Talk:InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

message: Why is the whole article about IVCF USA?  There is a thriving and pre-existing branch of Intervarsity Canada .... not everything happens in the US!70.77.48.7 03:33, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about the American organization.  You may be looking for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada --Jdeboer 15:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: IVCF Canada?

message: Most WP pages include Criticisms subsections. InverVarsity has been flagged as a controversial organisation by many sources, for instance http://www.chron.org/tools/viewart.php?artid=656 - some critics have gone so far as to have grouped the organisation with cults.
I am stunned that no such section has been included on the page. I expect something to be forthcoming, or else I will draft something basic just outlining some of the well-sourced criticisms of the organisation.
Betacrucis (talk) 16:18, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criticisms subsection 

message: The entire thing reads like an advertisement for IVCF.
"InterVarsity also sponsored Urban Projects in 72 cities in the United States, helping students understand God’s love for all people by working alongside existing ministries in the inner city. "
This should read something like this:
InterVarsity also sponsored an event titled "Urban Projects." InterVarsity members worked alongside affiliated religious organizations in 72 U.S. cities. The program targeted lower income areas in the inner city. 
Xie (talk) 01:27, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Who wrote this?

message: As I was thinking through changing the "mission" section, I was looking at other, similar organizations (like Campus Crusade for Christ), and I noticed that these other organizations are a part of Christianity... It seems strange to me that the IVCF page wouldn't be a part of the Christianity WikiProject. I would like to propose that this page be included as a part of that project! Sir Ian (talk) 16:07, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Christianity Project

message: Recently, it seems that there has been some disagreement about whether or not the section about the "Bear Trap" statement and the situation at George Washington University should be added to the page. I can see arguments both for and against the inclusion of this section in the article... The removal of the "Bear Trap" statement is a big deal, both for Catholics and for Reformed Christians interested in campus ministry. Even recently, I mentioned this "Bear Trap" to a friend of mine who has been asked into a leadership position in our chapter -- -- and he legitimately wanted to see whether or not it could still support Sola Fide!
Is this step a major event for InterVarsity? Perhaps. For a long time, Catholicism hasn't been considered as a legitimate expression of Christianity by evangelical Christians. But, then again, InterVarsity is an interdenominational organization -- -- Its faith statement should be one that supports the core doctrines of Christianity, rather than individual, doctrinal views...
I am writing this for the sakes of User:Jonund and User:Scribe51, and their recent changes -- but also for the sakes of everyone who has been putting some time and effort into this article! Why is this event important? Is it pertinent for a Wikipedia article? If this event is important, then what about Campus Access situations (like at Vanderbilt or Tufts)? User:Scribe51 claimed that the section sounded antagonistic to InterVarsity -- can it be rewritten in a manner to sound neutral?
Please discuss.Sir Ian (talk) 04:05, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I see several issues with this - with the chief in my mind being that it was over 3000 character in a "History" section that was maybe 1000 so this insertion was clearly given undue weight in respect to the recent of the organization's history. I also question whether it belongs in "History" at all or whether it should be its own section (if its something that should be kept). User:Scribe51 questioned its validity and relevancy. As I do not know of this extremely slight doctrine change, since I haven't read any recent articles and was last in IV in 1996, I cannot really comment other than to say there were many Catholics in IV when I was in it - some who were also in leadership - and I never heard a comment about IV's statement of faith being an issue. In the meantime, I've reverted the entire insertion (again) to allow the discussion to work its way through. Ckruschke (talk) 12:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Is the Roman Catholicism Issue Important for This Article?

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message: Wikipedia lists 12 major English-language versions of the Christian Holy Bible, and MANY others have been published. (List of English Bible translations).  The article should state which version is preferred by IVCF. And if other versions are in use also, say when, where and why they are used instead. Casey (talk) 00:54, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which version of Bible used?