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To: rwa265

http://www.pensacolachristiancollege.com/rules.htm

(Note: PCA is associated with PCC...here are some of their rules)

Pensacola Christian College has developed an elaborate bureaucracy for dealing with all offenses, which has absolutely no Biblical precedent. Whereas God, in His infinite wisdom, created a system where sin had natural consequences, PCC prefers the more immediate system of demerits, socialling, and campusing. This is probably just as well, for their sake, as most of the rules are not sin. This brings up another issue - that of "spending demerits."

Under God's law, sin is sin, and even the tiniest of them sent Christ to the cross. At PCC, this distinction is blurred, as some offenses are considered sin (e.g. listening to "pop" music), while others (e.g. failing to clean your mirror during room check) are not. Also, in specific cases of obtaining a weekend pass where you will miss a required activity, the school allows it and simply gives you 10 or 25 demerits in advance, much like a business transaction. This certainly could not be sin. Therefore, the question of whether it is allowable (i.e. not actual sin) to "spend demerits," (to willfully disobey a rule with the expectation of receiving the demerits due) is raised. The school allows it in some cases, doesn't care in others, and denounces it generally. As a student at PCC, you will have to discern individually which rules the administration believes should never be broken, and which are okay to break if you are willing to accept the demerits. Obviously, this is an awkward situation, but the school has found it to be "reasonable," and we would like to assume they have actually thought it through.


155 posted on 04/03/2006 12:04:02 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (There ought to be a law against excess legislation.)
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To: Eagle Eye

Man, if I went to that school I would have been either ran out on a rail or so welted by a ruler I couldn't write my homework. I believe in sending your kid down the right path, but good grief that is almost as bad sounding as some Islamic schools over in Saudi land.


166 posted on 04/03/2006 12:42:00 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
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To: Eagle Eye

I read that link you posted, unbelieveable.


167 posted on 04/03/2006 12:49:27 PM PDT by Abathar (Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
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