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CHICAGO (RNS) Wheaton College is rewording a plaque on its campus that referred to Indigenous people as “savage Indians.” The plaque honors missionaries Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Nate Saint, RogerYouderian and Pete Fleming who were killed in 1956 while attempting to share their Christian faith with the Waorani people in Ecuador. It was donated to the school in 1957 by Wheaton’s class of 1949 in remembrance of their classmates, Elliot and McCully. Saint also graduated from the flagship evangelical school a year later. “In the 64 years since the College received this gift, we have continued to grow in our understanding of how to show God’s love and respect to people from every culture,” Wheaton College President Philip Ryken said in a written statement. ....
Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. WRAP Announces Collaboration with Wheaton College on WRAP Reality Training Platform Wrap Technologies, Inc.April 28, 2021 GMT TEMPE, Ariz., April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “WRAP”) (Nasdaq: WRAP), a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and services, announced a collaboration agreement with Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois. The Center for Faith, Politics & Economics – an interdisciplinary program between the Departments of Business, Economics, Political Science, and International Relations at Wheaton College – will use the WRAP Reality training platform with students who will experience de-escalation training to help ensure programs are current and aligned with community values. ....