Bob Jones University even bans CHRISTIAN music?

[ButterflyBlood]

What's the point of that? I noticed while looking through a summary of their rules (which one of my friends acurrately summed up as Saudi Arabia transformed into an American university) and I noticed this:

The University has strict rules regarding music: Country, Jazz, New Age, Rock, Rap, and Contemporary Christian music are all off-limits to BJU students.

OK, why do they ban Christian music as well? That makes no sense.

[Initech]

1. I've also been told that humor isnt allowed within a 10-mile radius of BJU

[deadparrot]

2. It's DARK-SIDED!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. dork sided you mean

[deadparrot]

8. true, true. my mistake.

:spank:

[LeftyMom]

3. A lot of fundies think contemporary christian is sinful

because it borrows from popular music forms they believe are inherently evil. Even if the staff there doesn't feel that way (they probably do) letting the students battle it out to see who's fundier than thou would turn ugly quick.

[ProdigalJunkMail]

20. i guess some of those hymns

written in the 1800's were frowned upon as well...they were truly contemporary...at one point...

sP

[Chovexani]

4. That's one ban I agree with

Purely because it sucks. :evilgrin:

[Floogeldy]

5. You looked through a summary of their rules?

Get outta here! Ha. Ha ha ha. HA HA HA HA. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!! WOAH HOO! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Note: They only ban CONTEMPORARY christian music. Not all christian bullshit.

[rockymountaindem]

7. I notice classical, techno, and the blues are absent from their list.

Time for Bach, BB King and some messed up techo remix, brothers!

On edit: That probably all falls under "new age" because BJU is stuck in the 9th century. Guess I was wrong.

[jmowreader]

45. Blast Verdi's "Anvil Chorus" at full volume on the commons

I tell ya, that's a good song...loud orchestra, 500-pound anvils as percussion instruments, and lyrics about getting drunk and screwing your brains out.

It's all fun until someone from the Department of Foreign Languages happens by and hears what you're playing.

Tell me something: Say I enlisted in BJU--that's the correct word, I didn't have THAT many restrictions in basic training--to study music. And I brought my "instrument"...11-piece Drum Workshop double-bass kit with octabons, mini-timbales and enough cymbals to negatively impact our balance of trade with Switzerland hanging off it. (No, I don't have this kit, but I'd have to get one if I enlisted in BJU.) Exactly how many seconds would it take the powers that be to realize that I'm not interested in playing sacred music?

[hfojvt]

51. I think Bach would be okay

I am not sure how they would feel about the 1812 Overture though. Probably they have rules about "volume" too.

[RevCheesehead]

9. They also frown on holding hands.

They're called PDA's = public displays of affection. Not allowed until one is married. Also, most movies are no-no's - unless it's rated G, not Disney, or comes recommended by the church.

These are some seriously deprived people. :scared:

[LostinVA]

22. And, they are still against interracial dating

No matter how they try to dress it up -- you need permission from your parents to date someone of another race... YOUR PARENTS. OMG.

[Wapsie B]

37. Yeah but that deprivation can come busting loose

in a big way when they start to experience life. Trust me. :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

44. oh?

Personal experience at work here? :evilgrin:

[Wapsie B]

56. Why yes it is.

You'll be happy to know we even talked about God quite a bit during that time of ummmm spiritual awakening. That's it, spiritual awakening. Oh god did she ever awaken. :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

57. And she was screaming his name at the top of her lungs?

You're so bad, you're good! :evilgrin:

[Wapsie B]

58. Why yes she was as a matter of fact.

It was like she was possessed with the Holy Spirit. I couldn't get her to stop either. Everything I'd do would make her scream all the more. We both found God in a big way. Very uplifting. We must've cast out every demon in a hundred mile radius. :evilgrin:

glad you like it. ;-)

[RevCheesehead]

59. LOL!

I'm so glad you could help enlighten her. It must have been an uplifting, if not hard experience, but I'm sure you came through like the proud patriot that you are.

:patriot:

:evilgrin:

[Wapsie B]

60. Yes it was a very hard experience for us both.

She couldn't believe how we explored the very depth of our souls. She hadn't had such a revealing experience like that in quite some time. Our bodies and souls shook with the heavenly word. We both came through it well, several times for me and countless times for her. It was as if we were in the middle of the Red Sea with wave after wave after wave hitting us. :evilgrin:




there is absolutely nothing better than a woman with her strict upbringing seeing the light. ;-)
nothing to compare.

[NMMNG]

Because it's eeeeeevillllll

And because they are repressive, dominionist f*ckwits out of the Puritan mold. I wouldn't be surprised if they started requiring chastity belts and burkas (if they haven't already). It's so silly really, because they make students read the Bible, which is full of more smut and violence than any of the music they ban.

[Floogeldy]

11. Spray it.

Don't say it. ;)

[NMMNG]

10. Because it's eeeeeevillllll

And because they are repressive, dominionist f*ckwits out of the Puritan mold. I wouldn't be surprised if they started requiring chastity belts and burkas (if they haven't already). It's so silly really, because they make students read the Bible, which is full of more smut and violence than any of the music they ban.

[KitchenWitch]

12. Because it is not the traditional hymns

and some people sway and dance to contemporary Christian music (oh the horrors - a bunch of white fundies with no rhythm DANCING)

:eyes:

[njdemocrat106]

13. I actually had a nightmare some time ago about being a BJU student...

It was right after reading the Wikipedia entry on BJU.

