Comments on: 5 Rules from my Semester at America’s Holiest University

By: LU Grad

LU Grad — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0000

I just ordered the book and looking forward to the read, but wanted to put a little perspective on things for everyone.

I am a proud graduate of LU and from what I can tell through the limited exerpts of the book, my experience at LU was much different than Kevin’s.

Yes, we had parties. Yes, we drank a lot of beer (off campus, of course), even with a few RA’s and yes, we went to R-rated movies. And, guess what? Yes, there are even gay people at LU.

I would say some of the rules Kevin talks about were loosely enforced, but it does make for a better read.

I am a functioning member of corporate America, thanks to LU. I am tolerant of others beliefs and sexual orientation, thanks to LU and most importantly, I am a Christ follower, thanks to LU.

By: vegasgirl

vegasgirl — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:40:00 +0000

I was raised in a Fundamentalist Baptist household. Grandpa was a minister. Some of the rules were: women did not cut there hair. You kept it pinned up or covered except for your husband. (A woman’s hair is her Crown of Glory) No music, no dancing, no make-up, no pants for women, no dating, no boyfriends, church services every Wed & Sun (no exceptions), vacation Bible School in the summer, no overnight visits with friends who were not in our congregation, no alcohol or cigarettes. Need I continue? Needless to say once I hit college and was on my own for the first time, I went hog-wild. I’ve matured a bit in the intervening years, and I do wonder if we are doing our children any favors by refusing to allow them a glimpse of the seedier side of life. How can we fully prepare them and have them remain ignorant of the facts?

By: maria

maria — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:38:00 +0000

when i attended liberty i had my tongue pierced and was sent to see the dean of women several times about it. you can also rack up a pretty big bill for “reprimands” (which were $5 apiece when I went there in 2000)… my bill was over $500 for one semester… and while i was there i never drank, did drugs or had sex once. i did wear pants underneath my skirt and kiss a boy or two on campus. what a sinner!

By: Jen C.

Jen C. — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:46:00 +0000

I’m a senior at Messiah College, and I think its hilarious the extent to which we Messiah-folk are living in wretched sin in comparison to BJU and Liberty. When I was a freshman, our RAs used to print out copied of the rules at BJU to show us how ‘lucky’ we were!

I think I’ll go watch an R rated movie now….

By: VM

VM — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:41:00 +0000

And MY mother (a Croatian and therefore Catholic-by-culture) once told me, “It doesn’t matter what you believe, you’re still a Catholic.”

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:19:00 +0000

My experience has been that the majority of Catholics simply ignore vatican decrees that they disagree with. My mother used the pill, engaged in pre-marital sex, and got a divorce all while attending mass weekly.

By: Witty Nickname

Witty Nickname — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0000

I went to a Baptist University, loved it there. Donate every year when they call, I am looking forward to reading this book. I was skeptical when I first heard about “The Year of Living Biblically” on Mental_Floss. I read it and loved its balanced approach. I even recommended it to the pastoral staff at my church, a couple of them read it and have it displayed in their office library.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Miss8: Read closer…Lindsey said premarital sex was not acceptable in her religion.

By: MissS

MissS — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:28:00 +0000

I belong to an evangelical fundamentalist church. And we have very strict rules. But the greatest part about it is that we learn why we follow these rules.

@Lindsey, please explain to me how Catholics can rationalize that its okay to have premarital sex, but condoms are bad?

@SoundsOfLiberty; James 1:2 (Consider it all joy, my brothers, when YOU meet with various trials) was one of the first scriptures I learned, and it prepared me for a lot of trials I faced.

By: moth

moth — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:52:00 +0000

hoho.. if that u called bad, then ours would be worse or could be worst.. no wonder our university called the world largest racist university.. MARA University of Technology, Malaysia… no offend malaysian…