Dean of Students issues warning to campus community about unidentified religious group harassing students

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Corissa Campbell | The Arbiter

On April 6, Boise State Dean of Students Christian Wuthrich sent out an email warning of the presence of an unidentified religious group on campus after receiving multiple harassment complaints from students. 

According to reports made to the university, members of this group, who are not students at the university, use different manipulation and control tactics to gain followers, approaching students who are studying or walking alone and pushing them to attend meetings in the Student Union Building as a way to recruit them. 

Wuthrich warned students of certain signs to look out for when being approached by someone on campus. These included an individual being reluctant to identify the specific church they are acting on behalf of, someone being excessively friendly, attentive and caring in an attempt to be persuasive, or having someone being persistent in joining or attending certain events. 

“It is out of an abundance of caution that I am raising the allegations shared with the university by several students,” Wuthrich said. “Freedom of association is embedded in both the State of Idaho and the United States Constitutions, and this message is in no way intended to discourage students from freely exercising any rights.”

The email encourages students who have interacted with the group or its members that need support or would like to share their own details to reach out to Wuthrich for direction. Additionally, students can submit a CARE Alert if there are any additional concerns surrounding the group.

This Post Has 2 Comments

  1. Mrs. N. Middleton

    Are these people just approaching students or have you heard of the general public being approached? Am very curious of what these people are saying to the students so I can be more on the lookout or listening for them. Thank you

  2. Mike Sciales

    People should Be aware of this is part of an organized nationwide attempt to increase the rolls of fundamentalist Christians. It can also be like the case it’d Sarah Lawrence college, where it was something even darker, a religious sex culture something in the door room. The bad part it was some guy living in the dorms shouldn’t of even been there. All about vulnerable people alone.

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