Ivy Leaguer 'infiltrates' Falwell's University

[Kthulhut Fhtagn]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Kevin Roose managed to blend in during his single semester at Liberty University, attending lectures on the myth of evolution and the sin of homosexuality, and joining fellow students on a mission trip to evangelize partyers on spring break.

Roose had transferred to the Virginia campus from Brown University in Providence, a famously liberal member of the Ivy League. His Liberty classmates knew about the switch, but he kept something more important hidden: He planned to write a book about his experience at the school founded by fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell.

Each conversation about salvation or hand-wringing debate about premarital sex was unwitting fodder for Roose's recently published book: "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University."

Source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_us/us_rel_religion_today)

Seems like it'll be an interesting book, I'll be ordering myself a copy. Thoughts?

ETA: Ok I had to add one more quote.

He visited a campus support group for chronic masturbators, where students were taught to curb impure thoughts.

What?! :covereyes

[fuelair]

Makes perfect sense - fundies are constantly being prodigies of mental masturbation. And Falwell is perfect whack-off material for them!!

[Marquis de Carabas]

Chronic masturbators? My hat's off to them. I'm too lazy to wank when I'm high.

[Holler Hoojer]

Makes perfect sense - fundies are constantly being prodigies of mental masturbation. And Falwell is perfect whack-off material for them!!

Thank you for for the burned-in mental image of a Bible centerfold picture of Jerry in a bustier.:eek:

[Moochie]

Source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_us/us_rel_religion_today)

Seems like it'll be an interesting book, I'll be ordering myself a copy. Thoughts?

ETA: Ok I had to add one more quote.



What?! :covereyes


Cripes! Wasn't there a study that said masturbation was good for you? Especially for males, something to do with the prostate gland or something.


M.

[steve s]

support group for chronic masturbators,

Is there any other kind?

Steve S

[joobz]

Chronic masturbators? My hat's off to them. I'm too lazy to wank when I'm high.Your hat's off to them?
I thought dehatting the goat was wanking...

[PrincessIneffabelle]

Your hat's off to them?
I thought dehatting the goat was wanking...

No, you're thinking of "high-hatting the monkey".

[Wally]

Cripes! Wasn't there a study that said masturbation was good for you? Especially for males, something to do with the prostate gland or something.


M.

If there's not I'd certainly like to think there was.:blush:

[KellyG]

Cripes! Wasn't there a study that said masturbation was good for you? Especially for males, something to do with the prostate gland or something.


M.

I don't think this benefit measures up to the consequence of burning in hell for eternity.

[Moochie]

Now here's something I find interesting:

http://www.sexinchrist.com/masturbation.html

And when we consider the facts, it becomes clear that masturbation is not a sin, but rather a blessing from God that enables us to fully enjoy our bodies and can help us lead a more healthy spiritual life.

Wanking for God? What next?


M.

[Kthulhut Fhtagn]

Now here's something I find interesting:

http://www.sexinchrist.com/masturbation.html



Wanking for God? What next?


M.

Read the proposal for a Christian porn, I'm pretty sure that's a joke site. :p

[Madalch]

Sounds like David Jay Jordan.

[Skeptic Ginger]

Falwell "loved ... the TV show, 24". Figures.

[ParrotPirate]

I really don't know how this guy managed to stay there so long. I don't think I could have stayed more than 45 minutes without totally losing the few shreds of sanity I have left.

[Rasmus]

Cripes! Wasn't there a study that said masturbation was good for you?

And the D'uh!-Award of the year goes to the wankers (ha!) that needed a study to find this out.

Especially for males, something to do with the prostate gland or something.

.... or something, yes.

I wonder how many days of my life it would have to cost me befoire I'd deny a net-benefit ....

[linusrichard]

No, you're thinking of "high-hatting the monkey".

A classic. I lol'ed.

[Nogbad]

Now here's something I find interesting:

http://www.sexinchrist.com/masturbation.html



Wanking for God? What next?


M.

Anal sex for Christ?

Is it a spoof? :D

[ponderingturtle]

Read the proposal for a Christian porn, I'm pretty sure that's a joke site. :p

Hard to say. The problem is that it is not so far crazy to be parody, so it could be parody or not.

Here are their rules for threesomes

(1) To avoid the impropriety of male homosexuality, a heterosexual couple should not under any circumstances form a threesome with another man.
(2) Both women involved in the threesome must be willing to keep within traditional female roles (i.e., not taking on masculine appearance or behavior in or out of the bedroom) and recognize the male as the leader in the relationship.
(3) If the wife’s lesbian sex partner is unmarried, it may be permissible for the husband to have relations with her only with his wife’s consent.
(4) If the wife’s lesbian sex partner is unmarried, but the wife does not wish her to have relations with the other woman, the husband should respect this.
(5) If the wife’s lesbian sex partner is married, her husband must not have objections to the relationship.
(6) If the wife’s lesbian sex partner is married, the husband should refrain from having any sexual relations with her, and should make every effort to control his fantasies about her. He should concentrate his attention on his own wife.

So it is hard to say if they are parody, or someone trying to resolve modern sexuality with the bible.

[Safe-Keeper]

I Looked Inside the book on Amazon.com...

...the campus punishes hugs ("inapropriate body contact") and the possession of R-rated movies with stiff fines and/or community service.

I read the list of rules and momentarily wondered if Liberty University could be located somewhere in Iran.

[ZeeZero]

The scariest thing is that these sham lawyers were actually writing policy in the bush administration.

[six7s]

support group for chronic masturbators,Is there any other kind?
Acute (without cute)?

[qayak]

Source (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_us/us_rel_religion_today)

Seems like it'll be an interesting book, I'll be ordering myself a copy. Thoughts?

ETA: Ok I had to add one more quote.



What?! :covereyes

I just finished this book and it is a great read. I think people might be surprised at Roose's views of the students, Jerry Falwell, evangelicals and Liberty University.

He mentions Richard Dawkins telling Liberty students to leave Liberty and enroll in a real university, the debate between the Liberty professor and the Rational Response Squad, the death of Falwell, and it is interesting to see things from the inside on those events. For instance, he states that Liberty students understood very well that their champion got demolished in the debate. He expected that there would be some effect on life on campus but there wasn't and he felt that it was mainly the fact that Liberty students are just like any other student, too busy to sustain lengthy considerations of what the event meant to their lifes. They were more concerned with passing courses and writing exams.

Interestingly, he was the last person to get a written interview with Falwell before he died. In fact, he did such a good job of making the interview pass censorship that it was used in a memorial to Falwell after his death.

A very interesting and enlightening read.

[Mister Agenda]

One semester seems a little short for a whole book. I smell an opportunity for some enterprising student to write about their year at Liberty.

[UnrepentantSinner]

One semester seems a little short for a whole book. I smell an opportunity for some enterprising student to write about their year at Liberty.

From quyak's review, it sounds like Roose was there during a most serendipitous semester -at least from an authors standpoint.

[Almo]

Cripes! Wasn't there a study that said masturbation was good for you? Especially for males, something to do with the prostate gland or something.


M.

Reduced incidence of prostate cancer was what I read.