• Campus Crusade for Christ has been criticized for ignorance of other cultures.christian church image by Olga Khoroshunova from Fotolia.com
  
  Campus Crusade for Christ is a nationwide student organization that seeks to spread the gospel to college students in the U.S. and foreign countries. Though the organization has good intentions and has certainly converted many students to Christianity, it has weathered criticism for decades. Among the greatest problems associated with Campus Crusade are association with the U.S. military, inability to accept criticism and questionable motives.
  
  

Association with the Military

• The Campus Crusade for Christ makes no claims to be affiliated with the military. The name "Crusade," however, paired with the fact that the organization received money from President George W. Bush's AIDS plan and faith-based initiative, raised suspicions among groups outside the United States. Islamic groups in Turkey, for example, see the Crusade as part of a strategic political game. In the past, the group relied on private funding, but the recent association with Bush, as well as some group members' ignorance of foreign cultures, leads many to question the Crusade's intentions.
  
  

Lack of Integrity

• Some members of the Crusade do, in fact, have questionable intentions. Some recruits earn a salary for their missionary work, and for some, money, rather than spreading the gospel, is their major motivation. In 2009, two recruits from India admitted that they would deny their Christian faith if they found themselves in trouble. Promises of a salary, room and board and the possibilities of higher education are very appealing to students, especially those in developing countries, and the organization doesn't always take precautions to filter out students with the wrong intentions. Since the Crusade incorporates a variety of missionaries with varying beliefs or no sincere beliefs, some of its members spread a contradictory, weak or confusing message.
  
  

Inability to Accept Criticism

• Since the beginning, the Campus Crusade has had a problem accepting criticism or offering constructive criticism to other group members: one of its policy handbooks states, "A critical attitude of fellow staff, of the Campus Crusade ministry or of other individuals or groups shall be considered as evidence of disloyalty to Christ." The Bible does say that Christians should expect to deal with rejection and criticism, but the group uses this passage as a shield against all complaints. If the organization listened to some constructive criticism, some believe it could avoid its reputation as pushy Americans and could do better work overseas.