<p>Rule 34 - Christianity is not a "religion". A Christian is someone who believes in Jesus Christ as their savior. It is not Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, etc.<br>
Anyway.....We are looking into Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Going to the open house this fall. Anyone else? What schools are you looking into? Let's start "talking" about the colleges....</p>
<p>Ok Hunt, well what about Jewish people. There are plenty of Jewish people looking for Jewish colleges that post on the main forum and never receive any replies. If there was a specific place where they could ask and receive help, it would also clear up a lot of room on the regular forum.</p>
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<p>Thanks. Yes.....the management was trying to address a clear need for parents and students seeking a christian education.</p>
<p>Anyone with a lick of common sense knows that encompansses many religions and schools. Further, I see no harm in letting a subcategory of Jewish schools (though there are only a couple) be discussed here. I know a lot of Jewish students CHOOSE Christian colleges because of the academic rigor and the quality of life.</p>
<p>There have been threads on Jesuit colleges previously..and their relative prestige rankings. </p>
<p>I note with some humor that the people making the most noise about this thread/forum are the ones least likely to be attending the so called Christian Colleges or being supportive of them: Grove City, Wheaton, Catholic schools, etc.</p>
<p>Oh well.</p>
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I note with some humor that the people making the most noise about this thread/forum are the ones least likely to be attending the so called Christian Colleges or being supportive of them: Grove City, Wheaton, Catholic schools, etc.
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<p>I am looking very seriously at Hope College, a Christian college. I simply don't think it's fair or necessary to have only a Christian College subforum when it could encompass ALL religious colleges.</p>
<p>I just did a quick search, and there were maybe three posts in the last year asking for general advice on Jewish schools, or schools with a large Jewish population. There were lots of questions about Jewish life at particular schools. There are simply way more questions about Christian colleges, and in particular about people considering a range of Christian colleges.</p>
<p>Romani:</p>
<p>Its not unfair because CC was responding to an expressed "need". That is, people requested a specific forum for Christian Colleges.</p>
<p>If you are looking at Hope College, good for you and good luck!</p>
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So there are less jews and therefore less questions about jewish colleges, it makes them less important. Hmm sounds like a possible discriminatory premise... In my opinion, its all stupid since they can ask in the general section, but if they do do it, it should be for everyone- Mormons, Catholics, Jesuits, Jews ect..
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<p>Oh so big whoops, CC can set up a folder that says Religious Colleges, and in there have a folder that says Christian Colleges, one that says Jewish Colleges, and so on and so forth - and the Christian one will be busy and the Jewish one will be desolate. What's the point? If you're interested on a thread about Jewish colleges, start one.</p>
<p>As far as I can tell, nobody with this complaint is actually interested in a Jewish, Catholic, Mormon, or Zorastrian school.</p>
<p>"I think this is unfair to support only one religion. Why not Jewish colleges? I know Brandeis is Jewish. Why no African American colleges like Morehouse or Howard University? Why CHRISTIAN? WASPs anyone????"</p>
<p>Brandeis is not a Jewish college the way that some of these other colleges are Christian colleges. To put it into SAT analogy terms, Brandeis::Jewish is not the same as, say, Wheaton College::Christian.</p>
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Brandeis is not a Jewish college the way that some of these other colleges are Christian colleges. To put it into SAT analogy terms, Brandeis::Jewish is not the same as, say, Wheaton College::Christian.
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<p>But, as someone posted in another thread, Yeshiva is. There are many religiously affiliated schools that are not Protestant (since some people are saying Catholic and Mormon schools also don't belong in this thread) that people MAY have questions about. I don't see the harm in changing the forum title to "Religious Colleges" - if most of the questions are about Christian colleges, fine, but the forum should be open to the discussion of colleges that are geared towards students of any religion.</p>
<p>Okay, so start a thread somewhere asking about Yeshiva if you are interested. What's stopping you? What's stopping anyone? Nothing as far as I can tell. I'm sure the moderators would also be appropriately responsive to any surge in demand for information about Yeshiva. Somehow that hasn't happened yet I don't believe. But when it does, I bet the moderators will be ready to lend an assist. </p>
<p>OTOH, lots of people have already started threads about Christian schools in the same way you could start one for Yeshiva if you wanted. There were so many, in fact, that a subforum was created to manage the apparent demand from people with those particular interests. No mystery there. Simple.</p>
<p>^ Nobody's opposed to a Christian sub-forum. They're just wondering why it would be so difficult to include all religions, rather than just Christianity.</p>
<p>romanigypsyeyes, I think it's because of the same reason every school in the country is not represented in the College Forums: CCers have not expressed any measurable interest in those that are unlisted. It's not a matter of discrimmination, just a lack of demand. </p>
<p>If no one is asking about Webber International, why would it be necessary to create a subforum for it? Likewise, if no one is specifically asking about Jewish, Hindu, or Buddhist schools, why would anyone be offended that the moderators haven't encompassed them into a forum where the impetus from the very beginning was the demand for information about Christian schools? Just because they're all religions? That would be the equivalent of saying Webber International must be included in the College forum just because it's a college.</p>
<p>I don't see any reason why they would not create an area for religious schools, with sub forums by religion, but if they have not YET, then perhaps there is not much of a call for those other religions.</p>
<p>Is any one who is asking about this hypothetically actually in need of CC wisdom about one of the other religions?? If not, go do something else besides just debate principles. If you are interested then state that to the mods and see what happens</p>
<p>The question to ask the webmaster is this: why aren't these schools listed individually as a college or university? Why is the University of Dallas not listed individually? Is Yeshiva listed? (It should be.)</p>
<p>There should be a native-american college sub forum as well.
I was interested in Chief Dull Knife College awhile back, and apparently there is a large body of people knowledgeable about such colleges, because I got a response to my question.</p>
<p>have at it.</p>
<p>"Doesn't really matter anyways, a good percentage of firms won't hire students from religon-based colleges anyways. Makes sense anyways."</p>
<p>My question is: would I even want to work for a company that judges me by the college I went to, and doesn't consider me as an individual? I would think not.</p>
<p>Of course this is delusional, pure silliness. I know a whole lot of aethist business owners who love knowing they can hire honest, bright, capable young men and women of sound character. And they don't give a rat's petoot where or if they worship anything beyond his almighty green. </p>
<p>This is a classic illustration that no matter what they proclaim, a great many non-Believers are not satisfied with simply taking the other path. They are determined to "mine" the other one. Determined if they don't receive it, none others should either. Go figure.</p>
<p>btw, if anyone should doubt this, all one need do is watch some of the newly-wealthy men of the planet, i.e. NFL, NBA, and many other athletes ...when a good play occurs, who ya gonna call? It ain't ghostbusters they're all pointing upward to, praying to with heads bowed after that spectacular catch or finished game. And it ain't Allah.</p>
<p>While there are multiple worthy points in this scenario, one is that the coaches and owners care about performance, not proclamations. They're in business to win. Just like any business leaders. And they know Christians are winners because we know who we are. Through Him. </p>
<p>The news media despise it, grit their teeth when the very first thing out of Tim Teabow's mouth is, "all praise and glory to my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ!" And thank God Tim's not alone ...</p>
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<p>There is a forum for this description ...it's called College Confidential and includes campuses where virtually anything, everything, nothing is worshipped.</p>