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Romney's religion was no stumbling block for Bob Jones University chairman Bob Jones III, who said this week he was backing the former governor ... "Actually, I haven't been critical of Bob Jones University in the past, except I did not agree with their racial segregation policies _ which they have done away with," McCain said. (Newsmax)
USC Symphony Orchestra in concert Oct. 23 in Denmark Oct 14, 2007
Equally at home on the opera stage and in the concert hall, Rattray has enjoyed much success as guest soloist with organizations such as the Newberry Opera, Chautauqua Opera and Symphony Orchestra, South Carolina Philharmonic, Cartersville Opera, Augusta Symphony, Opera at USC, USC Aiken, Bob Jones University, Palmetto Mastersingers, Lexington County Choral Society and Atlantic Coast Orchestra. Rattray was a world finalist in the Luciano Pavarotti International Voice Competition in 1995, and he... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Republicans bring contrasting ideals in quest for Southern votes Oct 4, 2007
Terry Sullivan, the campaign's South Carolina director, pointed out that Romney had won all the straw poll contests this summer in the state's most important counties, including Greenville, home to Bob Jones University and some of the state's most conservative evangelical Christian voters. "It's the biggest county in the state in population, and as far as the Republican primary turnout, number one in the state," he said. (Boston Globe)
Hayden: Secret Iraqi Peace Negotiations Oct 1, 2007
"The most remarkable impression on the Iraqis was McGuinness, once evil incarnate to the Protestants," who now sits as vice- minister to First Minister Ian Paisley, the right-wing fundamentalist preacher trained at Bob Jones University who swore that the Catholic Church was the "whore of Babylon." A meaningful peace process "only emerged in both countries when all parties agreed that those who adhered to violence had to be brought into negotiations, and that those parties adhering to violence... (Zmag.org)
Advisers Defend Decision... Sep 28, 2007
I am a freshman-year student at Bob Jones University and my professors say that Democrats are responsible for September 11. My professor told us the REAL story about Democrats and their hatred of Christianity and their love for Islam, the evil religion of heretics. (The Drudge Report)
Looking Back Sep 27, 2007
Ed McArtor of Green Valley says; "The Watrous Nursery Company stock is the kind to buy for its the most healthy stock grown. Jesse Kauffman returned yesterday from Loup City, Nebraska, where he has been with his brother during a serious sickness. He reports Clark to be doing well now. A man who can't make money off of an 80 acre farm here in Iowa, will starve to death in a good many other places. On Tuesday October 1, 1907, all that was mortal of Cemiah Snair, was laid to rest in the cemetery... (Kalona News, IA)
Paul Krugman: Racial politics Sep 25, 2007
In 2000, George W. Bush made a pilgrimage to Bob Jones University, famed at the time for its ban on interracial dating. And all four leading Republican candidates for the 2008 nomination have turned down an invitation to a debate on minority issues scheduled to air on PBS this week. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Letter from Washington Sep 17, 2007
Ten miles away, in the heart of the far right of the South Carolina conservative movement, Steve Jones, the president of Bob Jones University, said Thompson, 65, was one of a few Republican candidates who would be welcome on the campus. The other major contender, Jones said, would be Mitt Romney, although some at the university, a fundamentalist Christian institution, are "having a hard time getting over" his Mormon religion. (International Herald Tribune)
Constant petrol price hikes 'vital' to cut CO2 Sep 13, 2007
"1.) Punitive taxation.2.) Rising violent crime.3.) Loss of freedom.4.) No property rights.Eh? Last time I looked america wasn't that great. Crack, Chrystal meth and more "legal" Addicts than you can fill a province of china with.Your warped evangelised , bob jones university approach clearly shows you never read the bloody thing. Jesus taught living with your neighbour as your brother. He never ever said don't treat them as your brother because their different.The only difference Jesus hated... (Scotsman)
Paisley to quit church role Sep 10, 2007
He received a doctorate in divinity from Bob Jones University in South Carolina, a Bible college associated with extreme right-wing views. Associated Press. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Behind the e-curtain Aug 26, 2007
Wiki editors write from the offices of the National Rifle Association, Al Jazeera, Pfizer, Raytheon, the Department of Homeland Security, the Vatican, Bob Jones University, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency -- as well as unaffiliated friends, neighbors, and relatives. And, no surprise, lots of people are editing to make themselves look better. (Boston Globe)
New 'expository' church opening Aug 16, 2007
Bailie completed his bachelor's degree in Bible at Bob Jones University and pursued his Master of Divinity at The Master's Seminary ... Like Bailie, Morris attended Bob Jones University before completing his Master of Divinity at The Master's Seminary. (Kingsburg Recorder, CA)
Times religion columnist Libby Purves Aug 13, 2007
