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College Students Want 'Our Lord' Phrase Off Diplomas

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A group of students at Trinity University in Texas wants the Christian-rooted school to remove the words "Our Lord" from their diplomas, the Houston Chronicle reported.

"A diploma is a very personal item, and people want to proudly display it in their offices and homes,” Sidra Qureshi, president of Trinity Diversity Connection, told the Chronicle. “By having the phrase ‘In the Year of Our Lord,' it is directly referencing Jesus Christ, and not everyone believes in Jesus Christ."

Qureshi, a Muslim student at the school, is leading the campaign to remove the words. The Board of Trustees is expected to vote on the matter during a meeting next month.

Another perfect example of liberalism trying to control private organizations on what they can and cannot do.

What part of Trinity do these students not get?

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Liberalism???? Are you SURE that is what it is???? :roll: The dude is a muslim. He is part of terrorist religion.

OR.... could it just be an athiest movement?
 
i sense photoshop will be in these graduates' future

either that, or decline to receive the diploma the school they chose to attend chose to issue
 
The Giant Noodle said:
Liberalism???? Are you SURE that is what it is???? :roll: The dude is a muslim. He is part of terrorist religion.

OR.... could it just be an athiest movement?
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Removing all religion from schools, colleges and public areas is strictly a liberal cause.
 
If this is a private school, then the phrase is perfectly legal and fine and the students have no basis for their argument.

If it is a public school, the exact opposite is true.
 
Trinity University is a private, independent, secular, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas.
 
From the school's website:
Founded in 1869 by Presbyterians, today Trinity is governed by an independent Board of Trustees. Students at this private, residential, co-educational university come from diverse backgrounds and find here an environment that celebrates both individuality and community.
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They are now a secular institution and even then it doesn't matter if they have it on their diploma or not. If the board of trustees decides to alter the diploma or not is a private decision.
 
texmaster said:
Removing all religion from schools, colleges and public areas is strictly a liberal cause.
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Removing rights from homosexuals is a strictly conservative cause!

Or maybe blanket statements are usually silly.
 
The Giant Noodle said:
Liberalism???? Are you SURE that is what it is???? :roll: The dude is a muslim. He is part of terrorist religion.

OR.... could it just be an athiest movement?
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Get real, Islam is no more a terrorist religion than is Christianity, Judaism or any other religion which calls on their particular version of 'God' to protect them.
Note the latest bunch of lunatics ie: Hutarees that the FBI have just arrested, these people are as much terrorists as are those who blew up the Flight 101 over Lockerbie (Scotland).
 
Deuce said:
Removing rights from homosexuals is a strictly conservative cause!

Or maybe blanket statements are usually silly.
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Blanket statements are usually silly.
 
Deuce said:
Removing rights from homosexuals is a strictly conservative cause!
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No one is limiting rights in the Constitution.

You use that word far too loosely.

Also from the article:

Founded by Presbyterians in 1869, Trinity has been governed by an independent board of trustees since 1969 but maintains a “covenant relationship” with the church.

“Any cultural reference, even if it is religious, our first instinct should not be to remove it, but to accept it and tolerate it,” said Brendan McNamara, president of the College Republicans.
 
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megaprogman said:
From the school's website:


They are now a secular institution and even then it doesn't matter if they have it on their diploma or not. If the board of trustees decides to alter the diploma or not is a private decision.
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Then explain the church and Chaplin on campus not to mention the actual name of the school
 
How about not attending a school called "Trinity University"? Does Ahab know that "Trinity" refers to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?

...in other news, Notre Dame students would like to have all references to the Virgin Mary removed from campus.

LOL
 
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texmaster said:
A group of students at Trinity University in Texas wants the Christian-rooted school to remove the words "Our Lord" from their diplomas, the Houston Chronicle reported.

"A diploma is a very personal item, and people want to proudly display it in their offices and homes,” Sidra Qureshi, president of Trinity Diversity Connection, told the Chronicle. “By having the phrase ‘In the Year of Our Lord,' it is directly referencing Jesus Christ, and not everyone believes in Jesus Christ."

Qureshi, a Muslim student at the school, is leading the campaign to remove the words. The Board of Trustees is expected to vote on the matter during a meeting next month.

Another perfect example of liberalism trying to control private organizations on what they can and cannot do.

What part of Trinity do these students not get?

FOXNews.com - College Students Want 'Our Lord' Phrase Off Diplomas
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Since these are students and they are not involveing the ACLU in forcing the issue, I see no problem in what they are doing. I would also not have any problem with the board of trustees saying that it will not be taken out.

This is an internal problem and it's being taken internally. Nothing wrong with that.
 
Erod said:
How about not attending a school called "Trinity University"? Does Ahab know that "Trinity" refers to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost?

...in other news, Notre Dame students would like to have all references to the Virgin Mary removed from campus.

LOL
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So Christianity has three Gods, not one.
 
texmaster said:
A group of students at Trinity University in Texas wants the Christian-rooted school to remove the words "Our Lord" from their diplomas, the Houston Chronicle reported.

"A diploma is a very personal item, and people want to proudly display it in their offices and homes,” Sidra Qureshi, president of Trinity Diversity Connection, told the Chronicle. “By having the phrase ‘In the Year of Our Lord,' it is directly referencing Jesus Christ, and not everyone believes in Jesus Christ."

Qureshi, a Muslim student at the school, is leading the campaign to remove the words. The Board of Trustees is expected to vote on the matter during a meeting next month.

Another perfect example of liberalism trying to control private organizations on what they can and cannot do.

What part of Trinity do these students not get?

FOXNews.com - College Students Want 'Our Lord' Phrase Off Diplomas
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what does this have to do with liberalism?
 
Seems like Buddy is just barking up the tree. There might be a squirrel up there, but it sure ain't got the nuts you thing it got.


Words of Wisdom, My Good Psalm
 
disneydude said:
If this is a private school, then the phrase is perfectly legal and fine and the students have no basis for their argument.

If it is a public school, the exact opposite is true.
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That doesn't really make sense. We use the BC/AD notation for keeping track of years. AD stand for Anno Dominem which I think means "in the year of our lord".
 
disneydude said:
If this is a private school, then the phrase is perfectly legal and fine and the students have no basis for their argument.

If it is a public school, the exact opposite is true.
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The article doesn't mention anything about legality of the comment only that they are asking it to be removed. It is the students right to ask for changes just as it is the board of trustees rights to tell them no.
 
texmaster said:
Removing all religion from schools, colleges and public areas is strictly a liberal cause.
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Actually, no it is not. Removing state sponsored religious activities is a largely liberal cause. This is not a small difference from your claim.
 
TheNextEra said:
The article doesn't mention anything about legality of the comment only that they are asking it to be removed. It is the students right to ask for changes just as it is the board of trustees rights to tell them no.
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Exactly. Moreover, who gives a rats ass? This is just one of those plenty-plaint stories floated out on right wing talk radio and fox news for the purpose of riling up the hard core right wingers. It does effect anyone either way, its just something for people to get pissed off about.
 
texmaster said:
Removing all religion from schools, colleges and public areas is strictly a liberal cause.
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Not really.

Some conservatives (the real ones) support keeping religion out of public schools. They don't want the government teaching religion.

I don't know many liberals who want religion out of private schools or institutions.
 
They've never heard of White Out?
 
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