Battle of Beliefs

Hundreds of students jeered at and argued with members of a Christian evangelical group called Bible Believers U.S.A. in the Park Blocks Tuesday.

Hundreds of students jeered at and argued with members of a Christian evangelical group called Bible Believers U.S.A. in the Park Blocks Tuesday.

Some students who took the stage mocked a belief in a god, while members of the group told students they are going to hell and made derogatory comments about homosexuality.

One member, Grant Mercy, was accused of aggressively shoving two students when the same group visited campus last year. Both students and members of the group were aggressive again this year, screaming at one another and throwing things.

By about 2:30 p.m., the members of the group left the stage in the Park Blocks, which drew applause from the crowd.