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To: P-Marlowe
The "Christian Club" would have to change its name to "Calvinist society of Vanderbilt University" if it enacted the requirements you want, since the vast majority of practicing Christians (whether Catholic, Orthodox, or Protesant) are not calvinist and would therefore be ineligibile for membership since they DO NOT agree with the statement of the larger Westminster Confession.

It would be no different than requiring people to sign an oath that they believe in the Book of Mormon in order to join the "Christian Club". That's not "Christian", it's LDS. No one would agree to do so unless they're members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And no one is going to pledge support for the Westminster Confession unless they're Calvinists.

Fortuntantely, I can't think of any "Christian club" at any university that has such a requirement. I have no problem with the club requiring members accept Jesus Christ as their as Lord and savior. EVERY practicing Christian does that.

40 posted on 04/28/2012 10:43:44 AM PDT by BillyBoy (Illegals for Perry/Gingrich 2012 : Don't be "heartless"/ Be "humane")
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To: BillyBoy

Would you object to the University sanctioning a Calvinist Club that made allegiance to the WCF a requirement for membership? Is that too exclusive and discriminatory for you?


41 posted on 04/28/2012 1:09:18 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Virgil Goode! Because everyone else is Bad!)
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