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amIblue? · #1 10-07-2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Hijack: I recently applied to be an adjunct at a evangelical Christian University, and found out they won't consider non-Christians at all, for any positions. I had no idea you could still be living in the dark ages and have a legitimate accreditation.

It's absolutely shameful, but for the most part, people who go to those over the top evangelical schools aren't trying to be in the real world. They're trying to avoid anyone who isn't just like they are and who doesn't believe the exact same way they believe.

Personally, I am grateful for the self-segregation. I have known some folks in my life who believe that they need to pray over every single decision they make: i.e., stopping in the middle of Wal-Mart (where else?) to decide whether or not to buy bubble bath. It's tiresome. I've never thought that God was too concerned one way or the other about bubbles in anyone's bath. I figure God's more of a take bubbles or leave them kind of fellow.

DrPhil · #2 10-07-2011, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by amIblue?

It's absolutely shameful, but for the most part, people who go to those over the top evangelical schools aren't trying to be in the real world. They're trying to avoid anyone who isn't just like they are and who doesn't believe the exact same way they believe.

Personally, I am grateful for the self-segregation. I have known some folks in my life who believe that they need to pray over every single decision they make: i.e., stopping in the middle of Wal-Mart (where else?) to decide whether or not to buy bubble bath. It's tiresome. I've never thought that God was too concerned one way or the other about bubbles in anyone's bath. I figure God's more of a take bubbles or leave them kind of fellow.

Pot meet kettle. You are being as absolutely shameful and dismissive of others as you claim they are.

amIblue? · #3 10-07-2011, 11:36 AM

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Pot meet kettle. You are being as absolutely shameful and dismissive of others as you claim they are.

When you know people who have to pray over what value meal to order at McDonald's, it gets old. I'm not making this up. I respect their right to believe what they believe, but I do not have to be a part of it. I'm all for blessing a meal, but I do believe that God gave us brains for a reason. YMMV.

DrPhil · #4 10-07-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by amIblue?

When you know people who have to pray over what value meal to order at McDonald's, it gets old. I'm not making this up. I respect their right to believe what they believe, but I do not have to be a part of it. I'm all for blessing a meal, but I do believe that God gave us brains for a reason. YMMV.

Not really.

amIblue? · #5 10-07-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Not really.

In your opinion.

I wouldn't speak for you; I would request that you not do so for me.

DrPhil · #6 10-07-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by amIblue?

In your opinion.

I wouldn't speak for you; I would request that you not do so for me.

I will speak for you. You just ridiculed something. If you respect something, do not ridicule it.

AlphaFrog · #7 10-07-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by amIblue?

When you know people who have to pray over what value meal to order at McDonald's, it gets old. I'm not making this up. I respect their right to believe what they believe, but I do not have to be a part of it. I'm all for blessing a meal, but I do believe that God gave us brains for a reason. YMMV.

Your anecdote is somewhat irrelevant the the discussion as statistically*, 90% of professed Christians don't live any differently than "the rest of the world". The extremists are the rare exception, not the rule. Probably even most the 10% in the study I read aren't this extreme.

*Study I am referring to measured things like divorce rates, pre-marital sex, porn, cheating, crimes, etc. among self-identified Christians vs. Non-Christian.

amIblue? · #8 10-07-2011, 03:31 PM

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Your anecdote is somewhat irrelevant the the discussion as statistically*, 90% of professed Christians don't live any differently than "the rest of the world". The extremists are the rare exception, not the rule. Probably even most the 10% in the study I read aren't this extreme.

*Study I am referring to measured things like divorce rates, pre-marital sex, porn, cheating, crimes, etc. among self-identified Christians vs. Non-Christian.

I wasn't talking about mainstream Christianity. I am a mainstream Christian. My family attends church multiple times a week. My husband is an elder in the church, so I feel qualified to comment on Christianity.

My anecdote was based on direct experience with that subset, which is a minority of Christians, who wish to exclude everyone who isn't exactly like them and secular things. These are the type of people who were excluding DeltaBetaBaby.

DrPhil · #9 10-07-2011, 03:37 PM

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These are the type of people who were excluding DeltaBetaBaby.

More accurately: Exclude nonChristians within the context of teaching at the institution.

amIblue? · #10 10-07-2011, 05:15 PM

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More accurately: Exclude nonChristians within the context of teaching at the institution.

Which includes DeltaBetaBaby, yes? The school's position to only hire Christians doesn't only exclude DeltaBetaBaby, but her exclusion remains the result. I was responding to that part of the story.

Have a great weekend, DrPhil. I'm sure I'll see you around GC.