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Originally Posted by naraht
In looking at another thread ( http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=98006), I saw a link to the new Lampados program on the Omega Psi Phi website.
One of the things that it mentioned was "Required Sunday Church attendance". It made me wonder two things, first, whether Jews (or other non-Christians) could be brothers of Omega Psi Phi, and second, how a chapter would handle a sabbatarian Christian like the Seventh Day Adventists who observe Saturday rather than Sunday as the Sabbath?
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Randy-
Officially, the Fraternity is not sectarian but unabashedly it's heritage and ethos is Christian, esp. of the Black Protestant "evangelical" sort; and, frankly, if it was left to some in the leadership, they would not be open to non-Christians as members. There are men of different (non-Christian) faiths, esp. Muslims but the culture and ethos is decidedly Christian. There can be tensions, and I have seen this first hand. If someone is not comfortable with this they should not seek to become a Que. It's not for everyone!
Per Sabbatarian Christians, that's something that has has to be worked out on an individual level. I do know there are Seventh Day Adventist Brothers who have navigated this on their journey to becoming an Omega Man.
-Wolfman