Comments on: Christianity and Oberlin: Not So Incompatible

By: Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:19:01 +0000

Very interesting. The science/religion dichotomy still exists, even hundreds of years later.

But I think being open-minded is key here. As pointed out:

“Nonetheless, several students say that attending Oberlin has actually strengthened their faith, as well as broadened their perspectives of the world.”

This I think takes a lot of gumption… and shows their maturity and open-mindedness. To step into a world where your beliefs are scrutinized from every angle, and actually try and understand where they are coming from… and then thinking critically to decide what YOU want to believe.

This, I think, is one of the greatest lessons these students could have learned at Oberlin.

By: Peter Clark

Peter Clark — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:02:19 +0000

I went to a Catholic University with religion in every course and every level! 1st year college to 4th year. It was not annoying but I felt like it was unecessary. Religion and faith should be taught in church. I may agree when professors are discriminating. Doesn’t it defeats all the purpose and intention of Christianity and God in the first place?

By: Dianne Cris Becker

Dianne Cris Becker — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:55:12 +0000

When it comes to religion, I respect all the people that have their own preferences. Since no matter what happened we are there are only one God that we must rely on.

By: Gary Halbert

Gary Halbert — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:07:46 +0000

Quote:
“This group of students—the Oberlin Christian Fellowship—is just a portion of the passionate intellectuals at Oberlin who identify as Christian.”

I got quite a surprise just from this sentence. Not something that I usually heard about Oberlin.