Even less known is the chaplaincy system’s fifty years of complex history, representing both the cutting edge of inclusive college campuses and archaic systems no longer relevant to student needs.

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Opinions

February 13, 2025 11:25 pm

OPINION: We need more religious understanding

By Lisa Gorelik 3617 Views Christianity, Class, Engagement, Lisa Gorelik, REligous studies, Secular, Social position

Last year, Elizaveta (Lisa) Gorelik CM ’25 was born again. This process of discovering faith has revealed the extent to which secularism and religious prejudice have seeped into the conversations we have at our institutions.

Gorelik argues that if our colleges want to uphold their mission of shaping responsible leaders, then our classes ought to bridge the gaps of understanding between the upper class, secular, liberal spaces of our campuses with the rest of the country.

A drawing of colorful concentric silhouettes of a church building.

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October 10, 2024 10:27 pmOctober 10, 2024 10:31 pm

OPINION: You should go to Church

By Lisa Gorelik 7987 Views Bible study, Christianity, church-goers, churches, Claremont bubble, Eucharist, Faith, Generation Z, Inland Empire, intergenerational community, non-denominational, OPINION: You should go to Church, synagogues

Wanna come to Scripps brunch? “Sorry I have Church,” is what you might hear Lisa Gorelik CM ’25 saying, if you ask her to a Sunday morning meal. Gorelik, missing her high school chapel time, decided to start exploring churches around the Claremont/Upland area. Going to many churches in the area, including Catholic, Presbyterian, Orthodox, Methodist, Unitarian, Episcopal , and non-denominational churches, Gorelik reminisces about high school, and calls on others to explore churchgoing to find hope, to practice gratitude, build community or just to get off campus.

A person wearing a backpack looks longingly into a synagogue.

Opinions

November 3, 2022 11:18 pm

OPINION: Religious minorities at the 5Cs deserve space to observe holidays

By Ella Lehavi 2253 Views Absent, Breaks, Christianity, Classes, Holidays, Judaism, Religion, Religious Holidays, Rosh Hashanah, Student Life, teachers, Work, Yom Kippur

Students of all religions should be able to celebrate their holidays without worry, argues guest writer Ella Lehavi ’24.

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Arts & Culture Columns Music

April 2, 2021 1:04 amApril 2, 2021 1:18 am

Amped up: Lil Nas X is under no obligation to be kid-friendly

By Mirabella Miller 4294 Views Call Me By Your Name, Christianity, God, LGBTQIA+, Lil Nas X, Montero, Satan

The backlash Lil Nas X has faced for the music video for his new single “MONTERO” is rooted in homophobia, not protecting kids from adult themes, writes music columnist Mirabella Miller SC ’23