[El Scorcho]

Hyles-Anderson College was an offshoot of Hyles' church in Hammond.

I just checked out the website for Hyles-Anderson, and it looks like a joke. I don't say that just to be mean, but because I'm serious. The academics portion of their site consists of 7 images stitched together and one sentence at the bottom of the page: "The classes at Hyles-Anderson College cover a diverse array of subject matter ranging from Preaching & Missions to Elementary Education & Homemaking."

How much are they charging people for this stuff?

[Libertine]

Wow. Scorchy, you're not kidding.

From the "Student Life" page:

Students have the privilege of attending First Baptist Church of Hammond, the world's largest Sunday school.

Students can work in the 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', or 'F' bus ministries, Bible Clubs, Sailor Ministry, Inner-City Chapel Ministry, Jail Ministry, Rest Home Ministry, Street Preaching Ministry, Phoster Club, and more.

The high hour of every school day is the chapel service where God's Word is preached, hearts are touched, and lives are changed.

Recent sermon titles include: "Is There Any Hope?", "A Message From Hell", "Don't Be a Vomit Chunk", "Things That I Have Learned from Dr. Hyles", "What Are You Going to Do When the Buzzards Come", "HAC or JBBC" and, my personal favorite, "Don't Go To Prison Unnecessarily".

Scorchy already touched on the Academics page -- which is by far the least extensive -- but I particularly enjoyed the computer lab full of 486's and the happy group of people studying fire in a plastic bag.

Sports
Men have the opportunity to participate in exciting football, indoor soccer, basketball, and softball leagues.

There are no women's sports, apparently.

Personally, I find it frightening that there is more space given on a "college" website to anything and everything aside from academics than to actual academics.

[Knucklehead]

"Don't Be a Vomit Chunk",

Wow, can we get a podcast of that one?

[Libertine]

Yes. In fact, you can.

http://www.hylesanderson.edu/chapel/aud ... -02-22.mp3

[Knucklehead]

Wow that's sad. I listen to the 1st minute or so and they are cracking on Mexicans, wow!

[Cider Jim]

There are no women's sports, apparently.

You really can't play sports--other than bowling--when you are wearing a knee-length dress.

I noticed that their college website ended with .com not .edu http://www.hylesanderson.com/

I think of one of our Religion faculty at LU has an undergrad degree from Hyles-Anderson, but I don't remember his name.

Their college alumni page lists "Births" and "Visits" rather than anything about jobs or careers of their alumni: http://www.hylesanderson.com/alumni

[LUconn]

.edu? are you serious? I'm assuming I woudl be able to get LUconn.edu.








Wow, full pads and flags.

[El Scorcho]

.edu? are you serious? I'm assuming I woudl be able to get LUconn.edu.

No. The .edu TLD is heavily regulated. You have to jump through a bunch of hoops before you can buy a .edu domain. The same kind of oversight was supposed to exist for the .org TLD, but that kind of fell by the wayside.

[El Scorcho]

Sailor Ministry...

Ohhhhh. So that's what the girls do instead of athletics.

[Cider Jim]

Scorcho, I wonder if Hyles-Anderson College couldn't get an .edu website because they aren't accredited.

[LUconn]

on the positive side, their gym is far superior to half of the Big South schools.

[Cider Jim]

LUconn, knee-length shorts are in fashion now (thanks to Michigan's Fab Five), but H-A students have been wearing shorts of that length since the school was founded in 1972 on grounds of "modesty."

[Sly Fox]

Being accredited is supposedly a prerequisite to obtaining an .edu suffix.

For the record, Liberty is one of just a few accredited schools that will accept any credits from HAC. And we don't transfer many of them in. The same goes for PCC and BJU until they recently obtained TRACS approval.

[El Scorcho]

Scorcho, I wonder if Hyles-Anderson College couldn't get an .edu website because they aren't accredited.

