It is a choice for the student to go there, they arent forced. This biblical teaching, coupled with the reality that alcohol is addictive to many and that alcohol-related problems pose a major threat to college students, warrants wisdom concerning the use of alcohol. Convocation was not that big of a dealit was actually pretty cool. A church I was told to attend? I dont think that students are better off if they attend these schools. I know that not all Christian colleges and universities are this strict and can be good. IT IS WRONG. Society may indeed be corrupt, but Christianity is no better. Whether you are the religion these campuses represent or not. Cedarville University is intentional about creating a Christ-centered community, rigorous in our pursuit of scholarship, and balanced in our approach to Christian lifestyle. If a disciple of Christ becomes odious to others because of the radical measures that Christ calls us to, he will have followed the footsteps of his master; indeed, what else could be expected of him? Unfortunately, that will probably never happen for one simple reason: Cedarville is so concerned with their image that they are more willing to treat their students like children than follow actual Biblical principles. -Drinking, also duh, they just actually monitor it here. 23:3135; Prov. I got to Oral and they dont follow you around but they are strict, I have piercings and Ive been told to put clear retainers in during class and school events. You can view it here. We call our student handbook The Cedarville Experience because it includes many of the guidelines and principles that will shape your time at Cedarville. You make it out to seem way worse than it is. LU is now one of the largest christian colleges in teh US, if not the largest. There are a few on this list that are over the top in their rules, like Bob Jones and Pensacola. "Each program at Cedarville University comes from a biblical world view. The college actually will accept you no matter whatever religion you are, even if you are atheist. She came from a wonderful Christian church in Atlanta with tremendous faith, knowledge, and ability. If you want information about these schools, do your homework by going straight to the source. And obviously the floor leader used her positions power to sexually abuse you. It might be time for a look at the past before blaming a school for your wifes lack of faith Just saying. Will students at uber-Chritstian universities have this? How could she possibly have had the time to worry about not being able to see a R rated movie or go clubbing. Violations of these guidelines may result in dismissal. Serving alcohol at bars or restaurants, keeping hours past 10:30 PM on weekdays and midnight on weekends, and door-to-door sales without expressed permission from the dean or a retail license are all forbidden by Bob Jones University. Its similarly interesting how people choose which laws & pieces of the Bible they will follow. For this, I say thank you. Its that simple. 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. If you are a student at Cedarville, you know that the university resides in the historically dry town of Cedarville, OH. Not sure why you find prohibition of Occult practices to be a bad thing for those attending a Christian university. If you tell your kids what smoking does to their lungs, they wont even *want* to smoke. Woah this blog is magnificent i like reading your posts. It helps us to become better thinkers and writers! Students are also prohibited from recreational drug use, misusing legally prescribed medications, or using synthetic street drugs or medical marijuana. They just dont want you showing /Friday the 13th/ or anything, due to the content. -Using Profanity, really, it isnt allowed in any K-12 school, and they dont want people cussing their heads off here. They make you go to bed by 11pm every night, even on weekends, no matter what homework projects you may may be working on, no matter what, no exceptions, unless you want demerits. She said, as a Christian thats how I live my life anyway. Cashiers Office. As our Cedarville University community processes this situation, we pray we would do so with humility, grace, mercy, integrity, civility, and respect. The point is, in my opinion, someone needs to establish guidelines for our youth. Absolutely true! 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. (Aldair Zepeda/WWMT) "To those we lost to those healing," added were the names of the three killed in the shooting, Brian . Your paragraph on Oral Roberts University is inaccurate. Woe be unto a civilization who rejects the counsel of the Holy One, and would none of his reproof! Rules above and beyond that can get in between us and God, but condoning behavior that goes against His ways is very dangerous. I went to a Catholic University in Los Angeles and they do not have rules like that sothere. 