Christian student groups at Vanderbilt University have run afoul of the university's non-discriminatory policies. You can read about controversy here. What I find chilling is the university spokesperson saying that they "are working with the student groups to achieve compliance." Apart from the fact that 'achieving compliance' is a pretty awful turn of phrase...(do you comply or 'achieve compliance'?) It also sounds creepy--like some kind of Big Brother euphemistic official-speak.
"I am happy to say Sir, that with the use of enhanced interrogation techniques we have achieved compliance with Comrade Florsheim."
Now, far be it from me to suggest that these draconian, politically correct methods might one day be used against Christians, or that we should ever, in our enlightened society even come close to persecution of Christians...oh, it was Christians being hounded already by the intelligentsia? I'm sure it's just an isolated incident, and it was, after all, reported by Fox News and we know how biased and right wing they are...
Just sayin'.
Thats old hat in the UK Father, the (Evangelical) Christian Union at my old collage were turfed out of the students union becasue they required members to sign a confession of Faith, even so for many years they were allowed a stall at the Freshers fair, but according to an acquaintence of mine even that is now not allowed.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the Borg,"We are Borg,resistance is futile, you will be assimilated."
ReplyDeleteAre the officers of, and spokespeople for, Vanderbilt University required to share the University’s beliefs, goals and values?
ReplyDelete"Vanderbilt says the student organizations cannot require that leaders share the group’s beliefs, goals and values."
ReplyDeleteWill someone explain to me the POINT of having a club that didn't require members (not to mention leaders!) to share the group's beliefs, goals, and values? I can see the point of allowing people who don't share them to join -- I once belonged to a Jewish youth group, for instance, though I wasn't Jewish. But I always considered that they let me join because 1) the more the merrier (a bunch of my friends belonged), and 2) you never know, I just might convert. But I never in a million years thought they HAD to let me join just because I felt like it. I was an exception. And surely a group ought to be allowed to decide if it wants to make exceptions.
This is an Ivy League university? When did common sense stop being considered smart?
Flyingvic: Good one!
Perhaps the university should arrange "formation". That might work.
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