Christian Saviours

On arrival, many new overseas students are plagued with a number of problems such as enrolment procedures, accomodation, and in general, getting used to the strange environment. While many clubs and associations try to come forward to help overcome such problems, some religious groups are rushing to offer assistance of the 'spiritual kind'. I refer particularly to members of tome Christian organisation who have been approaching there students within a few days of their arrival and trying to convert them.

Imagine a new arrival. He hasn't got many friends. During the first few days of his stay in a strange land, he is lost. He hardly knows where to turn to for assistance and thus become) a likely target to many selfish movements aimed only at promoting their own cause. Caught off guard, he is likely to fall victim because the methods employed to convert him even I must admit, are top-class. I am not against Christianity personally, but I am against fanatics; people who do not have their own sense of direction and cannot think and speak for themselves. They only present a limited viewpoint on the philosophy of life and explanations are often illogical and without concrete base.

So first year students especially, if you are approached by some smiling self-professed Christians, only listen and talk to them with an open mind. Just remember, you are master of your own destiny.