You've probably heard of Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, the most achingly fundamentalist college in the U.S. before Jerry Falwell opened Homophobia U. It was founded in 1927 by fundamentalist preacher Bob Jones, whose grandson is still chancellor. The rules are even stricter than at Nazarene colleges.
Like Nazarene colleges, there's no dancing, movies, secular music, card-playing, no teaching of evolution, and a curfew for all students.
In addition, BJU doesn't even offer courses in geology, it requires the King James Bible in all classes and services, it has a strict dress code, and it doesn't admit non-fundamentalist students. It did not enroll black students until 1975, and forbade interracial dating until 2014.
At both Nazarene colleges and BJU, coming out means being instantly expelled, but the chancellor of BJU has gone a little further, recommending that gay people be stoned to death (he has since apologized for his remarks, after receive a petition with 2,000 signatures).
But you've probably never heard of Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama, a suburb of Huntsville. It's named after another Bob Jones (a state senator), and not affiliated with the fundamentalist bastion in any way. In fact, it has a Gay-Straight Alliance.AND Young Democrats Club.
Can you tell which of these beefcake photos depicts the son of a progressive space scientist and which a fundamentalist training for a "hate the gays" ministry? (Answers after the break)
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1. The swim team.
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2. The swim team.
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3. A powerlifter
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4. A powerlifter
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5. A high-GPA student
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6. A runner
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7. A high-GPA student
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8. A golfer
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9. A wrestler
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10. A runner.
Answers:
Bob Jones University: 2,3, 6, 7, 8
Bob Jones High School: 1, 4, 5, 9, 10
Like Nazarene colleges, there's no dancing, movies, secular music, card-playing, no teaching of evolution, and a curfew for all students.
In addition, BJU doesn't even offer courses in geology, it requires the King James Bible in all classes and services, it has a strict dress code, and it doesn't admit non-fundamentalist students. It did not enroll black students until 1975, and forbade interracial dating until 2014.
At both Nazarene colleges and BJU, coming out means being instantly expelled, but the chancellor of BJU has gone a little further, recommending that gay people be stoned to death (he has since apologized for his remarks, after receive a petition with 2,000 signatures).
But you've probably never heard of Bob Jones High School in Madison, Alabama, a suburb of Huntsville. It's named after another Bob Jones (a state senator), and not affiliated with the fundamentalist bastion in any way. In fact, it has a Gay-Straight Alliance.AND Young Democrats Club.
Can you tell which of these beefcake photos depicts the son of a progressive space scientist and which a fundamentalist training for a "hate the gays" ministry? (Answers after the break)
2. The swim team.
3. A powerlifter
5. A high-GPA student
6. A runner
7. A high-GPA student
10. A runner.
Answers:
Bob Jones University: 2,3, 6, 7, 8
Bob Jones High School: 1, 4, 5, 9, 10