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Father Tim Finigan has a great little post over at The Hermeneutic of Continuity in which he points out, among other things, that the traditional vestments worn at Western graduation ceremonies come directly from universities religious pasts. It is quite striking: When I first looked at the picture of the graduation procession in his post, I assumed it was a shot from some kind of church service.
Any modern person immersed in secular wisdom knows that Christianity is an antiquated, superstitious belief system that is antithetical to reason and learning. The religious nuts can sit around and talk about fairies and angels and all the other silly stuff that interests them, but people who really value truth and the pursuit of knowledge set all that aside in order to get a real education.
Continued- http://www.ncregister.com/blog/but-i-thought-christianity-was-anti-learning
Any modern person immersed in secular wisdom knows that Christianity is an antiquated, superstitious belief system that is antithetical to reason and learning. The religious nuts can sit around and talk about fairies and angels and all the other silly stuff that interests them, but people who really value truth and the pursuit of knowledge set all that aside in order to get a real education.
Interesting, then, that its so easy to mistake a photo of a university graduation with a Christian religious event. The iconic square academic cap, or mortarboard, comes to us directly from the birettas worn by Catholic clergy, just as the robes and capes come from the Churchs roba and cappa clausa.
And lets take a look at some of the original mottos of some of the worlds great universities:
And so on. In fact, a list of the mottos of old universities would leave one with the distinct impression that a love of God ignites a great love of learning. To quote the founders of Harvard, from their Rules and Precepts of 1646:
- Oxford: Dominus illuminatio mea The Lord is my light
- Cambridge: Hinc lucem et pocula sacra From here, light and sacred draughts
- Aberdeen: Initium sapientiae timor domini The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
- Harvard: Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae - Truth for Christ and the Church
- Columbia: In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen - In Thy light shall we see the light (Psalm 36:9)
Continued- http://www.ncregister.com/blog/but-i-thought-christianity-was-anti-learning