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College Bans Dormitory Bible Studies
NewsMax ^ | 2 Nov 05 | NewsMax

Posted on 11/02/2005 11:47:38 AM PST by NavVet

In a shameful attack on freedom of religion, the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UWEC) has banned resident assistants (RAs) from leading Bible studies in their own dormitories.

The university claims the ban is necessary because some students might not feel RAs who lead Bible studies are "approachable.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: antichristian; biblestudy; bigots; christian; christianstudents; christophobia; discrimination; firstamendment; freedomofspeech; highereducation; leftismoncampus; religon
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To: Blood of Tyrants

The RAs and RMs are employed by the university, not by the government. This is not a socialist country.


61 posted on 11/02/2005 12:13:19 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: HereInTheHeartland
Should I have not been allowed to run a bible study on my dorm floor?

That has nothing to do with your job. Being an RA you have to have a relationship with all the other students.

62 posted on 11/02/2005 12:14:42 PM PST by conserv13
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To: Servant of the 9

Ouch!
Former RA here and married to a former RA, and we don't consider ourselves losers.
As a matter of fact, if I hadn't been an RA there would be one less person on this earth right now. I saved a girl's life as an RA.


63 posted on 11/02/2005 12:15:02 PM PST by brothers4thID (Do you stand with us, or are you going to just stand in the way?)
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To: darkangel82
The RAs and RMs are employed by the university, not by the government. This is not a socialist country.

If it's a public university they are... if it's private, then it's whatever the school's regulations are.

64 posted on 11/02/2005 12:15:13 PM PST by blaise
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To: NavVet

"If you are going to restrict what the RA's do behind closed doors in their own rooms"

I'm not going to do any such thing. I don't work at a university. I have nothing to do with any such rules.

I was complaining about a misleading headline. As far as I'm concerned, RAs should be able to lead whatever kind of studies they like. At least someone would be studying something in the dorm...a rare activity.


65 posted on 11/02/2005 12:15:54 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: brothers4thID
As a matter of fact, if I hadn't been an RA there would be one less person on this earth right now. I saved a girl's life as an RA.

Bless you!

66 posted on 11/02/2005 12:16:42 PM PST by blaise
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To: little jeremiah

I didn't see the ping yet I guess,or having a major blonde moment.

It's hard to believe that this is happening in America.


67 posted on 11/02/2005 12:17:15 PM PST by tutstar (OurFlorida.true.ws)
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To: brothers4thID

"I saved a girl's life as an RA."

Excellent job! I'm sure it happens a lot, at least with good RAs who are on good terms with the residents.


68 posted on 11/02/2005 12:17:51 PM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: wagglebee

Yes, but my health!!!!!!


Very loud GRRRRR.


69 posted on 11/02/2005 12:18:04 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: blaise

Did you sign up today just to post that?


70 posted on 11/02/2005 12:18:44 PM PST by darkangel82
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To: Mayflower Sister
What happened to the Democrats scream to the Right to privacy. Oh yea, that's only if you want to murder your unborn child.

Apparently we redneck conservatives just don't understand the left's "educated, progressive" thinking process... ;)

71 posted on 11/02/2005 12:19:10 PM PST by Libertina
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To: fml

There is no way the college would allow an R.A. to sponsor a porn showing.


72 posted on 11/02/2005 12:20:36 PM PST by HostileTerritory
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To: MineralMan

I know it does. As with every job, there are good people and bad people doing the job. I'm sorry the poster I was replying to had a bad experience with RA's.


73 posted on 11/02/2005 12:21:09 PM PST by brothers4thID (Do you stand with us, or are you going to just stand in the way?)
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To: darkangel82
Did you sign up today just to post that?

No.

Anything else?

74 posted on 11/02/2005 12:21:30 PM PST by blaise
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To: NavVet

I understand America is 85% Christian. What's the big deal? And what's wrong with the Bible? And why would someone who leads Bible study groups be "unapproachable?" Wouldn't just the opposite be true?

You know, there are a lot of question marks in this post of mine!


75 posted on 11/02/2005 12:22:47 PM PST by RexBeach ("The rest of the world is three drinks behind." -Humphrey Bogart)
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To: Unam Sanctam

The undertone is here that R.A.s are expected to deal with students who are sexually active or considering sex, and may be charged with making condoms available. The college is probably worried that an R.A. who makes himself a Christian leader within the dorm would not be trusted by students who are testing their limits (and in some cases, the law) with sex and alcohol. The point of R.A.s is that they're the "cool" front line of defense for an administrator expected to keep these students from killing themselves by doing something stupid.

And to anticipate the response I'll get to that, loads of freshmen have sex and drink beer their freshman year without dying as a result, so I don't think that taking away an R.A. they're comfortable talking to would actually save lives.


76 posted on 11/02/2005 12:23:34 PM PST by HostileTerritory
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To: tutstar

The mentally ill/criminally insane leftists/professional secularists/aggressive atheists/feminists/gay agenda promoters etc are rabid. They are pushing hard.

The reason they have gained so much ascendency is conservatives' weakness and lack of moral courage.


77 posted on 11/02/2005 12:24:18 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: NavVet

"Liberalism, in its extreme form, is not a political philosophy, but rather a mental disorder." - Dr. Michael Savage


78 posted on 11/02/2005 12:25:06 PM PST by HitmanLV (Listen to my demos for Savage Nation contest: http://www.geocities.com/mr_vinnie_vegas/index.html)
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To: bahblahbah

Are they banning Christians from being R.A.s, or simply telling them they can't lead Bible studies with some of their students? Two different things.


79 posted on 11/02/2005 12:25:44 PM PST by HostileTerritory
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To: HitmanNY

Savage is right about that, but with the way he rants and raves, I'm not sure he can call anything a mental disorder.


80 posted on 11/02/2005 12:26:07 PM PST by darkangel82
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