Controversy is brewing at the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville over a planned rally at the University's Razorback Stadium by the Promise Keepers. The Northwest Arkansas Times reports today that the planned June 10-11 event is being opposed by a coalition made up of NOW, the Washington County Green Party and the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology. A spokesman said: "They’re calling on all people to be disciples of Jesus. If they were in their church, we wouldn’t have any problem with that. But they are on a public athletic field, and we think that this is inappropriate for the University of Arkansas."
The Promise Keepers' views of women, as well as its Christian message, are the focus of those who oppose the use of University facilities by the group. They object that the rally will send the wrong message from a university dedicated to diversity.
