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In reply to the discussion: 88% of Baptist University’s Staff Quit Over Mandatory Anti-Gay Pledge [View all]n2doc
(47,953 posts)19. The no drinking clause would get a lot of academics
and the no premarital sex clause would also get the single ones.
And I would be amazed if they can find a non-drinking Geologist. Those folks all love beer. It is a rite of passage in their field work.
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88% of Baptist University’s Staff Quit Over Mandatory Anti-Gay Pledge [View all]
Ian David
May 2012
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The drinking clause is rather bizarre. It doesn't prohibit drinking, just sets up rules about it:
cbayer
May 2012
#29
They could, but they would have to do it in secret and not within 6 hours of contact with students!
cbayer
May 2012
#32
umm Jesus probably drank and he CERTAINLY made if for others along with their fish and loaves lol n
msongs
May 2012
#4
Good for them, but the university will probably find even worse RW morons to replace them.
tanyev
May 2012
#10
I've noticed the Baptists standing up consistently for civil rights, even in North Carolina.
AtheistCrusader
May 2012
#20
Well, 83% of the employees of that baptist college gave their employers the finger
AtheistCrusader
May 2012
#33