# ha ha ha, Christianist dimwits, yes, "open forum" doesn't mean "Christianity only" **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 7, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244 "2006-12-07T18:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/21 "2006-12-07T23:35:53Z")
[QUOTE=monstro] The code of conduct is so bizarre it doesn’t seem real. Seems like a straight-up prison. Come on! No horseplay? Is this a college or a swimming pool? [/QUOTE] No running! ---
**Author:** ![Sweetums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/22 "2006-12-07T23:38:40Z")
Okay the one I love: - Entering the space above ceiling tiles = 12 Reprimands + $50 Fine\* Has Liberty really had that big a problem with students crawling around above the ceiling that they had to make a rule about it? ``` Perhaps that's where the pagans went to meet with the opposite sex. :eek: ``` ---
**Author:** ![hawksgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ed655f/32.png) [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/23 "2006-12-07T23:40:33Z")
Holy cow, with those rules, we’d get expelled for what we do at band practice! Improper personal contact (anything beyond hand-holding) = 4 reprimands and $10 fine Association with those consuming alcohol or Failure to properly identify oneself= 18 Reprimands + $250 Fine + 18 hours Disciplinary Community Service And any college that outlaws abortions is no college I want to see. I remember high school and all those baby-bellies. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/24 "2006-12-07T23:53:23Z")
[QUOTE=Sweetums] Okay the one I love: - Entering the space above ceiling tiles = 12 Reprimands + $50 Fine\* Has Liberty really had that big a problem with students crawling around above the ceiling that they had to make a rule about it? [/QUOTE] At a college where you can’t drink alcohol or spend the night with a member of the opposite sex, what else are you going to do when you want to get crazy? ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/25 "2006-12-07T23:58:57Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] In the interests of accuracy and precision, it should be noted that the pastor in the story calls for the public school system to be abandoned by Christian families in favor of homeschooling and private Christian schools. Just so nobody thinks the pastor advocated a policy of the state getting out of the public education business altogether. I realize that, practically speaking, there would be little to distinguish between the two outcomes, but still… [/QUOTE] According to [this article](http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19225776.100-homeschooling-special-preach-your-children-well.html) from New Scientist, there are those out there with the stated goal of ending public education altogether: > [@](#): > > Exodus Mandate is urging each home-schooling family to bring one new family into the movement. If they succeed, several million families could take to home-schooling over the next several years, Moore says. “If we could get up to 30 per cent of public-school students into home-schooling and private schools, the system would start to unravel and at some point implode and collapse,” he says. “The government would be forced to get the states out of the education business altogether. It would go back to the churches and the families. It’s a strategy for the renewal of society.” ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/26 "2006-12-07T23:59:16Z")
Hmmm … Dancing is worse than theft. protesting George W. Bush is worse than dancing or theft. Saying “fart” is worse than protesting, dancing or theft. Knowing someone who drinks beer is worse than saying “fart”, protesting, dancing or theft. Reading Harry Potter books is worse than knowing someone drinks beer, saying “fart”, protesting, dancing or theft. Says so right here. > [@](#): > > (selected excerpts from the Reprimands and Consequences page) > > 4 Reprimands + $10 Fine > Unauthorized borrowing (plus financial restitution) > > 6 Reprimands + $25 Fine > Attendance at a dance > > 12 Reprimands + $50 Fine > Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration > > 12-18 Reprimands + Corresponding Fine > Obscene, profane or abusive language or behavior > > 18 Reprimands + $250 Fine > > - 18 hours Disciplinary Community Service > Association with those consuming alcohol > > 30 Reprimands + $500 Fine > > - 30 hours Disciplinary Community Service + possible Administrative Withdrawal. NOTE: For each accumulation of six or more reprimands after 30, an additional $150 fine will be assessed. > Involvement with witchcraft, séances or other occult activities ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/27 "2006-12-08T00:06:13Z")
“Entering entryway of opposite sex on campus or allowing the same” So it’s OK to ‘enter the entryway’ of someone who is the same sex? Remarkable. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/28 "2006-12-08T00:11:41Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] So it’s OK to ‘enter the entryway’ of someone who is the same sex? Remarkable. [/QUOTE] Gosh, you think they might not have thought of that possibility? Shocking! OK, while we’re going down the list, What The Fuck is “_Immorality_”? Clearly they think it needs no further explanation, but I don’t know what they expect the word to mean. ---
