Bob Jones University
I’ve never been. Chances are, I’m going to avoid the place at all costs. I suppose I’m not much of a fan of places that can’t seem to accept the inevitable forward march of time. It just reflects poorly on Christianity, I mean, really? What would Jesus do?! Do you think a man that hung out with whores and drunks would prohibit interracial relationships without parental consent? And hell, it only did that in 2000. Figure, if you were black, you weren’t going there until 1971. And the whole Catholics being a cult and the Pope the antichist? That’s a bit over the top, don’t you think? For a religion that preaches a love of your neighbor, these guys are pretty noninclusive.
So how does this look from the outside? Probably to more enlightened folks it’s reminiscient (if on a less volatile scale) of the challenges facing Islam. They wrestle with the inclusion of women. We wrestle with the inclusion of anyone different, be they colored differently, their sexual orientation different, whatever.
What scares me most about Bob Jones University is how long it has taken for them to move forward with the recognition of basic freedoms. Whoever created us, be it evolution or God, endowed us with free will. The right to choose who we are- morally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. Religion’s place is to help people grow, not to stifle them.
They’re not saying you can’t exercise free will, Michael, they’re just asking that you check it at the door! It’s pretty obvious. What do you have against BJU, anyways, it sounds swell to me!