FFG this year we dont have the "signed contract" - TTL we used to be given a contract that we were supposed to sign saying we read and will follow the Liberty Way. They used to give it to us at hall meeting but only 1/2 to maybe 2/3 actualy signed it, and I cant imagine all of those people actually reading the thing.
Why do people hate the "dumb" rules? No one ever said having short hair makes you a better Christian, and I dont think anyone pretends to think like that. So in essense we are all aware that dress and hair and those gosh darn earrings
have nothing to do with our walk with God.
If that is the case I personally believe that a specific hatred of those "non-ethical" rules has more to do with rebellion than logic. In other words, because it doesnt apply to a "Christian Moral Standard" we shouldnt have those rules, because those rules are "dumb and pointless." At the same point, those rules, although not appealing to a moral standard, are there in order to teach us discipline. People who come out of military schools are much more responsible and mature on average than someone graduating from a state school with no restrictions over their students.
If Liberty University wants to graduate professionalism and responsibility then they should up the rules in certain areas. Hair should be above the ears again, ties and decent pants, no jeans, no hats and no earrings, bring back the Hunting season and let RA's bring us back to where we once were. If they want to junk everything between dress and hair code, fine.
But those are way too extreme for current students to deal with, including me. They are unrealistic in every way possible. LU students cry as it is, so putting more rules will just make people scream legalism. Taking them away and well have what LU parking looked like when LUPD took a month off in the parking lots: every lot had cars on grass, in the middle of lanes, everywhere.
So heres my take:
1) Curfew stays - When TTL says that nothing good happens after midnight, although that is extreme, its there for a reason. Find any couple who both live on campus and Ill guarentee that their purity has been helped in some way by that. People who are going to sneak out are going to sneak out, but if they get caught, especially at a party or somewhere they really shouldnt be, then kick them out. We have 10000 applicants for this year and nowhere to put them.
2) Hair code is changed to a) Above the ears or b) taken away completely - Having in between makes it impossible for RA's to actually keep up on people about this. Call it legalism, but to be honest rules arent the worst thing in the world. Besides, any rule LU has not implying Spirituality is going to bring moans and groans from the rebellious ones anyway. If its taken away earrings ought to be okay then to, to keep consistency.
3) Dress code is made a little bit stricter on both sides - No t-shirts for women, not hoodies hats or sweatjackets for guys. Again, more towards professionalism, but it also makes more sense. People dont have so many complaints like well why can this be okay but not this?
Is it more rules? Yes. Would it be a pain? Yes. But when I leave Ill be a better man because of it, not because it makes me more a Christian, but because I will have followed the rules my leader has set. Whether it be curfew or hair, I will have obeyed my authorities and will be much more ready to listen to my boss and follow out what he feels is best. Also I wont be such a crybaby if theres a rule I dont like.
With that said, rules are absolutely pointless if no one can enforce them. If RA's keep twidling their thumbs instead of seeing and confronting, there is no reason to have any of it.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, But he who hates reproof is stupid.
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
- By LU Armchair coach
- By Sly Fox