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Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by dudul on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:38PM (#10665624)
Hum, I don't really get the point of the article. This is a Christian college, of course they don't support transexualism, or gay relationships, or LGBT rights. Just like a muslim school would not promote gay rights or eating ham. When you join a christian school you are expected to follow christian beliefs, if it's a problem for you go somewhere else. It's like these people complaining that the Pope doesn't promote condom usage, he's the freaking pope, how can you ask him to promote sex outside of wedlock?

Plus, the title doesn't make any sense, not being gay friendly doesn't make this institution a day care, this is idiotic.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by maldusiecle on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:52PM (#10665715)
Regarding the title, I think it has more to do with passages like these:

"Most college students are allowed to leave their rooms whenever they want. You might say it’s one of the hallmarks of life outside day care. And Oklahoma Wesleyan does generously allow you to come and go as you please — during the day. But coming in late after curfew, or "sneaking out at night," in the handbook’s wording, is another minor violation of school policy."

and

"Better be careful, you wild and crazy kids. Pranks — even "non-destructive" pranks — are also a minor violation of school policy."

As far as evangelical college policies go, these are relatively tame. For instance, the largest of these institutions, Liberty university, would until very recently fine students for watching R-rated movies or not keeping their dorm rooms tidy.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by thieving_magpie on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:55PM (#10665731)
So the university has rules to govern student behavior. Why do we have to take everything to an extreme and refer to them as a "day care". This is stupid.
Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by DanBC on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:02PM (#10665785)
A member of staff at the University recently started a discussion where he said the Uni was not a day care. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10654831

Pointing out that the uni treats students as children is a valid response.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by dudul on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:00PM (#10665762)
Well, again I would put that under the Christian influence of the school. Are military schools day-cares? I don't think you're allowed to walk around during the night or keep your barracks dirty and messy.

The author seems too smart not to understand what "day-care" meant in the original post he is criticizing.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by splawn on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:08PM (#10665822)
Oklahoma Wesleyan raked in $12.6 million in federal student loans and grants in 2013-14. In other words, your tax money is helping students attend a college that not only discriminates against legally married gay students, but also forbids students from dancing.

Idk if it counts as the point of the article, but it does seem wrong that any amount of tax money ends up funding a discriminating institution such as this. 12.6 million is just one school, I wonder how much of our money goes towards religious "education" in total.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by dudul on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:12PM (#10665853)
Our tax money is helping students get an education. These are loans, students can take loans to attend any school they want. If they decide to take a loan to attend a religious school it's their choice, what makes it less legitimate than liberal arts or STEM?

Plus, this has nothing to do with the day-care controversy.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by splawn on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:37PM (#10666020)
Our tax money is helping students get an education.

Don't you mean some students get an education? They openly discriminate.

As far as the quality of the "education" goes. I will tentatively give you liberal arts, why not. However with STEM it seems way less legitimate. How many times have we had to stop the evangelical brand of "Science" from getting into public schools? I agree with you that the article didn't really have much to do with the daycare thing, but the whole tax funded religion thing did make me pause.

Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by qntty on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @03:57PM (#10665750)
There is a stark difference, I think, between not officially supporting certain un-Christian things and enforcing childish rules like a curfew.
Re:‘Not a Day Care’? Really? by dudul on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @04:21PM (#10665923)
What is childish to you or me may not be to someone else. Yes, I think a curfew is childish, but so is, for example, not allowing people under 21 to drink alcohol, is America a big day-care?

All institutions have rules, the author seems to fake a misunderstanding of what was meant by "day care" in the original post, that is "protect students' feelings at all cost". This has nothing to do with the rules in the institution.