If an institution dedicated to the service of Christ becomes abhorred by those who dont serve Christ, this might suggest that it is doing something right not always, just sometimes. Seems irrelevant to me. The caller said the victim was on the ground bleeding . They try to teach young adults how to dress in the business world when I went. Even if this situation only befalls a small proportion of the students who attend, it is bad enough that it is a significant threat. Its part of the colleges curriculum, just like a class, due to the college aiming for both academic AND spiritual growth.
Seriously. They love to give demerits there and everyone is encouraged to be a snitch. People have parties all the time. However was shocked at the unchristian like behavior these christains held. Ten. I imagine that most people know about the tendency of people who live in extremely sheltered and restrictive environments to go wild as soon as these restrictions are removed and they realise how much freedom they have, because they never learnt self-control. You willingly agree to their rules when you come here and they arent a secret. God created the creativity within human beings. Oddly left out are West Point Academy, Air Force Academy and other military schools. Its that simple. The administration should be an example of leadership by listening to its student body, a large portion of which would support the change to the student handbook. So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Mixed groups of males and females must agree to confer in the presence of a chaperone. Articles are submitted and written anonymously in order to protect the identities of students and non-students alike who could face backlash or punishment for expressing their viewpoints that differ in any way from Cedarville University. put a sock in it. YouTube. Students are also reminded that underage drinking violates federal law. Clothing should not have slogans that are inconsistent with University values. But people need to remember that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and casting people out of a school because they dont meet excessive regulations arent bringing them any closer to God. No they really dont. An act isnt good because God does it a being can only be God if it only does good acts.
2 Tips and 2 Rules from a Maddox RA - Student Life - Student Life Yes, the limitations on personal freedoms were sometimes onerous, but the tradeoffs, IMO, make the typical American college experience pale in comparison. This is EXTREMELY uninformed. The biblical expectation of modesty is that the conduct of both men and women, which includes but is not limited to dress, serves to enhance rather than detract from the reputation of the Gospel (1 Tim. Feb 25 (Sat) 5:00 PM. Both my wife and I are hurt! Because the nude human body is just as detrimental to society as a sawed-off shotgun. They understandably discourage illegal and discourteous behaviors such as excessive drunkenness, but generally harmless actions like possessing legal pornography, moderate drinking, disciplined gambling, dancing, sensuality, premarital sex, and homosexuality all remain condemned and held up as just as harmful to young, educated minds. Listed below are several principles that support and guide our approach to alcohol and are informed by the following Scripture texts: Prov. Look at the corrupt Catholic Church, and look at how many pastors are child molesters. My e-mail address is She worked a part time job, attended church, volunteered at a local organization, was on a school team and carried a course load of 15 to 19 hours while maintaining a 3.8 GPA. Believers should also take 1 Corinthians 8-10 to heart and be sensitive to the struggles of our fellow believers. The admission office refused to release the student handbook until one signed on the dotted line, feet on campus for semester orientation and parents away from campus. Or are they treating free-willed adults as if petulant children incapable of forging their own individual perceptions, decisions, and behaviors without being fed someone elses interpretations of Christian dogma? Are these people protected?, No, they are dead! they as adults need freedom to make own choices. Cedarville does their best to preserve their image among students, and that is a precaution that I dont think is unreasonable. As part of this I had to see the Dean of Men and he told me of a couple who rubbed against each other until bad things happened apparently he was expecting me to admit the same (4) One time in a private setting in a social area for couples to spend time she sat on my lap we were told by a person representing the college this was inappropriate behavior; (5) chapel attendance was required and attendance taken and I believe 2 misses meant disciplinary action (6) guys and girls were not allowed to swim together although I believe this has changed (7) Very little help was provided if you needed help in academics, although one of the college missions is to provide help to those in KY who had inferior high school experiences (6) It was extremely rule oriented it was about following the rules and not about development and transformation as a responsible ethical who loved God and Christ. The university itself is also strongly anti-alcohol, arguing that consumption of alcohol is inconsistent with a Biblical lifestyle, even though Jesus drank wine and the Bible is filled with positive references to alcohol. But even there the use of the f word would have resulted in expulsion from class. YAAAY ORU and all the others. Leave your intelligent feedback down below or consider following CollegeTimes on Facebook or Twitter to stay updated or to get in touch! 