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gail_k -> RE: George Wythe College (6/25/2008 11:38:37 AM)
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Just a couple of ideas --
Mormons do consider themselves Christians, and talk (more than evangelicals, I think) of the "gospel of Jesus Christ". But they do not mean the same thing as we do. They do believe that to get to heaven you have to do works. That is the opposite of the gospel (good news) that Jesus has done the work, and it is finished. So one has to clarify definitions before having the conversation on Mormonism. They are allies in morality, and for instance, were a strong influence on defeating the ERA back in the 70s and 80s, and the denomination is pro-life, and has exerted political pressure in that direction. As a friend of mine would put it, they are friends, not brothers, in the biblical sense.
Re beliefs and colleges, here is the vision and mission statement at one overtly Christian college (that takes world view seriously). I look for not just Christian, but the name of Christ. One has to investigate, not just draw conclusions:
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Vision and Mission of BC
BC prepares students academically and spiritually to serve Christ Jesus in their careers, in human relationships, and in the world of ideas.
BC affirms the Lordship of Christ over all aspects of life, acknowledges the Bible as the foundational authority for the development of a personal worldview, and recognizes each individual’s career as a calling from God. Each academic department is committed to high academic goals for its students and clarifies the implications of biblical truth for its discipline. BC upholds these commitments in offering undergraduate or graduate programs, by conventional or technological delivery modes, and in local, national, and international venues. The College requires a liberal arts foundation in each undergraduate degree program in order to best prepare students to contribute to a diverse, complex and fast-changing world.
By developing servant leaders who value integrity, compassion, and justice in all aspects of their lives, the College prepares people to serve, not to be served.
Next on their web site they have their Statement of Beliefs, which starts with the Triune God and includes their view of the Bible and their belief about salvation. I personally can't imagine why a college that would claim to be Christian would not have these documents on their web sites.
What makes me uneasy is any school that doesn't express its philosophy for the world to see. However, I'm not sure that George Wythe doesn't at least give an indication: the people's philosophies they purport to follow are Joan of Arc, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Mother Teresa. Now, what do those people have in common? (Here's a clue - don't think of how you taught them in your home school, remember how they were taught in public school.)
Honestly, all I know is that they were successful in public policy and were all religious.
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