I have to tell you the most obnoxious thing that happened when I told my family I was getting a divorce. My brother and brother-in-law debated if I was a lesbian! What?! Just because I didn't want to be with a guy they liked meant I must like women. I have plenty of lesbian friends, some very near and dear to me, so I have no problem with that moniker but why would people I've known for most of my life go straight to that conclusion? Men! Can't live with them, can't get them to respond to your undying love confession letters fast enough.
Colleges often have a lot of rules the students need to follow. After all, a bunch of 18-21 year olds can't really be expected to self-govern on their own, at least not 24/7, no matter how vehement they are that they can do just that. (I was 18-21 once myself so I know it's annoying to hear that. I don't mean all 18-21 year olds individually, I mean when they all get together in one place.) Then there are Christian Colleges which have more rules, often based on biblical teachings and moral dictates. Further down the spectrum is Bob Jones University* which considers the Christian colleges just too darn liberal so they piles on a bunch of morally based codes of behavior. Not to be outdone by the crazy liberal heathens at Bob Jones, Pensacola Christian College goes hog wild with the rules and moral imperatives and makes the Taliban look almost liberal. An article in the March 24th edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education explains some of the rules and regulations the stu...
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