They only seem to ban Contemporary Christian music (CCM) as well. A lot of traditional Christian music was composed by the masters (Bach, Beethoven), and if those guys were banned, that would certainly raise my ire. The CCM stuff is a little too chirpy and saccharine for my tastes though. My taste in religious music echoes that of my taste in secular music: old good, new bad (I'm Catholic. Flame on.)

[Book Lover]

14. OK, but that list does not include

Punk, thrash, noise, blues, hip-hop, or pop. Just sayin'...

[ghostsofgiants]

15. Not to mention indie, hardcore, alternative, post-punk, post-rock, folk...

And so forth.

[XemaSab]

16. Or bluegrass, ambient, or ANY of the SEVERAL genres

of Latin American music.

[realisticphish]

26. no funk listed

start blasting parliament!

[jane_pippin]

29. They probably don't know it exists! Shhhhh!

Don't give 'em ideers.

[realisticphish]

31. "You mean

those negros have even MORE musical ways to corrupt our lily-white youth?"

:D

[jane_pippin]

35. The horrors! Eeeep!

:D

[name not needed]

46. Sweet. Throwdown and Built to Spill are in.

[MrScorpio]

17. Bob Jones doesn't care about black people

Or anything even remotely related to black people

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. They had a ban on interracial dating.

Of course they love black people. :sarcasm:

[tjwmason]

18. Is this the place with the motto "Salem 1692 or bust"?

Part of me hopes that this is based on a small infusion of good-taste - but I doubt it for some reason.

[LostinVA]

21. So does Liberty Baptist, or whatever the hell Falwell calls it now

[MountainLaurel]

23. Liberty University is Falwell

Regent is Pat Robertson.

[LostinVA]

24. It was Liberty Baptist when I was in college

Then it suddenly became "University," and the Baptist was dropped... hmmmm.......

[MountainLaurel]

36. Pretending to be a real university

I remember being somewhat interested in a master's program at a satellite campus of Regent, because it was near my office. Then I happened to notice all of the God-talk in the brochure and shuddered. Then I started subtly flipping them off every time I walked by.

[Initech]

40. Regent = owned by Pat Robertson

[MountainLaurel]

43. I know

See above post.

:hi:

[miss_american_pie]

25. Percussion

Drums and certain bass lines (is that what they're called?) are the work of the devil.

(It's not-so-well-hidden racism.)

[ghostsofgiants]

28. Wait...does that mean, as a bassist, I am also a Satanist?

[miss_american_pie]

30. Yep

You participate in inciting young people to engage in immoral activities. ;)

[ghostsofgiants]

32. Bitchin'.

[miss_american_pie]

33. LOL

I long ago determined I'm driving the bus to hell. We're in good company.

[ghostsofgiants]

34. Hey, at least Hell will have all the good music.

[Missy Vixen]

38. Larry Norman, a contemporary Christian artist

has a great song: "Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music?" I think he's since been drummed out of the church for his Beach Boys covers in concert...

Julie

[miss_american_pie]

39. A local church split over music

Well, split over lots of things, but the impetus was music. :shrug:

[hfojvt]

53. then why not allow "classic country"?

I swear that was what I missed. I had a co-worker, about ten years older than me, play a tape of old country - female singers mostly. After about an hour of it I was ready to scream - "play me something with some drums in it!!!!" I am sure there was no bass guitar either.

[Montauk6]

27. Why not ban Classical?

Esp. Opera, all those lust-filled arias...

[grace0418]

41. You're making the mistake of trying to use reason and logic.

Fundies think reason and logic are evil.

[dogday]

42. My mother went to high school there

She dated Bob Jones III, said he was all hands. Said the Bob Jones boys were worse on dates than the other boys she dated......

[AlCzervik]

47. good ole BJ---U, oh the that makes laugh, the sister school of F.U.

Fallwell university.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

48. Excuse me, but---

THAY BANNED JAZZ???

What the fuck????? Are we back in 1950 or something????

:grr::grr:

On Edit: Sorry. I know they're all fundie. I guess we couldn't have any of that evil, spontaneous jazz music, now COULD we??? After all, it's Satan's work, making them improv like that! AIIIE! :sarcasm:

[hfojvt]

49. Contemporary Christian music

is still wallowing in the evils of the Rock and Roll beat. Plus kids play it loud, and it gets them all stirred up. Only mellow praise music is allowed. Classical is okay too, you notice.

[libnnc]

50. Ho yes-indeedy-doodie!

I had a friend who's husband graduated from BJU (I always stifled a snicker whenever she said that) and the only music allowed was certain classical music and very primative gospel. Women can't wear pants and men and women who date can't even hold hands. :crazy:

[Benfea]

52. There's a Christian school around here.

I can't recall the name of it, but it's not too different from Bob Jones University. Male students must look at the ground in the presence of female students to avoid having their libidos inflamed.

[tarkus]

54. I thought about applying just as a joke...

But it actually costs money. I do have kind of a legacy there though, so perhaps that would help. My grandmother went there for a semester or so but it was too conservative for her, which is impressive...

[strategery blunder]

55. You have a link?

This would be good flamewar material on another forum that I happen to frequent (and, yes, I'm laughing hysterically)

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

I can only imagine what would happen to a BJU student if he (I'm assuming there aren't too many females there, we can't have the uppity wimmin gettin' too many abortions, now can we:eyes:) accessed DU from the campus network.

:evilgrin::evilgrin::evilgrin: