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Sorry, crazy Joe, but I'm exactly right about Carson-Newman regardless if it is your alma mater or not. Even the Tennessean newspaper has commented on this liberal baptist institution.http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/03/11/42414642.shtml

As to inclusivism, as an MDiv student from the flagship Southern Baptist seminary, I am quite familiar with the doctrine and believe my biblical knowledge is adequate to judge whether or not such doctrine is genuine or heretical. Biblically, it is heresy. Emotionally, it makes folks feel better I suppose but is fraught with logical problems.

One of the main issues for conservatives is a perceived liberal slant in the religion departments of Belmont and Carson-Newman universities, two schools supported by the Tennessee Baptist Convention.

No sir You are exactly wrong about CN. You have nothing to substantiate your claim. The statement above is the best You can find? A blurb about perceived liberal slant? So you read a blurb in a paper and make up your mind in an instant that an institution is liberal. Is this the way your taught to think and come to conclusions at "your flagship seminary"? I spent 4 years at Carson-Newman, and even though I'm not an MDiv, I am an MBA and am more than qualified to draw my own conclusions from first hand experience, not from a generalized sentence that states perceptions of those with an agenda. You may have adequate biblical knowledge, and I applaud you for service to our Lord, but to simply state an unproven assumption about people whom you've never met is most un-Christlike.

There is not a professor in the CN religion department who believes in inclusivism, that there is an alternate path outside of Christ to the Kingdom of Heaven, that we are all God's children so we'll all be saved.

CN's mission Statement: (Is it the open intellectual inquiry, or deeper spiritual maturity that frightens You?)
Carson-Newman College offers a Christian, liberal arts education in an environment that encourages open intellectual inquiry and deeper spiritual maturity. Students receive a personalized education in small classes. Caring faculty and staff mentors get to know and nurture each student. We seek to instill Christian virtues in our students and inspire them to use their unique gifts for a lifetime of service.

The historic Baptist distinctives of religious liberty, personal responsibility and compassion for others create a welcoming community that fosters a sense of belonging. The cultural heritage and geographic beauty of the Appalachian region enriches the Carson-Newman experience, and the college contributes to the environmental preservation and economic development of this national treasure.