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LTRP Note:<\/strong> After receiving this letter to the editor and after doing some of our own research, Lighthouse Trails has placed Texas Christian University on our “Contemplative Colleges List.” <\/a> To see an example of the “fruit” of contemplative spirituality, check out Texas University’s Interfaith Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dear Lighthouse Trails:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I read you recent article on the labyrinth at the college. Sadly, this isn’t the only one. TCU (Texas CHRISTIAN University), just [a few] miles from where I’m sitting, has what amounts to a pagan worship circle that they call “Froghenge” and has in the past spray painted a labyrinth\u00a0on it. TCU even has a contemplative studies interest group. Plays have performed inside the circle on Halloween.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/bldglist.tcu.edu\/bldgdetail.aspx?bldg=HENGE<\/a><\/p>\n

I wonder if any Bible study leaders or campus Christian organizations warn the students about labyrinths?<\/p>\n

Not only TCU, but several churches nearby also have labyrinths, according the the Labyrinth Society map<\/a>. One is next to the TCU campu<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

The largest hospital <\/a>in the area also has its own labyrinth.<\/p>\n

Dave<\/strong><\/p>\n

Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0The Labyrinth Journey: Walking the Path to Fulfillment? <\/a><\/p>\n

Letter to the Editor: Eastern University to Add Labyrinth With Grant From Calvin Institute <\/a><\/p>\n

Labyrinths \u2013 Popping Up at Lots of Seminaries and Christian Colleges <\/a><\/p>\n

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