. If you have questions or need more information, please contact the student life deans. Academically, it was quite decent, and some professors were very open-minded. its not mans law they are concerned with, its, you know, His law.. Ill leave you with a quote to ponder. You are so used to being controlled that its normal or just easier to do what your are told. Leave your intelligent feedback down below or consider following CollegeTimes on Facebook or Twitter to stay updated or to get in touch! This is EXTREMELY uninformed. Men may not grow their sideburns past their earlobes, have hair covering their ears, or keep moustaches beyond the corners of their mouths. But some schools, most especially those affiliated with the evangelical Christian movement in the United States, raise a number of extremely difficult questions with their adherence to a highly restrictive code of values. While it usually remains the students choice to partake of such environments, many outside the affiliated fundamentalist organizations may look over their rules and find their jaws dropping. The Cedarville Experience, our student handbook, is designed to help you be successful at Cedarville University. Mixed groups of males and females must agree to confer in the presence of a chaperone. People have parties all the time. In addition, all freshmen with jobs must consent to being chaperoned by a prayer captain or one of their assistants or an upperclassman while working. Third, many of these rules ban things that arent dangerous (eg dancing, scary or violent movies, and sex so long as the people involved know what they are doing and all proper precautions are used) and that are a lot of fun. Then in a moment of disturbingyet not uncommonhypocrisy and contradiction, the next sentence reads, All students are expected to live independently and are responsible for their own personal care. Unless, apparently, you violate a non-Biblically based rule and are expelled from the University. Extremely vulgar!!! Do you think Id have argued about a college? when they prohibit homosexuality while prohibiting interaction with the opposite sex. That basically means being a jackass and expressing your self is better than being idiotic enough to try to stop them because of the First Amendment. That seems a tiny bit stricter than telling Christians to come to church once or twice a week. and I would rather put up with some questionably strict rules if that meant that I agree strongly with Tara. You do, as an adult, have the right to transfer if a school does not fit your lifestyle. Students at these schools are missing out. such as premarital sex, pornography, etc. you people that are hatin on the Christian colleges are so corrupted by the devil that you think goin out drinkin, havin a good time, aborting babies, sex outside of marriage, and the overall stupidity that youre involved in is what really makes you happy. Remember no one is forcing anyone to go to this college those who attend are already in agreement with the administration the writer sound like the school is repressive it isnt if you choose to live a prurient life also the remark about legal pornography shows the the commentator has no idea of what is going on its not mans law they are concerned with, its, you know, His law. Division II varsity sports with student-athletes maintaining a focus on ministry and impacting the world for Christ. But the following schools nonetheless play host to a number of regulations that seem rather appalling to mainstream society, and this article takes an admittedly irreverent peek at a little of what they have to say. i really hope if youre not saved that this eats away at your consciene soo much that you cant live like that anymore and come to a saving knowledge of Jesus ChristJohn 3:16- For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believeth in him should NOT perish, but have everlasting lifeso it doesnt matter who you are, what youve done or whatever you case is, God wants to and will save you if you only call on His name. they as adults need freedom to make own choices. . I only partly agree with that; rules put in place by God are often considered to be strict. Now of course in the Bible he warns against sins, things that werent made by his own creation, but by the fall of mankind and free will. Your email address will not be published. They love to give demerits there and everyone is encouraged to be a snitch. I walked away 15 years ago and still have not come back but there were many factors involved. You can view it here. I attended Asbury in the early 2000s, and I think some rules have changed since then. They also will not do anything to you for supporting it as they follow Christs example in loving everyone and not judging others for their beliefs. When asked why not, her response is always that she lost a lot of her motivation and dedication for faith development because of the Asbury rules you were not allowed to grow up into responsible adulthood. The power is usually slanted in the parents favor, particularly in highly religious homes. Those who attend any religious school, on their own desire, will attend one in line with their personal religious beliefs. hahaha what a joke, and you call yourselves civilized. everybody who reads this will be without excuse when they get o the Great White Throne judgment before God. The second problem is that Cedarville seems oblivious to the fact that the same thing has happened at Cedarville. And was