Fundamentalist Christian Universities/Colleges.

[stumpjumper]

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[praying]

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[Diane_Windsor]

Despite the assumptions in the OP it's moral and ethical to send adults to these types of schools. They are privately fuded universities, and generally speaking college kids are adults who are fully capable of making their own decisions. Oh, and prisons are where inmates are forced to go.

Just for fun I checked out the "Notable Alumni":

For PCC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_Christian_College#Notable_alumni

Bob Jones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_notable_people_associated_with_Bob_Jones_University
*I find it interesting, but not surprising that the founder of PCC is a Bob Jones alumni.

Liberty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_university#Notable_alumni_and_associates

At least in two of the cases there are several successful people who have come from these universities.

 

[cantata]

Successful, but deluded...

 

[Wednesday]

Do you recon that being brainwashed into thinking that going to fundamentalist christian college is the only way to be, counts as deciding for oneself.

 

[uberd00b]

Ridiculous.

I remember a while ago, I watched part of a documentary about one of these places. As if they weren't repugnant enough to begin with, it was a law school (I think), that focused on getting all of it's students into the political arena. Or as I like to think of it, manufacturing a new generation of fundamentalist republican douchebags who want nothing more than to carve themselves a little theocracy.

I can attempt to dig it up if anyone's interested.

If you could!

I watched this program too. Their attempt to infiltrate the government was astounding. The last people who tried that were the scientologists and that didn't go too well for them.

Do you think the American government is aware or concerned about this? Are they keeping tabs on them? Or is Christianity not considered a threat?

I sincerely hope they would view any attempt to infiltrate and affect government as dangerous.

Edit: Thanks Flicka. I thought it was Liberty. Yikes, these people are trying to infiltrate your government Americans! God save us all!

 

[levi501]

So everyone is in agreement that the smear attack on Dawkins is unsupported and an example of "what would jesus not do"?

...great carry on.

 

[keith99]

Despite the assumptions in the OP it's moral and ethical to send adults to these types of schools. They are privately fuded universities, and generally speaking college kids are adults who are fully capable of making their own decisions. Oh, and prisons are where inmates are forced to go.

Just for fun I checked out the "Notable Alumni":

For PCC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_Christian_College#Notable_alumni

Bob Jones:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_notable_people_associated_with_Bob_Jones_University
*I find it interesting, but not surprising that the founder of PCC is a Bob Jones alumni.

Liberty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_university#Notable_alumni_and_associates

At least in two of the cases there are several successful people who have come from these universities.

Thanks for the links. Finally I know what this PCC is. To Me PCC is Pasadena City College, source of most of the princesses in the Rose Parade.

Honestly the list of important people is pretty pitiful. I looked at PCC first and it is the one with only 2 in their list. But looking at the others I really didn't recognise any of the names, far from prominent. Heck, my Fraternity has more prominent people. Congressman and NFL Quarterback and presidential candidate Jack Kemp and Jim Mora Sr. come to mind.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

Do you recon that being brainwashed into thinking that going to fundamentalist christian college is the only way to be, counts as deciding for oneself.

You are assuming that the children are "brainwashed".

I watched this program too. Their attempt to infiltrate the government was astounding. The last people who tried that were the scientologists and that didn't go too well for them.

That is because the Scientologists used illegal means to do so, and were caught.

Do you think the American government is aware or concerned about this? Are they keeping tabs on them? Or is Christianity not considered a threat?

I sincerely hope they would view any attempt to infiltrate and affect government as dangerous.

Edit: Thanks Flicka. I thought it was Liberty. Yikes, these people are trying to infiltrate your government Americans! God save us all!

I haven't seen the program, but from what I understand Liberty isn't doing anything different from anyone else. They might be encouraging their alumni to get into politics-what's the big deal there? Perhaps someone could provide a link?

Honestly the list of important people is pretty pitiful. I looked at PCC first and it is the one with only 2 in their list.

Did you notice what the Apprentice candidate did lol

 

[katautumn]

Pensacola Christian College

http://www.pcci.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensacola_Christian_College

Liberty Univesity

http://www.liberty.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University

Bob Jones University

http://www.bju.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Jones_University

Now is ethical of moral for parents to send their children to universities that are

1. Will not prepare its students for the real life. The education they will get in there will be very limited and sometimes unaccredited.

2. Possibly will mess them up for life, read their rules. I have never heard of a school, rules of which resembled the rules of prison. It will kill all their (remaining) social skills, will teach them to be hostile to the real world and life.

3. Sending children in those universities without consulting them or brainwashing them into thinking that it's the only real education. I mean look at their Science and History, it cannot really count as an education. Period.

Regardless of whether or not they go under their parents' urging, they are still adults and could tell their parents they won't attend those colleges. Most of the people who attend Pensacola either graduated from their private school (which means they've been trained from a very young age to accept no-dating policies, dress codes and segregated sidewalks) or graduated through the ABeka homeschool program.

I would never go there and I certainly wouldn't send my son there. Don't forget - fundie colleges aren't for social play time. It's an in-between time to keep your daughter out of trouble until she can be married off. It's not like after going to that college she's going to violate God's word and work after she gets married. *rolls eyes*

 

[Wednesday]

Well that's exactly my problem, those colleges don't qualify people for anything really, they are unaccredited. They might as well just get a job instead of bothering with it.

 

[uberd00b]

I haven't seen the program, but from what I understand Liberty isn't doing anything different from anyone else. They might be encouraging their alumni to get into politics-what's the big deal there? Perhaps someone could provide a link?

They're making a concerted effort to fill the government with right wing fundamentalists. There's nothing to like about that situation.

 

[Followers4christ]

Now is ethical of moral for parents to send their children to universities that are

1. Will not prepare its students for the real life. The education they will get in there will be very limited and sometimes unaccredited.

2. Possibly will mess them up for life, read their rules. I have never heard of a school, rules of which resembled the rules of prison. It will kill all their (remaining) social skills, will teach them to be hostile to the real world and life.

3. Sending children in those universities without consulting them or brainwashing them into thinking that it's the only real education. I mean look at their Science and History, it cannot really count as an education. Period.

I do not know anything about those colleges.But just because its unaccredited and has strict christian guidelines does not make it a bad school.I am going to the Honor Academy hopefully in August, the HA is alot more strict and is also unaccredited.But the Honor Academy gets interns ready for college life once they graduate or can offer them a scholarship to a great Christian college if they wish to continue in the path of ministry (if they do not wish to work full time at TM).

The Honor Academy does not ruin anyone's life, but helps people come closer to God.It sends interns all around the world to spread the gospel not to mention a lot of youth conventions here in the US.The Honor Academy gives intern alot of opportunities such as Center For Creative Media which gives interns a chance to pursue their passion for working in media.Also alot other programs that interns have a chance to get in to such as the School Of Worship which trains interns to use music to worship God and bring countless other people to God in crowd packed arenas.The HA also teaches those interested in ministry how to preach to large crowds and teaches them to make powerful sermons.The Honor Academy has many opportunities for people interested in coming to answer God's calling in their lives.

All future interns must fill out a app and speak with a rep on why they think God is calling them in to the Honor Academy.Thier parents cannot make this decision, they must make this commitment on thier own.God Bless