A Christian group questioned the beliefs of Cal State Long Beach students on campus Wednesday with one simple question: “do you believe in God?”
Christian group, Every Nation Church, set up on the lawn in the free speech area to observe the campus’ diverse beliefs. The group said they intended to learn about what the beliefs of the students were and how students could challenge them.
The test was called “The God Test.”
“This was just to build good conversation with the students here,” Every Nation Church member Hannah Stilwell said. “We wanted to see what they believed and learn from what their ideologies are.”
Students were asked in general if they believed in God or not. From there, the group would then follow the questions that they had in a brochure. On one side of the brochure were questions to ask if the student had answered “yes” to believing in God. The other side was filled with questions for those who had answered “no.”
To help draw in attention, “The Liquid Project” accompanied the Every Nation group by giving some spoken word and giving some artistic expression in graffiti.
“It was a great help to have them help draw attention,” Stilwell said.
CSULB alumnus and Every Nation Church member Paul Dario said he was surprised at how open the students were to dialogue. “We got a lot of good conversation about God,” he said.
“Every Nation Campus is the international organization just like ‘Campus Crusade’ or ‘InterVarsity,’” Dario said. “It is affiliated with all different churches around the country.”
The group is travelling around the country to many other campuses to instill The God Test.