Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Worship
I've already voiced my opinion about the required worships, but I'm really pissed now. I have an unbelievable amount of homework to do, but I need to go to the crappy dorm worships. If they had spiritually (and intellectually) stimulating content, I would enjoy them. Unfortunately, they're plagued with cliches and subpar content. The strongest argument against worship still holds: worship should be a personal choice. Forcing individuals to do anything will undoubtedly cause rebellious feelings to arise. What Would Jesus Do or What Does Bill Wohlers MAKE us Do?
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I'm sorry to break this to you, but you chose an Adventist school that wants to help you build up your relationship with God. If you thought the content was so bad, why didn't you get in there and do something to make it better? Being an angry spectator won't change anything. If you're so against worship, I think you and God should have a talk because Psalm 92:1 says "It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
ReplyDeleteto sing praises to your name, O Most High"
i don't understand why southern is getting beaten to the ground for having worships when every adventist college does the same thing. if it's such a burden to go to worship then go to another school, or live off campus. if southern did everything like any regular public college then there would be no point in it being an adventist college. if you go to a school you agree to live with the rules it has. if you don't want to agree then you shouldn't be at that school in the first place. it's not that hard to take half an hour out of your day to go to worship. i'm sure lots of ppl spend much more time than that goofing off and wasting time instead of actually getting their homework done (i'm also sure there are a lot of ppl who do not). anyways it's not a horrible lot in life to have required worships. i realize it can be annoying sometimes, but it's no reason to say southern is a horrible college because they have required worships for dorm students. come on, some things are just not that big of a deal.
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ReplyDeleteMay I point out this obvious sentence from the post:
ReplyDeleteIf they had spiritually (and intellectually) stimulating content, I would enjoy them. Unfortunately, they're plagued with cliches and subpar content.
Clearly, the content is the immediate cause of the complaint.
To those who gladly defend Southern Adventist University, let me point out to you. First of all, we do not goof off, party, etc. A lot of us wants to get an education, we do work hard, and try to abide by the rules of any university whether it's an Adventist or public school. Apparently, SAU needs to respect the students rights other they'll be sued. Also, if you are a student of the Bible, you might want to reconsider that Jesus never forced anyone to come to his worships. Keep that in mind.
ReplyDeleteYou agreed to go. In the beginning, when you signed your name and said you would live in Talge Hall, this is what you agreed to.
ReplyDeleteKeep THIS in mind, student of the Bible. How many hours do you spend in class? How many hours do you spend goofing off, playing video games, hanging out with friends, etc? How many hours do you spend studying and doing homework?
I hardly think ten to fifteen minutes in the evening for God is too much to ask.
You came to an Christian college of your own accord. Why are you so surprised that they require certain things of us? When we leave college, we do not have to go to required worships. THEN it can be a personal choice. But now, when we are most likely to be overwhelmed by the temptations and stresses of life (and especially college life), I'm glad that they work to expose me to and keep me connected to God in some way, even if it is sometimes an inconvenience for me to put down my homework or my PS3 controller for awhile. Later, when I leave college, I feel like I'm more likely to want to take part in things like this.
Students have rights, yes. ALL Americans have rights. However, you were told about this stuff beforehand, and you agreed to it. SAU isn't forcing you to stay. In fact, if you decide to leave early, they'll refund your money (the amount you're refunded depends on when in the semester you decide to leave), but staying there means you'll uphold the standards they set.
I do agree that some of the rules they enforce are foolish and blind and based off of inaccurate, literal interpretations of various writings. It's not uncommon. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some parts of the Bible itself had things like that in it. That's why it's important to trust God. Where people, and organizations, and investors will mislead you, He'll NEVER steer you wrong. Follow the rules. They REALLY aren't that big a deal. When you find one that is, bring it up. In the meantime, don't let life turn you away from God. That's the point of all these worships and everything--to keep you connected.
And if I may just bring up one more thing...
If these worships weren't required, how many people do you think would actually go?