Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school

[IChing]

By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | April 8, 2007

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The title of the course was Constitutional Law, but the subject was sin. Before any casebooks were opened, a student led his classmates in a 10-minute devotional talk, completed with "amens," about the need to preserve their Christian values.

"Sin is so appealing because it's easy and because it's fun," the law student warned. >>>snip


In a recent Regent law school newsletter, a 2004 graduate described being interviewed for a job as a trial attorney at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division in October 2003. Asked to name the Supreme Court decision from the past 20 years with which he most disagreed, he cited Lawrence v. Texas, the ruling striking down a law against sodomy because it violated gay people's civil rights.

"When one of the interviewers agreed and said that decision in Lawrence was 'maddening,' I knew I correctly answered the question," wrote the Regent graduate . The administration hired him for the Civil Rights Division's housing section -- the only employment offer he received after graduation, he said.

The graduate from Regent -- which is ranked a "tier four" school by US News & World Report, the lowest score and essentially a tie for 136th place -- was not the only lawyer with modest credentials to be hired by the Civil Rights Division after the administration imposed greater political control over career hiring.>>>>>>>snip


http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/04/08/scandal_puts_spotlight_on_christian_law_school/?page=1

[msongs]

1. does this school teach crime or is just a natural conclusion based on its ethics? nt

[philosophie_en_rose]

3. Their philosophy teaches them that they are above the law.

So they fit right into the current administration.

[IChing]

4. Maybe sin is forgiven many times over.

and ethics are not discussed

The article, which is three pages, gives a pretty good synopsis on the school.
I found the Ashcroft ruling on interviews and hirings within the justice department
a piece of the puzzle I did not know about.

[Warpy]

12. They teach that believers are exempt from ethics

whenever one of the pious runs afoul of the law or when there's a chance to advance theocracy.

Other than that*, I've done a little research on them, and have found that their legal curriculum is fairly sound, with the same foundation in torts, contract, constitutional law, and everything else law students have to kick and claw their way through. However, with the skewed ethics, that foundation is simply not enough.

*You know, like "other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?"

[hlthe2b]

2. How do these idiots manage to pass the Bar exam?

I'd like to know...

[Aviation Pro]

9. By cheating or they take the....

...Pennsylvania exam, which rumor has it, according to The Rodent's notes, one could pass blind drunk.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. "I am hereby tender my resignation. . . "

they are putting out illiterates, placing them in positions of trust and responsibility, and deliberately, destroying our justice system.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Did not receive an employment offer from any other place!!!

[IChing]

8. Yes, they had almost guaranteed job placement

Now let us spend 10 minutes discussing sin and the bible.

[theoldman]

7. Fantastic, hire the dumbest person you can find.

And where do you find these dumb people? In a religious school of course. And how do we create more of these dumb people? By school vouchers of course. The whole point is not that they are dumb but that they will follow the leader which is what dumb people do so willingly.

[crikkett]

14. you underestimate the value of a preprogrammed mind.

Regents University and this Administration does not.

[Supersedeas]

15. loyal loyal Bushies

[prole_for_peace]

10. aaarrrghhhhh

i DONT WANT "christian" lawyers, doctors.... i just want GOOD lawyers, doctors.... i don't understand the fascination with going to a "christian" hair stylist or using a "christian" lawn service.

LORD SAVE ME FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS!!!

[gaspee]

11. This is why

It is going to be nearly impossible to undo what bush & co have done. This is insidious and their plants are all over the government.

[Turbineguy]

13. One thinks back to the bad old days

of Post-War Communist Conspiracies when infiltration of government agencies was something we worried about.

Luckily perhaps, the "Moles for Pat" are not of the same caliber of Aldrich Ames and the like.

[The Backlash Cometh]

16. Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho, hee-hee.

They need to come into my Republican county because they'd have a field day teaching ethics and morality to our community leaders. And most of them are church goers because it's great cover.

You always have to make sure to give the church a fair cut.

[grannylib]

17. And there are about 150 of these people in government positions right now

and Monica Goodling (another graduate) says that one of the basic lessons one learns at Regent is "how to be a Republican." :scared:

What the hell kind of classes does one offer in rePiglicanism???

"Intro to Cowardice: How to Wage War When You Are Too ChickenShit to Go Yourself"
"Hypocrisy 101: How to Spout Christian Values While Subverting Them In Reality"
"Family Values Seminar: Not All Families Are Worth Valuing - Just Those Who Look Like/Agree With Us"
"Economics 101: Why Borrow-and-Spend-on-the-Rich is Moral and Tax-and-Spend-on-the-Public-Good is Evil"

[EVDebs]

18. This is a cult lawschool. Jesus wouldn't be doing the things this school advocates ! nt

[AshevilleGuy]

19. So then, is anything that is FUN and EASY, a 'sin'??? n/t