I had to share this on here because it's utterly ridiculous and may provide for laughter before the onset of discomfort concerning how serious this actually is.
In my personal research of schools I have come upon some interesting prospective student information, how schools particularly present themselves and what they choose to highlight. I have never been a fan of parochial universities like Liberty or Bob Jones (oh yes, there is a college named "Bob Jones University"), so don't believe I was actually interested in Brigham Young University (BYU), however only curious to see if they present themselves as inflexible and quacky as I have heard.
The following link leads to their FAQ page concerning their policies, procedures, and guidelines. Now, I don't know a lot about the Mormon culture in depth, however one would expect such FAQ's to concern their policies on drinking, curfew, living arrangements, etc.
Nope.
BYU believes their THREE only "frequently asked questions" concern beards, intermixed camping, and ecclesiastical endorsements.
http://honorcode.byu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=97&id=566&Itemid=5752
I tried refreshing my browser a couple times, but these were the only FAQ's offered on their website to curious students, many of whom I imagine are dependent upon that site to find out how much intolerance of their lifestyle, or that of others, they should expect.
It blows my mind how these minds operate. Absent of the fact that BYU and many others, have strict policies, that's fine. What boggles me is that they would present themselves so ridiculously to interested onlookers as to completely disgregard the appropriate nature of valuable resources, in this case their webpage. If BYU can get away with being so dumbingly coy with their material, everyone should get x number of free passes for saying all the stupid crap that invariably comes out of our mouths at times. Yogi Berra and Dub'ya have used all of theirs.
And if you do have any free time, check out Bob Jones University. They're a trip.
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