THE GOOD: Close friends are developed here. Compared to other colleges/universities
the food is excellent. Very structured. Many sports opportunities. Beautiful
Campus appearance. SOME teachers are very helpful. THE BAD: Appearance
is everything here. Make sure you wear your clothes correctly
and to rigid military-standards. You are judged by the words
you say, the clothes you wear, your hairstyle, amount of
“Christian Services” you go on and the music you listen
to. You character is judged by the amound to demerits
you retain. This was blatantly stated Neal Jackson, the Campus
Church Pastor, this past month (Feb '08) in a message
to the campus church (Please look it up—this is not
lie or exaggeration). There is a huge focus on the
outward appearance. Being a student for four years, I can
tell you that Jackson's comment is completely false. I have
seen very God-honoring students with many demerits for such things
as accumulated missing “Room Job” (every morning you are inspected
for a clean dorm room if you live in the
Residence Halls), a few minutes late to class, forgetting an
attendance card to a required college activity (which is almost
every day to multiple times a day), and a myrid
of other small infringements. On the other hand, I have
known “bad” students that have gotten away with many things
that the college would frown upon have close to zero
demerits—they just were never caught and therefore deemed as students
with good character. You may try and have a good
attitude, and be positive, hovever, one must also be realistic.
Everyone must as themselves if a “happy attitude” and a
“PCC-like” appearance and ensamble smile is really the mark of
a heart that is right before God. My point is
obvious. I am not holding a grudge, I am just
looking at this logically. True Christianity does not look at
the outward appearance, but loves the individual. While the Bible
clearly states that the outward actions often point to a
heart issue, few actually take the time to help that
person with their heart and instead write them up.
Secondly, the Campus Church as claiming to be a Fundamental,
Bible-Beliving Church does not meet the NT requirements of a
local church. The church is controlled by the Administation and
Student-Life department of the College. Speakers and Pastors are chosen
and dismissed by the Admin. Dr. Lloyd Streeter was recently
excused by the Administration because he was not willing to
compromise his views of scripture.
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