3) If God destroyed a city because there were some gay people there, the takeaway shouldnt be that homosexuality is wrong, the takeaway should be that the Old Testament God is an evil monster who at best needs to be disobeyed and at worst needs to be destroyed. No one is forcing anyone to attend those colleges/universities. Students hoping to visit any friends of the opposite sex must receive permission from their families and keep it on file with the school as well. Carson) does not equate to belief in everything they believe or agreement with any or all of their actions. its not mans law they are concerned with, its, you know, His law.. Just food for thought. I understand your point, and I do believe the policy could be tweaked. Some may seem that way to those who dont adhere to a particular faith. Whats your motive? The big issue that I have is the way the university attempts to control activity while school is not in session and students are at home. America as a whole is definitely not a good indicator of Gods standards as displayed in the nature of his Son and set forth in his commands. 1 Corinthians 8:8 argues, Food will not commend us to God. Its your belief. 13:13; Rom. As we know from history, prohibition massively failed. However, writing an article does not constitute its topic being a massive social issue. put a sock in it. They are private institutions and can set their own policies. We call our student handbook The Cedarville Experience because it includes many of the guidelines and principles that will shape your time at Cedarville. The handbook gives the wrong message in this part; dancing is not allowed in groups if it is /suggestive or sultry./ They try to limit large dancing gatherings because they, of course, cannot monitor everyone to make sure they are following that rule. 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. Save for the dress code and media violations, most of these infractions can lead to disciplinary actions or even outright dismissal from the school. Women have to wear a dress or skirt and hose most of the time. Neither dancing nor tattoos are forbidden, although some forms of dancing would be inappropriate. They help stem the tide of STDs, date rape, the dangers of substance abuse, etc., I am currently attending Liberty, and the rules are so laid back at least half the student body goes out late night and weekends gets messed up, and gets it with someone, theres plenty of ways around the rules, school is pretty fake. they as adults need freedom to make own choices. If Jesus were alive, why wouldnt he want people to volunteer in nursing homes? you know, just as there are Christians who behave badly, there are secular women who have higher standards. Sex is frequent, furious, and freaky. That rule ONLY applies to publicly shown movies. Cedarville's policy on alcohol is simply another notch in the post of treating students like children rather than adults. (We had not had sex for those who was wondering) I was on the phone with him in my dorm room and my RA overheard our conversation. I walked away 15 years ago and still have not come back but there were many factors involved. I read the comments first, and assumed that they were being prudes. Nor have I lied to him about my history; including the fact that Im a divorcee from an arranged marriage at barely 16 to a man Id met twice, arranged to keep me out of trouble. They reserve the right to discipline any student who does so, most especially in cases when the politics and ideals expressed in the protests go against the schools extremely conservative beliefs. My marriage has lasted almost 11 years so far, I have no illegitimate children and I have never been an embarrassment to my husband. To offer a different perspective, I graduated from Asbury in the 90s, lived by the rules, and benefited from being part of a voluntary community that generally did the samenot out of fear or self-righteousness, but because of the high value they placed on faith and community. The difference is, God cares about the first and does not care about the second. In addition, all freshmen with jobs must consent to being chaperoned by a prayer captain or one of their assistants or an upperclassman while working. Either way, check your facts before you publish. 31:30). Especially for women it was very restrictive. hahaha I have no idea where you came up with that one. And of course, students can meet ANYWHERE else on or off campus whenever they want. BUT, they do not have any rules against you watching them on your own, or even on things like violent video games. Use of alcohol was simply pushed underground out of regulatory bounds and resulted in the creation of a black market. What about people like me with throat issues? Good job elarning to sneak though. Cedarvilles policy on alcohol is not founded in fact, policy, or Biblical principle. Again, how many die every year from alcohol and tobacco? God created dance. BUT, if you are homosexual, they wont kick you off campus. I would like if you can wright me. I love the Godly atmosphere it gives, and completely disagree with you. You arent writing truth, you are writing opinion. Those who attend any religious school, on their own desire, will attend one in line with their personal religious beliefs. I would strongly caution you to know he whom you so boldly challenge, and if you charge a holy God with unrighteousness, take note that it shall be accounted of in the day of your calamity. these are adults who may have attended