ClydeR
03-23-2009, 01:38 PM
March 18, 2009 | It's Spring Break in Daytona Beach, Fla., and hundreds of rowdy coeds are packed into Froggy's Saloon, where a nubile blonde gyrates seductively on top of the bar, her belly button ring shimmering like a bass jig in the sun. Motley Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls" plays to wild cheers as the blonde fishes bills out of the empty beer pitcher marked "Tips for Tits."
When the blonde -- who is maybe 18 -- removes her tube top to reveal a pair of star-shaped nipple shields, a short, demure college sophomore named Brandon holds his beach towel over his eyes. On his wrist sits a white "LivePure" bracelet. Scott, our group leader, rubs Brandon's back. "Satan is strong here," he says. "But remember: Every person is a person for whom Christ died, whether they're wearing a lot of clothes or no clothes at all."
More... (http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html)
So begins a book excerpt at Salon.com from "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University (http://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Disciple-Semester-Americas-University/dp/044617842X)" by Kevin Roose.
In the book excerpt, Mr. Roose, the Dian Fossey of theological studies, recounts his trip to Daytona Beach with a group of students from Liberty University. The purpose of the trip was to convert godless college students to Christianity. Although the trip wasn't very successful and the tale of their attempts may seem humorous to some, the story is still instructive for education policy decision makers.
Imagine if the federal government and state governments were not restricted from funding schools like Liberty University by a Supreme Court gone wild over the contrived "separation of church and state," which of course is a phrase found nowhere in the Constitution. With proper funding, a host of schools like Liberty U. could make a real difference in the country.
When the blonde -- who is maybe 18 -- removes her tube top to reveal a pair of star-shaped nipple shields, a short, demure college sophomore named Brandon holds his beach towel over his eyes. On his wrist sits a white "LivePure" bracelet. Scott, our group leader, rubs Brandon's back. "Satan is strong here," he says. "But remember: Every person is a person for whom Christ died, whether they're wearing a lot of clothes or no clothes at all."
More... (http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2009/03/18/unlikely_disciple/index.html)
So begins a book excerpt at Salon.com from "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University (http://www.amazon.com/Unlikely-Disciple-Semester-Americas-University/dp/044617842X)" by Kevin Roose.
In the book excerpt, Mr. Roose, the Dian Fossey of theological studies, recounts his trip to Daytona Beach with a group of students from Liberty University. The purpose of the trip was to convert godless college students to Christianity. Although the trip wasn't very successful and the tale of their attempts may seem humorous to some, the story is still instructive for education policy decision makers.
Imagine if the federal government and state governments were not restricted from funding schools like Liberty University by a Supreme Court gone wild over the contrived "separation of church and state," which of course is a phrase found nowhere in the Constitution. With proper funding, a host of schools like Liberty U. could make a real difference in the country.