31:30). It helps us to become better thinkers and writers! It really sucks that you went to such an awful college. The first is that prohibition does not equip students for the reality of the world after they leave the campus of Cedarville University. *, You may use these HTML tags and attributes:
. Most are Christians, majority of them from teh south and alot of them are athletes. 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. God forbid someone busts into a Riverdance in the middle of the student union. I know several students who attended these schools and went nuts due to teh strictness of the rules.alot of them transferred to Liberty. Society may indeed be corrupt, but Christianity is no better. Carson) does not equate to belief in everything they believe or agreement with any or all of their actions. 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. As a Christian university community, Cedarville is concerned about the potential risk to a persons individual well- being and the reality that alcohol use has a significant negative impact on University culture. Again, how many die every year from alcohol and tobacco? Access Gmail. Anallisa you are extremely vulgar! All of these policies supposedly honor the wishes of Jesus Christ and facilitate participation in the encouraged weekend activities of door-to-door and child evangelism, working in churches, and volunteering at nursing homes. Either way, check your facts before you publish. Id be more concerned about how easily youre manipulated into defending mass murder and less about cheering on places that prohibit dancing or chewing gum. By the time we were ready to graduate and go to college, that important decision, like most others, had either already been made for us or pushed so strongly onto us that we felt there were no other options. Of those admitted 972 enrolled in the . I attended Liberty from 99-01 and it was great. 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. Graduating 74% of students, Cedarville alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $35,200. Rather, they will be dependant on their belief in God to serve as a sort of eternal chaperone, which I think is unhealthy. There are always going to be kids that break rules.i went to parties were kids were drinking alcohol. Reviewed: 9/28/2019. The professors are very intentional so that studying the bible isn't just for academia, but . (see Joshua 24:15, Jude 1:4, Romans 16:17). Some are grounds for immediate expulsion, while others build up over time before a student can be dismissed. I dont necessarily agree with Cedarvilles alcohol policies while on campus or during the school year, but I can see where they are coming from with restrictions. So even if we (younger generation) are unholy, damned, and reckless WE have the right to be and i am proud to be invoking my first amendment rights, at this moment by stating my very valid oppinion because I CAN. There are a couple Id like to flesh out. Lets see,,, marry a girl from a christian college who has conducted herself appropriately, has good manners, no baggage, no std`s, is modest and will make a good wife and mother. go Michigan State! Its not as strict as its portrayed here. Just as with eating food offered to idols, as Paul discusses, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with alcohol consumption. 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. He let people reach out and touch him because to touch him was to touch life and forgiveness, no matter their past or present. I agree that dancing and such is probably a step to far, but the types of people who go to Christian colleges and the like are probably not as bothered by the restrictions you name. She told me that I was uncapable of loving because i had not experienced Gods Love. How rude of her to think she knows my life and that I had not experienced Gods love! However, these organizations listed in this article are forcing students to live by ridiculously strict rules and I dont see how anyone can think this is the right way to live. Possessing legal pornography, light to moderate drinking (even non-alcoholic versions of beer or cocktails), gambling, premarital or extramarital sex (regardless of whether or not the latter take place within an open relationship), dressing immodestly, supporting or practicing religious beliefs in line with the occult (with the lines of what constitutes such practices never explicitly stated), using profanity, tobacco, engaging in or supporting homosexuality, and having or supporting abortions are also very much in violation of the schools strict moral guidelines.. You sure do sound like the typical judgemental fundamentalist type that writes these student handbook! 