They have an .edu that mirrors their .com: http://www.hylesanderson.edu/

However, the rules for .edu domains are as follows:

Only postsecondary institutions that are institutionally accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies (see recognized accrediting bodies) may obtain an Internet name in the .edu domain. These include both "Regional Institutional Accrediting Agencies" and "National Institutional and Specialized Accrediting Bodies" recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Note that institutional accreditation is required for .edu eligibility; program accreditation is not sufficient. Not all agencies accredit institutions. Some accredit only institutions, some accredit only programs, and others accredit both institutions and programs.

It is also important to note that, while every effort is made to keep the EDUCAUSE list up-to-date, the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and State Agencies are the only official comprehensive lists of agencies.

Source: http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp

There are several policies that those who hold .edu domains must adhere to, but that's basically what you need to get one.

[Sly Fox]

Incidentally, here is HAC's primary board:

http://www.fundamentalforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

You will find it a source of great entertainment.

[Cider Jim]

Liberty is listed as a Fundamental College on this message board: http://www.fundamentalforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18
This should make for some interesting reading when our FF board is slow.

[Sly Fox]

You'll find several FlameFans are regulars on that site. I think you'll find the TTU forum very interesting, CJ.

[JeanW]

I visited his church and college on a youth group trip in '77, and we even had a member of our church graduate from college there, but he's no longer in the ministry.

I mostly lurk and this might be my first post here. But this stuff is a blast from the past. BLECH! I grew up in a very legalistic church and JH was promoted as being one of the gospels to follow. Of course, nothing was ever said about his affairs or wayward ways. I visited his church also in 1974 (?) and the church my parents took us to every Sunday held them up as an example to follow in bus ministries, long dresses for girls, short hair for guys, KJV all the way and rule following.

I'm glad those days are history and that I've since found the true Christianity of grace and following Christ. LU/TRBC was an important part of that.

[Libertine]

Incidentally, here is HAC's primary board:

http://www.fundamentalforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

You will find it a source of great entertainment.

Just spent some time on that board, Sly, and I am completely creeped out. Too many flashbacks to childhood of Baptists being Baptists -- which is to say, sniping at anyone who's not a member of their particular Baptist sect. Even worse are the "manly men's" and "ladies" forums where people ask medical / reproductive questions b/c Brother Daddy and Sister Mommy barred them from ever taking a simple health class lest their eyes be forced to see a drawing of a uterus.

I will now go sit in the shower and shiver.

[LUconn]

man, the unintentional comedy is off the charts on that board. There are 500k+ posts arguing about the same exact thing catagorized in like 20 different forums. It's like a compliation of all the dorks I ever heard arguing throughout the halls of Religion Hall. It's seriously very entertaining.

[PAmedic]

good to see the Mennonite ladies turned out for the big flag football game

[PAmedic]

BTW- welcome aboard to former lurker JEANW

[Knucklehead]

Incidentally, here is HAC's primary board:

http://www.fundamentalforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

You will find it a source of great entertainment.

I will now go sit in the shower and shiver.

Was about to make great fun of you, and then I went and read some of it. Now I'm confused if I'm allowed to wear pants or not? What a bunch of cooks. Reminds me of 4 years we spent at a Bob Jones based Church and school. WOW. No one had hotter girls than our girls softball team with ankle length coolots. (glad I don't know how to spell that).

[Cider Jim]

ankle length coolots

That length is what we call PANTS, which would NEVER be acceptable attire for the hyper-fundy females.

[Knucklehead]

ankle length coolots

That length is what we call PANTS, which would NEVER be acceptable attire for the hyper-fundy females.

once saw a young single mom come into this fundy church with tight jeans on. She had two young kids with her. It was obvious that they were all in rough shape, and were looking for comfort, and help, and Jesus. We were shocked when one of the deacons sent the lady's fundy mafia over to her just after she had sat down. They quickly escorted her and the kids out. I was later told that they told her what appropriate dress would be and asked her to come back later dressed appropriately. Needless to say she never came back.