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Generally speaking, the Right wants to legislate morals, the Left however wants to legislate behavior…which is far worse IMO.Bloomberg's soda ban isn't about morality, it's about behavior. And if that fails, they'll just increase taxes in an attempt to change behavior. We have no choice, therefore no freedom. Not murdering unborn children is moral. If an abortion ban happens, no one loses their rights.
The same thing as left-wing activism which is rampant on campuses. I just don't think the proper way to deal with this is by becoming “activist” ourselves, we should just be objective..in other words, neither Left nor Right.
From my experience, I don't think AMU is an exception. When I looked into transferring to URI and Providence College, they both would have accepted all but the science in my Gen Ed courses and I would have fulfilled (and then some) their Gen Ed requirements. They only require one math, one science, and one sociology course as well. I chose to stay with AMU because they require more credit hours in my area of study (60 as opposed to 40).
but that they do not require any balanced courses
Which is where you and I apparently disagree. For sociology requirements, I chose an intro anthropology course. I could just as easily have taken a woman's study course. It's up to the individual student, not the school, what courses he or she takes. Bowdoin is no different than anywhere else. OK, so they don't require a languge. Then take one as an elective. It's your choice. I think Greek or Latin should be required of a history major, especially if your area of concentration is early European/Ancient history, but it's not required at AMU. I chose to learn Greek on my own. Freedom to choose your courses - doesn't get more Conservative or Libertarian than that!
Read an article about this yesterday. I am not one to defend left-wing academia but I also won't defend right-wing activism. There should be no activism at all. (which is why I'm not really a fan of Victor D. Hansen) I don't want to be educated in "right-wing" ideology, I just want to be educated.The main complaint seems to be lack of diversity in the liberal arts courses and this study suggests that the courses offered are useless and have a progressive agenda and that they don't teach or offer comprehensive Western Civ. courses. such as philosophy or European history. While there are classes like "queer gardens" and "native american stereotypes" that are offered (but not required), in looking at their requirements and course offerings for history it seems pretty solid and just like any other school, including AMU. LINK. The report claims there is a lack of math and science requirements. I only had to take one of each in my degree program so I don't really understand what the complaint is. It also states that environmental courses focus on AGW. I'm pretty certain you'll find that anywhere, including the #1 science school in the world MIT.It's up to the student to choose his or her education. If I want to learn more science, then I'll just take another science course as an elective. That's up to me. If one wants to
spendwaste their money on Queer Studies or Women Studies that's up to them. If a student is serious and realistic about his education and future, and doesn't consider his professor's teaching as the Word of God, and doesn't fill his course load with useless topics then Bowdoin is like any other school. If Bowdoin is truly silencing Conservative opinion, then that's a problem. But I'm willing to bet this is nothing more than just Right-wing whining.Bowdoin, for example, does not require a student to take any courses in English, philosophy, foreign languages, European history, American history, world history, government, religion, psychology, or sociology. Most students probably do touch bases in at least several of these departments but it is telling that a student could, if he chose to, graduate from Bowdoin without taking a course in any of them.
(pg. 84)Except for the 6 credits of history needed to fulfill Gen Ed requirements, neither does my school. And besides, if someone is majoring in Chemical Engineering, why would he need history or sociology classes?
I'm not that knowledgeable on the topic either, but most everything I've read about it says Dresden was a major industrial and communications hub for the Nazis.
I think a mini ice age would have a huge effect on civilization seeing with the high costs of heating buildings. It would also shift agriculture and increase food prices as well.
But wasn't that reconstruction only after total destruction and eradication of the enemy? (something we have not done in either Iraq or Afghanistan)
The wages of sin is death. How is that not an enemy? Romans 1 doesn't exactly sound like friends of God. (and let's bring this to CL because there's more theology to it than what should be discussed here in the alreadt hijacked thread topic)
I'm not quite sure I follow you Ski.
Sinners are enemies of God. God loved us enought to die for us which was the ultimate act of loving your enemy, IMO
Yes, I do too. But I was referring to the rest of what scout said about loving your neighbors which IS absolute (even if that means harm). If that isn't an absolute, then Jesus didn't have to die.