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. This rule is just so that, again, we dont have students doing the dirty on campus. I know Id want someone to visit me. And if you have to miss which many do at one point or another you get 8 free chapel skips. From 1920-1933, the United States unwittingly participated in a massive experiment into the idea of illegalizing alcohol of any kind. I went to the definitely not religious university of Iowa State University years ago. Any and all work must not interfere with weekday prayer sessions, either. I went to PCC in the early 80s. Especially for women it was very restrictive. God tried to strike me with lightning for being there but he missed.lol jk The rigor is tough and the women are drop dead gorgeousbut bottom line, they are human and live life very similar to everyone else, they just do it in a bit of a different way. Carson engages in an enlightening discourse on the disputable matters Cedarville references in the student handbook. Those of you who are saying Oh SOMEBODY has to set standards for the youth. Guess what? Welcome to Cedarville University, an exceptional Christian university in southwest Ohio. As one of the underground liberal minority at the college, I disagreed with almost all the guidelines. 20:1; Prov. HA!!! Its similarly interesting how people choose which laws & pieces of the Bible they will follow. Degree: Allied Health. Nobody is perfect, no matter what school. Any student requiring a personal care attendant because of a physical disability is responsible for making such arrangements. Cedarville's policy on alcohol is simply another notch in the post of treating students like children rather than adults. 5:18; 1 Tim. "Clothing should not be excessively short or revealing," the handbook reads. 4:3. Stephen, I think the writers point about The Passion of the Christ is that we werent supposed to watch any R-rated movies, yet we were heavily encouraged to watch The Passion of the Christ. The power is usually slanted in the parents favor, particularly in highly religious homes. I will be praying for you and I pray that God works in your life and makes you realize that saying nasty words about something is not going to take away the scars of what someone did to you, or the anger that results from it. What do the students do when theyre not in classes? That rule only applies to PUBLIC showings of movies, like if a student run organization wanted to have a movie night on the green for the student body. If your radar is accurate, it will not take you long to bag a highly-repressed freak. Students are not to attend bars or clubs where alcohol is the primary feature. Rules above and beyond that can get in between us and God, but condoning behavior that goes against His ways is very dangerous. The Cedarville Experience, our student handbook, is designed to help you be successful at Cedarville University. While most schools understandably discourage nationally illegal activities involving drugs or underage drinking, Pensacola Christian College outlaws perfectly legal ones such as gambling, possession of pornography, dancing, swearing, smoking tobacco, and even patronizing movie theatres. But unless you go, you cant mock it because you havent even been there or checked it out. Cedarville University - Niche its not mans law they are concerned with, its, you know, His law.. Ballroom dancing? Except he isnt the one setting it; its man claiming to speak for him. Shorts, sweatpants, and pajama pants should not be worn to class or chapel. Lets hope your RA didnt pursue a career in counseling. Eliane There are some rules that I whish didn't exist, but I understand why they are inplace, so they don't bother me all that much. They cant dance, cant gamble, and cant even lightly use alcohol or tobacco even if of legal age. 14; 1 Cor. ORU has a dress code which is in effect for classes, chapel and in all academic buildings. Openly homosexual students are allowed to attend classes, but they must commit themselves to the same standards of staunch chastity as their heterosexual peers. This was not a good recipe for being a successful artist. NOTE: This is not a comprehensive argument for changing the alcohol policy at Cedarville and more articles will likely be posted in relation to this subject to review Biblical principles in depth. I was a student of your college from 1990 to 1997. Center for Teaching and Learning. Reading the article, Im finding myself agreeing. these are adults who may have attended high schools where,they like myself,was paddled for minor mistakes. Students re-paint 'The Rock' at Michigan State University, Feb. 15, 2023. Amos prophecy describes the restoration of Gods people as involving drinking wine. However, no mention is made of men wearing very short shorts or tank tops that expose most of their upper body. 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 . Tara, Im sorry to hear you had such a negative experience at Asbury.