Responding to attacks on his visit to ultra-conservative Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina, Feb. 25, 2000. 20. (Harper's Magazine)
The Firing Line Aug 11, 2007
Forgetting for a moment that this makes us look like damned fools to the rest of the world, if left to make the decisions about how our students are taught, the only university they will be qualified to get into is the unaccredited Bob Jones University ... Bob Jones University is not "unaccredited." It was for many years, but now carries recognized accreditation (TRACS). (The Daily Texan, TX)
In make-or-break South Carolina, GOP race still scrambled Aug 2, 2007
He set up a faith advisory panel with ties to Bob Jones University, a Christian institution in Greenville he had denounced in the 2000 campaign for its ban, since lifted, on interracial dating. The efforts bore fruit, with early endorsements from Sen. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Long-time Petersburg minister dies at 88 Aug 2, 2007
He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and did his undergraduate work at the College of William in Williamsburg and at Bob Jones University, Greensville, S.C. Cutchin s graduate studies were done at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky ... At age 20 he felt called to preach and at age 27 committed himself to the ministry by entering Bob Jones University. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Press Staff Quits... Jul 17, 2007
I liked John McCain for some time now, but when he caved into the Bible Thumping "base," hauling his sorry butt to Bob Jones University, that ended it for me. He lost his credibility at that point, as he decided to buy into the very group that has hijacked the Republican Party. (The Drudge Report)
Wooten: Paris Hilton; Supreme Court Jun 29, 2007
Its subsidiary, Bob Jones University, lost its tax-exempt status ... Its subsidiary, Bob Jones University, lost its tax-exempt status. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Firing Churchill could be devastating Jun 28, 2007
Being among the first institutions swept up in that wave will likely have long-lasting repercussions on your own institutional strength, complicating long-term recruiting (of both faculty and students) and adding a degree of infamy more frequently associated with less prestigious private institutions like Bob Jones University. The nature of the charges is exaggerated at best, and a potential dismissal will have two immediate implications: First, it will implicate your tenure process are... (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
High Times For IT Operations Management Jun 16, 2007 Forbes Rd. To Hold Graduation Thursday Jun 9, 2007 Mississippi yearning Jun 7, 2007 Nineteen California Students Awarded Verizon Foundation Scholarships Jun 2, 2007 Meet Gwinnett County's valedictorians May 30, 2007 Rockwood student studies in homeschool May 13, 2007 Campaign Targets 'Religion-Based Bigotry Against Gay People' May 8, 2007 Read 'H&C' transcript May 4, 2007 Lawsuit to settle dispute over religious references May 2, 2007 Maranatha college has new president May 2, 2007 Mark Tarnakow Joins Superior Bancorp as Chief Financial Officer Apr 29, 2007 Gay activists barred from Patrick Henry Apr 18, 2007 Interracial Marriages Surge Across United States Apr 15, 2007 Capitol Update: Popping open presidential GOP eggs Apr 11, 2007 Soulforce Gay Activists Arrested Again Apr 7, 2007 Christian university rejects meetings with 'gay' activists Apr 5, 2007 3 gay rights group members arrested at S.C. college Apr 5, 2007 Bob Jones University declines meeting with pro-'gay' advocates Apr 4, 2007 Gay-rights group arrives at Bob Jones University Apr 4, 2007 Sligh considered quitting 'Idol' Apr 1, 2007 Ousted idol says he considered quitting before he was voted off Mar 30, 2007 Sligh: I thought of quitting Mar 30, 2007 Gay Activists Arrested At Baptist Seminary Mar 28, 2007 Sligh tests faith of Christian fans Mar 21, 2007 Idol's faith questioned Mar 21, 2007 Soulforce is asked to stay off LDS land Mar 20, 2007 Bob Jones University says gay activist group plans campus visit Mar 17, 2007 Wooten on 'pulpit politics' Mar 9, 2007 Blogging American Idol: Mar 9, 2007 Two County Students Headed for State Chorus Mar 2, 2007 Christians Split Over Claim of Christ's Tomb Mar 1, 2007 Should vaccines be required? Feb 28, 2007 The Dark Side Of White History Feb 22, 2007 Bush won't be 'pundit-in-chief' in questions over campaigns Feb 21, 2007 McCain in pitched battle to woo Christian right Feb 15, 2007 McCain courts conservatives Feb 15, 2007 ‹ Together Feb 13, 2007 A man, a bus and a cause: An alum's ride for gay rights Feb 13, 2007 LETTERS TO BUSINESS Feb 11, 2007 Faith Baptist sayingfarewell to 'shepherd Feb 9, 2007 • Calvin B. Schools Feb 7, 2007 Contest winner, concert performer, teacher by age 14 Jan 26, 2007 Cooperation, Christian values come together in tiny school Jan 23, 2007 McCain hopes to mend fences with evangelical leader Jan 17, 2007 Church window Jan 14, 2007 Through a Glass, Darkly Jan 10, 2007 Asa Hutchinson, Former Arkansas Congressman and First Under Secretary for Department of Homeland Security, Returns to Venable Jan 6, 2007
Dave McKnight, the first person I sat down to breakfast with at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center Monday morning, is an IT operations manager for Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.. He told me virtualization is what brought him to the event. (Datamation)