**Author:** ![Dumbguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/29 "2006-12-08T00:24:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Participation in an unauthorized petition or demonstration – 12 Reprimands + $50 Fine How do you get a petition authorized? By filing a petition? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/30 "2006-12-08T00:25:13Z")
My favorite? **12 Reprimands + $50 Fine** for > [@](#): > > Entering the space above ceiling tiles You just KNOW there’s a story behind THAT one! ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/31 "2006-12-08T00:48:48Z")
Outside residence hall after curfew: 4 reprimands + 10 dollar fine Academic dishonesty: 30 reprimands + 500 dollar fine Spending the night with a person of the opposite sex: Priceless! I am a Christian who understands well the soundness of separation of church and State. I am pleased that the pagans of the UU have made their point. (Sounds like an interesting program.) I just wish that all of the parents at [Lakeview Elementary School in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee](http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/COUNTY10/610110390/1006/NEWS) understood what traditional American values _really_ are. Some of the Codes of Conduct remind me of the first college that I _tried_ to attend. By the end of the first quarter I was on disciplinary probation for two years! It just wasn’t meant to be. Some of my dearest friends are from those days though! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/32 "2006-12-08T03:04:20Z")
[QUOTE=pool] I have a friend that goes there and yeah the school is ridiculous. You are not allowed to watch rated R movies or drink alcohol and a bunch of other ridiculou stuff. Check out their Code of Conduct: [http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=1378](http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=1378) Have an abortion or practice witchcraft and its a $500 fine and 30 reprimands. 😉 [/QUOTE] Well, I foud the loophole. No mention whatsoever of animals. “Hey, I was just practicing animal husbandry with my sheep”. ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/33 "2006-12-08T03:24:43Z")
Sweet Jesus. I had a dress code and a demerit system in _high school_ and it wasn’t nearly as bad as this. The thing that really stinks about it is the fines; I’ll bet a cheeseburger that those fines don’t get donated to charity. If you’re in college and need someone assigning you demerits so you’ll get your shit together, I’ve got bad news for you: you will **never** have your shit together. Today, I would have racked up 4 demerits for staying up until 0200, 4 more for a music code violation (I am positive that Led Zeppelin and Ozzy Osbourne on my car stereo are not permitted, and I bet that NPR probably raises a few hackles), at least 144 demerits for owning R-rated (or worse) movies\*, 12 more for deception, another 12 for possession of sexually-explicit material (my wife subscribed us to Playboy), 12-18 reprimands for flipping off a co-worker who called me a “wanker”, 18 for walking around the house completely naked, 30 for having beer in the fridge, and 30 for my wife’s swords. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/34 "2006-12-08T03:28:02Z")
You’re fucked. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/35 "2006-12-08T03:34:48Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] You’re fucked. 😛 [/QUOTE] Another 30 reprimands! ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/36 "2006-12-08T03:35:05Z")
Heh, during my own personal college days, had I even set foot upon that campus for more than 3 hours my parents would have had to sell their house, all of us declare personal bankrupcy, and probably submit to some sort of branding. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/37 "2006-12-08T04:16:28Z")
How many “reprimands” does it take to get put on double secret probation? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/38 "2006-12-08T05:47:42Z")
[QUOTE=GorillaMan] OK, while we’re going down the list, What The Fuck is “_Immorality_”? Clearly they think it needs no further explanation, but I don’t know what they expect the word to mean. [/QUOTE] I think that’s the point. It’s a “catch-all” for everything they didn’t think of to put down on the list already. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/39 "2006-12-08T06:05:12Z")
[QUOTE=Jurph] Sweet Jesus. I had a dress code and a demerit system in _high school_ and it wasn’t nearly as bad as this. The thing that really stinks about it is the fines; I’ll bet a cheeseburger that those fines don’t get donated to charity. If you’re in college and need someone assigning you demerits so you’ll get your shit together, I’ve got bad news for you: you will **never** have your shit together. [/QUOTE] Duh. Having your shit together is for free, autonomous adults. This place isn’t really concerning itself with turning out any of those. Their ultimate product is, well, the best term I can come up with is _subjects_. ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2006, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244/40 "2006-12-08T07:27:50Z")
[QUOTE=Sweetums] Okay the one I love: - Entering the space above ceiling tiles = 12 Reprimands + $50 Fine\* Has Liberty really had that big a problem with students crawling around above the ceiling that they had to make a rule about it? [/QUOTE] I suspect some enterprising student tried to get around the rule just above that: > [@](#): > > # Entering the residence hallway of the opposite sex or allowing the same > > # Entering the space above ceiling tiles Probably someone tried to find a loophole by saying that if you’re above the ceiling tiles, you’re not “in” the residence hallway. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-ha-christianist-dimwits-yes-open-forum-doesnt-mean-christianity-only/383244.md?page=3)