Wilberforce Academy, in the words of those who were there
from Christian Concern:
Andrea Williams, chief executive of Christian Concern, shares some of the testimonies of recent Wilberforce Academy delegates.
It’s over two weeks since student newspapers, followed by national papers, covered the apology apparently made by the Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, for hosting our Wilberforce Academy.
Year after year, the Wilberforce Academy brings together students and young professionals who want to make a difference for Christ in their professions and vocations.
Sadly, some other students, often enabled by journalists, want to portray the week-long academy as hateful or distressing. The staff and others who meet us on campus never seem to share this opinion – only those who later discover we are there and seek to shut down our historic, orthodox Christian views.
Fiona Bruce MP shared in a Public Bill Committee that she had spoken at one of our academies:
“I have actually spoken at one of its conferences; the students who attend the conference are serious young people seeking to inform themselves about issues of the day. We need to encourage that, not shut it down.”
She’s right – these are serious young people. Let’s start listening to the people who have actually been to the Wilberforce Academy rather than journalists seeking to stir up trouble.
We asked some of this year’s students to share their testimonies of what Wilberforce Academy was like. I’m sharing them below, keeping names anonymous for these young people’s protection.
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