LUconn wrote:I guess it depends on what you mean by support. I doubt there's anything they could do do lose my sports fandom towards my alma mater. I don't really give them any money as it is, so no loss there. I would still send my kids there. I just see the school for what it is, not what it's pretending to be.
JFLJR makes some comments concerning guns and recognizing peoples rights to defend themselves and now the school is all of a sudden less evangelical? Do you live near, much less work at LU? The school still engages in, and actively works to support and cultivate the spiritual life of the campus and those in it. It's easy for a bunch of former alum, who really only follow the parts of the school they care about most (football/basketball/baseball) and whom only visit once in a blue moon to come on here and put the school on blast for losing its way. But if you're not on the ground, you really should just control yourself and your thoughts until you can get a better clue as to what actually happens on campus on a daily basis.
They openly support and lead missions trips, they are making great strides and investing lots of dollars to ensure the SOR/SOD remains the core academic and spiritual center of the campus. They still hold weekly convocations where the vast number of speakers are there to invest in the hearts of the students, and not talk about politics. The Christian worldview and biblical integrations are a part of all curriculim used at the school (a fact re-affirmed by the accrediting bodies that review the school). After spending nearly 10 years on campus until recent, as a student and a FT employee I can tell you for sure the school still remains true to its Christian foundation.
Bottom line, for you and anyone else to come on here and disagree with the comments is warranted. But to use them to say the school has lost it's way is absurd. Just go ahead and admit that the ONLY reason you know about the comments is because it was covered in the national media. Had it only been mentioned on LU's splash page, or covered by campus and local media, you probably would have never heard about it and had the chance to use it to deningrate the school.