to that if I wear modest clothing my tattoos should not be a problem. God created sex. If such is the case with these schools, then it cannot be argued that they are in anyway unfair in strictly enforcing the rules. Most are Christians, majority of them from teh south and alot of them are athletes. No one is being coerced into paying thousands of dollars to go if they dont want to. They completely reach into the personal lives and convictions of their students, demanding that they refrain from such so-called perversions such as premarital sex, extramarital sex (even if both parties agree to an open relationship), and homosexuality. Reviewed: 9/28/2019. While BYU does accept students who do not belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, they are still required to participate in the community as if they were. Alcohol use can reduce a persons ability to make good decisions about sex and is commonly associated with various forms of sexual immorality, including sexual and physical assault. There are so many problems with this statement. Davenport. Im thinking that the author of this either made up some bs to get people riled, or got his hands on a 40yr-old student manual. You make it out to seem way worse than it is. The biggest problem I have with the article is the lack of references to sources to support the claims that are made. As one of the underground liberal minority at the college, I disagreed with almost all the guidelines. In addition, they must refrain from participating in any pro-gay demonstrations or distribute literature involving equal marital and legal rights for their community. He made us to love each other and him. Writing articles about what you disagree with regarding the university isnt really helpful to anyone. Neither freshmen nor sophomores are permitted to drive cars to work, either. For these schools, leeching beyond the academic and school-related extracurricular functions and into the private lives of their students remains a high priority, with handbooks dictating very clearly how all of them must behave regardless of whether or not they live or play on campus. They just dont want you showing /Friday the 13th/ or anything, due to the content. That's right, an MBA degree. Christians not overtaken by an archaic dislike of alcohol from the 1920s can read this passage and apply it to Cedarville in this way: Students should not drink with students who are not legally allowed to do so and students should not drink too much alcohol, thereby maintaining self-control over their bodies. Since, as was noted in the introduction, it usually remains the students choice to partake of such environments, I dont think that we can disapprove of these schools on ethical or legal grounds. (see Joshua 24:15, Jude 1:4, Romans 16:17). But let me clear up a few things as I attend college there myself. However, I dont think its quite as strict as some of the other colleges on this list, notably 1 3. Isnt that what freedom means: choosing what you want to do and suffering the consequences for your actions. They make you go to chapel church services every single day, and some days you have to go to church more than once, the only exception is if you are sick enough to be in the infirmary. They make you go to bed by 11pm every night, even on weekends, no matter what homework projects you may may be working on, no matter what, no exceptions, unless you want demerits. In addition, our campus culture supports the professional development of students and allows faculty to communicate additional dress guidelines for classes that are consistent with the course objectives. Court documents are revealing new details about a stabbing that sent a Cedarville University student to the hospital this week. these are adults who may have attended high schools where,they like myself,was paddled for minor mistakes. Yet, somehow, Cedarville still fostered open discourse. Unfortunately, 1 Corinthians 8 is the famous and ever-taken-out-of-context passage used by Christians to justify substituting their convictions for Biblical truths. (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/on-disputable-matters/) While I do not agree with every aspect of Carsons analysis, he does raise some key truths about disputable matters.. You are loved. Some are grounds for immediate expulsion, while others build up over time before a student can be dismissed. Evansville, IN Deaconess Sports Park. Your argument is no better than saying something is right because its in Mein Kampf or saying that Western values are wrong because they upset Osama bin Laden so much he destroyed some buildings. The suspect in the deadly Michigan State campus shooting, who later died at a Lansing location, was a 43-year-old man, Michigan State University Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman said at a . He let a known to be unclean woman wash his feet with perfume. And if you have to miss which many do at one point or another you get 8 free chapel skips. In fact, they DID say, students should not drink too much alcohol, thereby maintaining self-control over their bodies. The point of this article was not to condone drunkenness, but to challenge Cedarvilles policy against responsible alcohol consumption for adults. If you give your kids a firm understanding of probability, they wont even *want* to gamble. Im very sorry that Pensacola was such a horrible experience for you but keep it to yourself. The bible is the guideline to these rules.