Student basketball star suspended for pre-marital sex

[sandinista]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Brigham Young is a Moron bastion.

[cowiz]

Well you have to admire that fact that in this instance they are NOT being Christian hypocrites.

When I say "admire"... well you know what I mean.

[maiforpeace]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

What's wrong with that? He agreed to abide by their honor code, and that's part of it. It is Brigham Young University after all.

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

[sandinista]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

What's wrong with that? He agreed to abide by their honor code, and that's part of it. It is Brigham Young University after all.

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

Whats wrong is the entire premise. Religious "educational" institutes. Period.

[cowiz]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

What's wrong with that? He agreed to abide by their honor code, and that's part of it. It is Brigham Young University after all.

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

Whats wrong is the entire premise. Religious "educational" institutes. Period.

That's a completely different point and nothing to do with the OP

[cowiz]

Oh, and cheese.

[sandinista]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

What's wrong with that? He agreed to abide by their honor code, and that's part of it. It is Brigham Young University after all.

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

Whats wrong is the entire premise. Religious "educational" institutes. Period.

That's a completely different point and nothing to do with the OP

Thread police strike again.

[cowiz]

Thread police strike again.

You started it!

[sandinista]

Thread police strike again.

You started it!

Thats what they all say.

[Warren Dew]

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

Valid point. On the other hand, Utah juries seem unreasonably willing to accept the "she asked for it" defense.

[maiforpeace]

As far as religious universities go...not all of them are terrible. I have an acquaintance who attends a Lutheran University down south, and he is also the president of the Secular Student Alliance at that same university. With the exception of some classes in theology which are all elective, a student can get a fully secular education there and are allowed to believe (or not believe) what they want.

The universities I am more concerned about, which I expect you will be too, are the for profit universities.

http://www.usnews.com/education/online- ... it-schools

[egbert]

What happened - did the girlfriend complain the sex wasn't that great??

[egbert]

Well you have to admire that fact that in this instance they are NOT being Christian hypocrites.

Yeah, right - I mean, they'd find it just great if he had half a dozen thirteen year old wives...

[charlou]

Worst school EVER? I guess it serves him right going to that fundamentalist training camp.

A university in the US state of Utah has suspended a star basketball player for having pre-marital sex with his girlfriend in violation of the school's strict "honour code".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12652669

What's wrong with that? He agreed to abide by their honor code, and that's part of it. It is Brigham Young University after all.

I give the university some credit for their willingness to give up a basketball star rather than compromise their code...on the other hand, there are universities who would look the other way if they could when their sports stars engage in rape.

Whats wrong is the entire premise. Religious "educational" institutes. Period.

For me in this case it's more specifically the imposition of religiously framed values into the private life of an individual.

Realistically, Mai, who do you think signs a basketball star up to an honour code? I think it would be naive to believe he was allowed to be completely responsible for the decision.