Campaigns create jobs for college grads, fresh faces for parties Jun 9, 2007
John McCain hired Somer Grasser, who managed a winning state House campaign last year and graduated from Bob Jones University last month. She's working as a field representative along with Vic Bailey, a former chairman of the South Carolina College Republicans who's just finishing up at Furman University. (Concord Monitor)
This fall he plans to attend Bob Jones University to major in Bible and minor in music. Salutatorian of the Class of 2007 is Drew Michael Snyder, son of Randy and Robin Snyder of Waterfall. (Fulton County News, PA)
Then Bush tried to appoint another Mississippi attorney, Mike Wallace, whose past advocacy of tax-exempt status for the discriminatory Bob Jones University helped sink his nomination. Now comes Leslie Southwick, a 57-year retired state appellate court judge, whose record raises serious questions about his commitment to civil rights. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
-- Matthew Wright of Pomona, a graduate of Lighthouse Baptist Academy in La Verne and son of employee Gary Wright, who plans to attend Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. -- Amelia Barber of Williams, a graduate of Pierce High School in Arbuckle and daughter of employee David Barber, who plans to attend California State University, Sacramento. -- Sharadha Naidu of Concord, a graduate of Northgate High School in Walnut Creek and daughter of employee Surendra Naidu, who plans to attend... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
College plans: Bob Jones University. Major: Elementary education. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Every morning during the week, at about the same time, classes start for children across the country, live lectures are beamed to the Shawley's satellite dish from the education studios of Bob Jones University. The teachers who are delivering the lectures can be called on the phone if any questions arise. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Greenville, S.C. (the site of Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian school); and Manchester, N.H., using a combination of grassroots organizing, direct mail and paid ads to educate the public and provide a forum for citizens to "express their sentiments about religion-based bigotry.". Creech said that those cities were selected because they are in states with early caucus and primary votes during the 2008 presidential election and thus will attract contenders for the White House. (CNSnews.com)
I promise you, Michael Moore can walk unmolested through Bob Jones University, through the entire state of Mississippi. It is always one side. (Fox News)
It quotes a memo from Roman Stearns, special assistant to the director of admissions, providing standard language to reject textbooks from Bob Jones University Press or A Beka Books. "In establishing and implementing the 'a-g' subject area requirements, UC faculty's main interest is that students entering the University are well prepared to be successful at UC. The content of the course outlines submitted for approval is not consistent with the viewpoints and knowledge generally accepted in the... (WorldNetDaily)
He graduated from Bob Jones University, earned a master of divinity degree from Central Baptist Seminary in Minneapolis, Minn. and completed his doctorate of ministry degree at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Tarnakow received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bob Jones University and his MBA from The Ohio State University. Tarnakow is a Certified Public Accountant and began his career with Arthur Andersen ny in 1987. (PR Newswire)
At least 40 of the riders have been arrested - three just a week ago at Bob Jones University. Legal fees come out of the tour's $380,000 budget. (The Burke Times, VA)
Bob Jones University in South Carolina only dropped its ban on interracial dating in 2000; a year later 40 percent of the voters objected when Alabama became the last state to remove a no-longer-enforceable ban on interracial marriages from its constitution. Taunts and threats, including cross burnings, still occur sporadically. (Newsmax)
McCain has done everything to tack his image right except become a visiting professor at Bob Jones University. But it had better not be just lip service because Iowa Republicans say they can smell it a mile away. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
(April 6, 2007)--Three members of a gay rights group have been handcuffed, arrested and charged with trespassing after trying to enter the campus of Bob Jones University ... A Bob Jones University spokeswoman said the school won't grant open forums and discussions to a group that would, in her words, "undermine the clear teachings of Jesus Christ.". (KWTX.com, TX)
"God requires us to come to Him on His terms," said a statement released yesterday by officials at Bob Jones University. "We must see our sinful actions and attitudes as God sees them. Through Christ's death, which satisfies God's anger over sin, sinners who come to Christ in repentance are made righteous and given eternal life. A true believer will then demonstrate his belief by obedience to the Bible.". (WorldNetDaily)