high schools where,they like myself,was paddled for minor mistakes. All students are also required to adhere to a stringent dress code lest they find themselves facing a few more fines along the way. In conclusion, I dont think that students are better off if they go to these schools, and I would not encourage anyone to do so. But please dont judge women by their sex life or their religion, as people like me will not judge you by the same nor by your faith. Many colleges with rules similar to these have their students sign a form stating that they have read the rules and agree to live by them mine did. Leave your intelligent feedback down below or consider following CollegeTimes on Facebook or Twitter to stay updated or to get in touch! If your radar is accurate, it will not take you long to bag a highly-repressed freak. I was able to find good information from your blog posts.|, http://www.fyple.ca/company/truly-organic-foods-szz2aa/, Thanks for every other informative site. 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. Sex that is forbidden and secretive just makes it all the more exciting. If anything, its pushing them further away because they feel even more separated from God. Im bruised by the experience yet my wife was forever changed. The men and women have their own elevators, must not be together in isolated areas, cannot swim together, even at the beach. Raffles are not even allowed as fundraiser due to their association with gambling, which is also banned. Any student requiring a personal care attendant because of a physical disability is responsible for making such arrangements. You arent allowed to have any music by a contemporary artist or anything with even the slightest beat. Mature, responsible people are able to think for themselves and moderate their own behavior. My e-mail address is (see Joshua 24:15, Jude 1:4, Romans 16:17). Academically, it was quite decent, and some professors were very open-minded. There are many things that are legal that are morally wrong, and Twitter. The second problem is that Cedarville seems oblivious to the fact that the same thing has happened at Cedarville. But God does not write off enjoying anything unless it is harmful to our bodies or hurts others, neither of which are true about alcohol. According to a blog post made last November by the school president Dr. Thomas White, and referring to Philippians 4:8 (which honors "whatever is pure"), Cedarville will soon institute a new. 8; Gal. Second, since only very strict Christians will be attending these schools, students wont have as much exposure to other points of view unless they actively seek them out. Students are not to attend bars or clubs where alcohol is the primary feature. Also, Dami, Sodom and Gamorah was only said to be evil because they tried to A) rape two visitor (angels mind you) 2) they were gluttonous in their behavior 3) I am pretty darn sure that a gay man was NOT on the committee for writing the Bible 4) the bible also condemns women for having a period.. (I did study the Bible), strict rules can actually push one from God. Be offended but remember that nobody cares youre offended. College is not supposed to be your babysitter, it is a learning experience meant to prepare you for the way the world is. I do believe Cedarville gets a lot of things right, especially in the area of academics. Clothing should be gender appropriate. She had read many Christian books and had a wonderful library of these books. Recap. 14; 1 Cor. 2:310; 1 Pet. Welcome to a nation who makes each individual feel entitled to make his own god based on his opinion. [emailprotected]. They have separated beaches for the men and women. The place else may just I am getting that kind of information written in such an ideal manner? hahaha what a joke, and you call yourselves civilized. Do you think Id have argued about a college? and I would rather put up with some questionably strict rules if that meant that I attended Pensacola Christian College in the early 1980s. Center for Teaching and Learning. Rather, Carson rightly points out that dispute only relates to doctrines concretely repeated throughout scripture. It is NOT frowned upon if you do not attend other Christian things like church simply suggested. When so-called Christians give up murder & pork; & they begin smoting doves, I might start believing them. They try to teach young adults how to dress in the business world when I went. Who is she to judge!? Cedarville University is a Christian university located in Cedarville, Ohio. We are also warned to be careful about what we approve and to seek each others mutual edification. (IF you live somewhere else then you should not know what most of these colleges are anyways because they are in the U.S) This country has set its standards and limitations and guess what the four founding fathers said my dear friends, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.. Please reply, This is not a comment, but a request. So sorry for everyone you had contact with. The school works to develop what God has put into someone, unlike schools like the Ohio State University, which declared to my entering class their goal to fail you in your first year.