Christian vs secular campus life

peach3s
Thu, 08 Dec 2005 19:57:45 +0000

Everyone stop being offended by the wording on people’s posts. These posts were written in a matter of seconds- its not like they had time to edit it multiple times before posting. Maybe they meant something rather differently than how you’re taking it. Ask them to explain before getting so fired up.

I know the south gets a huge rep for being “conservative”, and yes, there are more “Christians” in the south than in the north. But think about it- larger metropolitan areas, in general, tend to be liberal. One of my friends from Atlanta said this once: “There’s Atlanta… and then the rest of Georgia”. You can’t compare Rice to backwoods Texas.

The rest is my point of view… if you don’t want to read it, you don’t have to.

I hate how everyone just throws around the word, “Christian”, like its some kind of purse you can sling around your shoulder. You aren’t automatically Christian- “Christian”, in definition, is “Christ-like”. So until you act like Christ- stop pretending to be Jesus.

YES- there are plenty of fanatical “Christians” out there who are all attempting to bring people to God- whether they want to or not, is not the question. If you ever need any reason to do ANYTHING, just call upon the heavenly being! That’s been the answer to everyone’s question. Kings used it to keep their thrones, white slave owners have used it to justify slavery, McKinley said that God “talked” to him to take over the Phillipines, and now, Bush is using God to get oil in Iraq. Trust me- there are PLENTY of people who have crazy agendas, who just stick “God” onto their purpose to give themselves at least some respectability.

But the exception doesn’t represent the rule. Just because a few radical terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center, doesn’t mean we all hate muslims! Just because a few wacky, crazy, and in the case of Bush, potentially insane, people are goin’ around, trying to save you from hell, doesn’t mean that all followers of Christ are completely moronic.

I, myself, believe in Christ, but I have many agnostic and atheist friends and we get along just fine. We have discussed issues of faith, and the no God theory, but I don’t believe I was preaching to them- it was an open, honest discussion on our belief systems.

That’s what college is. It isn’t a place where you automatically fit in with everyone- its a learning experience. You meet new people, with new backgrounds, and yes, possibly confliting beliefs. This is how you grow as a person- not by sitting around and saying, “Oh, what I believe is the only right answer”, but by discussing and sharing with other people. By doing this, you also get a much more tolerant atmosphere- people wouldn’t be attacking each other with bombs if we all understood each other.

Sorry for going off on this tangent. Honest to goodness- Rice is a wonderful place. Don’t judge it before you get there.