Chapters at *Conservative* Religious Schools?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

NOPE. If a school discriminates based on religion in its hiring practices, it is not "liberal."

I wouldn't quite say that. It is possible—both for individuals and institutions—to be liberal as to some things, conservative as to others, and somewhere in between on still others. I'm not saying Belmont is or isn't liberal—I know next to nothing about Belmont—but I'd never say a conservative (but legally permissible) stance on one issue defines an institution over all. Belmont may not be bastion of liberalism, but despite a more conservative view on wanting religious faculty, it could still be "fairly liberal" overall, which was the claim.

[maconmagnolia]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I wouldn't quite say that. It is possible—both for individuals and institutions—to be liberal as to some things, conservative as to others, and somewhere in between on still others. I'm not saying Belmont is or isn't liberal—I know next to nothing about Belmont—but I'd never say a conservative (but legally permissible) stance on one issue defines an institution over all. Belmont may not be bastion of liberalism, but despite a more conservative view on wanting religious faculty, it could still be "fairly liberal" overall, which was the claim.

I agree. Maybe the poster meant that the student body is fairly liberal?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I wouldn't quite say that. It is possible—both for individuals and institutions—to be liberal as to some things, conservative as to others, and somewhere in between on still others. I'm not saying Belmont is or isn't liberal—I know next to nothing about Belmont—but I'd never say a conservative (but legally permissible) stance on one issue defines an institution over all. Belmont may not be bastion of liberalism, but despite a more conservative view on wanting religious faculty, it could still be "fairly liberal" overall, which was the claim.

I don't view it as just wanting religious faculty, I view it as isolating their students from opposing viewpoints.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I don't view it as just wanting religious faculty, I view it as isolating their students from opposing viewpoints.

I get that. I just tend to think lots of things can go into the mix.

But then, I have issues with the labels "conservative" and "liberal" anyway.

[bu1904]

I feel like everyone is hung up on two words at the end of a sentence. There was a question being asked about religious schools with a list of examples and Belmont was mentioned. My goal was to say that none of those examples fit the school.

I said liberal because the title of the thread stated conservative. In my eyes, liberal is the opposite of conservative, so the objective of my statement was to point out that the school is a bit more in the opposite direction than other religious schools. By saying fairly liberal, I'm not saying Belmont is this " crazy liberal", "hippie", "super-open minded" or what every other label you want to put on it, type of school. My point is Belmont is not as "conservative" as people perceive it. Being that Belmont is a Christian school one should expect there to be some rules that reflect religious views, but the ones that were stated above do not apply.

[MysticCat]

Thanks, bu1904. That's what I thought you were saying.