-based organization, stood mostly silent outside the gates at Bob Jones University, but when three activists tried to walk on to campus, they were handcuffed ... Bob Jones University President Stephen Jones repudiated some of the protesters in a personal letter provided to each Soulforce activist _ along with a boxed lunch ... The stop at Bob Jones University was part of Soulforce's Equality Riders Tour that began last month and expects to visit 32 Christian colleges before it ends April 26. (Newsday -- State)
BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS 'Your argument is with Bible, not us' Bob Jones University declines meeting with pro-'gay' advocates ... A team of homosexual activists whose goal is to "dialogue" with Christian colleges about changing their beliefs regarding the "gay" lifestyle is coming to Bob Jones University, but campus officials already have made plans to, very politely, disinvite them from campus ... However, officials at Bob Jones University, a leader in Christian education as well as publishing and... (WorldNetDaily)
GREENVILLE, S.C. A gay-rights group whose members have been arrested at other Christian-based schools across the country arrived at Bob Jones University today. About 30 members of Soulforce stood silently near the main gate of the school this morning, with hopes of interacting with students and officials. (FOX Carolina, SC)
Sligh also talked to the News about being kicked out of the Christian fundamentalist college, Bob Jones University, for attending a contemporary Christian concert featuring the group 4Him. He enrolled at another Christian school, North Greenville University, and is three credits shy of a music degree. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Sligh also talked about his time as a student at the Christian fundamentalist college, Bob Jones University. "They kicked me out," after he attended a contemporary Christian concert featuring the group 4Him, he said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
"I wanted to be able to make music for my living, so I don't have to work at the marketing company that I was working at." Sligh also talked to the News about being kicked out of the Christian fundamentalist college, Bob Jones University, for attending a contemporary Christian concert featuring the group 4Him. He enrolled at another Christian school, North Greenville University, and is three credits shy of a music degree. (Newsday -- New York City)
The 50-day 2007 Soulforce Equality Ride involves more than 50 riders on two buses with stops at 32 schools including Bob Jones University, Brigham Young University, Mississippi College and Samford University. The six riders were arrested Tuesday afternoon in front of Waco Hall where, according to a story Wednesday in the Baylor campus newspaper The Lariat, they were writing messages on sidewalks with chalk. (KWTX.com, TX)
Jonathan Pait of Bob Jones University, which Sligh attended, said: We really are somewhat disappointed with the direction he has gone musically ... Jonathan Pait of fundamentalist Bob Jones University, which Sligh attended for several years, said: We really are somewhat disappointed with the direction he has gone musically. (MSNBC -- News)
Jonathan Pait, a spokesman for fundamentalist Bob Jones University where Sligh attended for several years, said: "We really are somewhat disappointed with the direction he has gone musically." He nonetheless tunes in each week to monitor Sligh's progress. Local fans -- some wearing fake glasses and curly wigs and calling themselves the "Fro Patro" -- gather each week at restaurants and bars to cheer Sligh on. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Another private Christian school, Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., has rejected Soulforce's request to have the Riders talk with students on April 4, but Soulforce plans to visit anyway. The Riders on the West bus had a very different reception last week at MidAmerica Nazarene University, which warns students they can be expelled if they engage in sexual acitivity with members of the same gender. (Deseret News)
GREENVILLE, S.C. A spokesman for Bob Jones University says a gay activist group plans to visit the fundamentalist Christian school even though it rejected the group's request to talk to students months ago. Soulforce Incorporated is a nonprofit organization based in Lynchburg, Virginia. (FOX Carolina, SC)
e. Bob Jones University) and kiss the rings of ridiculous men who sell videos accusing a former Democratic president of actually hiring hit men to murder his political enemies. On a different note, I recently complained on this blog about the kind of thinking behind Zell Millers infamous quote, made in the wake of 9-11: I say bomb the hel 000005A8 l out of them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
definitely the world's grooviest Bob Jones University graduate, but he's no American Idol. I remain a Blake Lewis partisan, but at this point, I can't see him winning, especially after he unveiled that appalling "improv comedy" character, Jimmy Walker Blue, in his on Tuesday night. (Slate)
He will be attending Bob Jones University next year with a major in ministry and a minor in music. Proud parents are Sally and William Eisaman and his choral director is Donna Ankney. (Fulton County News, PA)
Doing so would be to travel down a dangerous road, says Stephen J. Hankins, seminary dean at Bob Jones University. Hankins argues that Christianity is strongly rooted in historical fact, both in context and in the events that unfold in the Bible, and it is that historicity, he says, which separates the faith from what he calls, other world religions that are based in myth. (Newsweek)
