Posted on 10/28/2017 4:05:45 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
One Christian college has developed a unique response to the "culture" of star athletes like Colin Kaepernick refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance — a mandatory class on patriotism.
"We are trying to teach students to understand and support and be willing to defend our country," Jerry Davis, president of the College of the Ozarks, a Christian liberal arts college outside of Branson, Mo., told Fox News on Friday. "We think that's needed, especially because of the culture in which we live. We have 99 percent of us being — having our safety secured by less than 1 percent of the military. And we think the general public needs to have a better understanding of the military."
Davis suggested that any athlete who takes a knee during the pledge of allegiance is disrespecting the military, whether he or she intends to do so or not.
"We don't plan on playing another team that refuses to stand," he declared. "We think that's disrespectful and we think we owe the military more than that. Some people say that it's not about the military. Well, that's who usually brings the flag out when we do the national anthem."
The college president shot back with this powerful statement: "We think it's not encouraging to somebody, for example, who might be in Afghanistan risking their lives to come home and see some spoiled millionaire making a statement against the very country they are trying to defend."
Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt noted that the full name of the patriotism class is "Patriotic education and fitness." In addition to teaching about the military, it involves "rifle marksmanship, map reading, and rope knotting."
Davis explained that the course "basically ... includes what we would find at ROTC 101 at most campuses."
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About time.
Teach defensive handgun too.
I think this is the college that is free for students. They agree to work for the school while they’re there, and don’t pay tuition or something.
Students are required to work so many hours a week on the campus farm or restaurant. Students perform all kinds of tasks. Great place to send young adults for schooling.
kan they do th@?
yes you right I believe. Work and the school is free. Geezzz we go there to eat all the time. you would think we would know!!!!
Took my grand daughter for a campus tour on the 16th. Very impressive. Students work 15 hrs.a week, pay no tuition.
Sky-high academics, too.
Sounds Great!
A course in Front sight
And Trigger control!
This is a wonderful place. We stayed at the hotel and it was amazing. Students ran it all. They grow everything for their restaurant. Every night they bring a plates of large hot cookies with fresh milk in those old fashion glass milk containers. Loved it all.
The graduates I've known were extremely sharp, and had both a great work ethic and common sense, which seems to be lacking in most of today's college graduates.
Mark
Interesting. I hadn’t heard of this prevously.
“C of O is unique among higher education institutions in America: no tuition is charged, all students work on campus, debt is openly discouraged, and no federal, state or private loans are made.”
So students pay room and board, books, and incidentals?
hmmm, We homeschool and can’t afford tuition. Sounds like a good place to send my daughter.
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