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Bowdoin College in Maine has joined the slowly-but-surely expanding list of institutions of higher learning that now define "freedom" in terms of tyranny and tolerance (so-called).

Christian groups on Bowdoin's campus must now allow anyone to apply for and obtain leadership positions.  Of course, anyone has always been welcome to attend College Christian Groups as they study the Bible together or participate in various community service activities.  But saying that someone who openly violates fundamental beliefs of a group must now be allowed to vie for leadership in that group is just insane.  Read about it here:

http://www.christianpost.com/news/bowdoin-college-says-gays-must-be-allowed-to-join-and-vie-for-leadership-in-christian-groups-on-campus-121540/

My alma mater (which I am now ashamed to claim), Vanderbilt, did this same thing a year or so ago, forcing most Christian groups off-campus.  One wonders if White Supremacist groups (yes they exist on college campuses) must allow dark-skinned people to seek leadership.  Should Christians also then be expected and permitted to seek leadership positions within GLBT groups, or atheist groups on campus?  Should the Baptist Student Union seek out Roman Catholics and Hindus for their top positions?  Should Philosophy clubs be looking for Engineers who care nothing of the realm of higher human ideals to lead them?  Should Soccer Clubs want non-athletes to bring their pep talks?  Why can't I coach the baseball team?  Big deal I've never played baseball.  Why can't a communist chair the board of a free market economy?  Why can't a pedophile teach Kindergarten?

This is absolute moral and philosophical insanity.  

The burning question we all have, though, is why in the name of all things unholy would an atheist or a Hindu or someone openly committed to murder or adultery or same-sex intimacy even want to lead a group of Christians who believe the Bible is the absolute, authoritative and inerrant truth of God?  For that matter, why would I, a Christian, want to seek leadership in the vile Ku Klux Klan or the gentle local Atheists Club?

Interacting with people of all kinds and all persuasions is definitely something every Bible-believing Christian should do.  After all, we are called to be a witness to Christ and His saving and forgiving power.  The Gospel message must go out to everyone, for "it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes" (Rom 1:16).  But forcing groups to allow anyone of any persuasion to apply for leadership takes this to a level no sane person can even mentally assimilate.

So, this is "academic freedom?"  So, this is "tolerance?"  I cannot just cordially disagree with you and engage you in intelligent, respectful dialogue on why I disagree; now I have to allow you to lead my whole enterprise?  Vive la liberte!  

We all need to remember that universities and colleges are training the generations who will run this country for the next fifty years.  Can anyone possibly hold out hope for a better day in America?

I smell the stench of freedom.  Freedom as it is being defined by our nation's leaders, both present and future.

Feel free to post responses . . . just know that if you disagree with me I will force you off this blog and seek to totally silence your opinions.

by Keith McWhorter