The sponsor of this great example of creeping tyranny graduated from Bob Jones University also known as Crackpot U. And his job. An executive for the Waffle House how nice. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
It would explain why Ronald Reagan kicked off his presidential campaign in Philadelphia, Mississippi; why George W. Bush chose Bob Jones University to revive his presidential hopes. It would tell the story of how Ruby Bates recanted her rape accusation in a bid to save the Scottsboro boys from the noose and how the Blakes never did reconcile themselves to the event that brought them infamy. (CBS News)
In 2000, Bush was criticized for campaigning at Bob Jones University, which discouraged interracial dating then, and also for not speaking out about the Confederate flag issue, which then was being argued. At that time, Bush said the flag dispute was a local issue. (WorldNetDaily)
Contributing to McCain's strained relations with religious conservatives was his past criticism of the fundamentalist Christian college Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, for its ban on interracial dating. Political activists associated with the university helped defeat McCain in the 2000 South Carolina primary. (CNN)
" Contributing to McCain's strained relations with religious conservatives was his past criticism of the fundamentalist Christian college Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., for its ban on interracial dating. Political activists associated with the university helped defeat McCain in the 2000 South Carolina primary. The school has since lifted the ban. McCain now says he wouldn't turn down an opportunity to speak there. He also has hired David Rexrode, a veteran campaigner who organized... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
She graduated from Galena School District Home School program in 2000 and from Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C., with a degree in Christian Leadership in May 2006 ... He graduated from First Baptist School in Danville in 2003 and plans to graduate from Bob Jones University in Greenville with a degree in youth ministries this spring. (Anchorage Daily News)
It focuses its efforts on the most conservative schools of higher education, such as Baylor University and Bob Jones University. This will be the second annual Equality Ride. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
I can only presume you were born with a silver foot in your mouth and attended some smarmy "well-known" university like Stanford, CSU Hayward/East Bay, Bob Jones University, Liberty University or the University of Phoenix (installment plans available). Can you imagine how much hate mail you'd get from Cal alums if you portrayed UC Berkeley as a school for underachievers, dunces, dullards, dyslexics and other academic detritus. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Meloy, who grew up in western Pennsylvania, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Bible from Bob Jones University in 1963, and later, a master's degree in Bible from Pensacola Christian College. He founded the Grace Bible Church and Grace Bible Christian School in Pennsylvania, and first visited Pensacola when on a trip to Pensacola Christian College, seeking to recruit teachers. (Pensacola News Journal)
He graduated from Bob Jones University and was a school teacher in Anne Arundel County, Md. and Cobb County, Ga. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Last November, Umlauf won a string competition in Greenville, South Carolina, at Bob Jones University. She was very excited and proud to have won the competition. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
The school uses Christian curriculum by A Beka, Bob Jones University Press and Christian Schools International. Having multiple grade levels in one classroom is an advantage, Lueders said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
During his 2000 presidential bid, McCain also criticized Bob Jones University, a Christian fundamentalist college, for its ban on interracial dating. In a GOP debate with Bush, McCain said that given the opportunity to speak at the school as Bush had, he would have said: "Look, what you're doing in this ban on interracial dating is stupid, it's idiotic, and it is incredibly cruel to many people.". (CNN)
LEWISTOWN -- First Baptist Church of Lewistown will feature a special presentation by the Bob Jones University "Truth in Action" drama team. The six-member team will present a program on the theme, "A Grain of Wheat," at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the church. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
I was unschooling myself, Bill Apelian, director of Bob Jones University s BJU Press, explained. What seemed to me a self-directed course of study was, in fact, the replacement of my secular education with a curriculum guided by God. (Harper's Magazine)
Mr. Hutchinson earned his J.D. from the University of Arkansas School of Law and his B.S. from Bob Jones University. Note: As one of The American Lawyer's top 100 law firms, Venable LLP has lawyers practicing in all areas of corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property and government affairs. (PR Newswire)
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