The present environment that exists in all the higher education institutions operated by the members of the church of Christ did not develop overnight. The following quotation made 51 years ago by the late Roy J. Hearn, founding director of the Memphis School of Preaching, was right on target.
"The writer has for 30 years been a friend of our Christian colleges, but after careful observation believes that the most damage to the church is now being done through them because of liberal teachers, not only in the Bible departments, but others as well. We might as well face the facts, and administrators ought to either clean out or close down. Unless this is done, some of our larger schools will be as Bethany, Butler, and College of The Bible within less than a generation. There are some good, sound men in all of them, as far as I know, but the liberals who are parading their scholarships are eclipsing the good men and real scholars" (Roy J. Hearn, Letter to Ira Y. Rice, Jan. 12, 1967). Received from brother Jerry Brewer.
Regarding brother Hearn's comments to brother Rice, brother Brewer commented: “Unlike the Pharisees, brother Hearn could not only ‘discern the face of the sky,’ but, ‘the signs of the times’ as well (Matt. 16:2).”
Furthermore, regarding brother Hearn’s quotation, Dub McClish remarked: “The current F-HU scandal relating to the use of nude photos in the art and photo classes is meeting with the usual responses by the board and administration: deny, then defend, then destroy ‘the whistle-blowers.’”
Furthermore, brother Sword, those people signing the petition as Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Richard Nixon et al., ought to be removed from the petition. They are nothing more than cowards who are not open and above board in their own opposition to this issue at FHU. They are deceitful workers in their approach to declaring themselves. They should be refuted and ignored. Thank you for weeding out those characters who are less than hone
K
Kerry Sword
· petition starter
8 years ago
Please note:
Any email addresses or signatures found to be fictitious, as well as any inappropriate comments, will be deleted immediately.
The individual posing under the fictitious name of “David Solomon” is one such example and unless he is willing to reveal who he is and provide a genuine email address, his rude and inappropriate comments are without true merit or of any value. However, by seeing his continue posts, it only underscores the fact that we are definitely in a fight against something evil and that Satan’s ministers are indeed active (cf. II Cor. 11:13-15; I Peter 5:8).
I am lifted-up and encouraged by the responses we are receiving from concerned and knowledgeable brethren. However, I find it very sad that those making hateful and rude responses are those who still refuse to read the materials and are quick to condemn our actions in taking this public. What is transpiring at FHU is itself public, but for too long has been kept quiet. No one at the university is denying that these things are taking place, but rather choose to ignore the students and parents who have voiced their concerns and objections over what is being done. Unfortunately, some continue to offer secular reasoning or unbiblical argumentation in order to justify their sins.
May God bless our efforts to live for Him in this generation and to keep sin away from His holy kingdom, just as faithful Christians have always done.
It's our time friends!
C
Chris Hughes
8 years ago
PU, ACU, LCU, LU/DLU, KU, OCU, MCC/RC, FHU? Will it end before we run out of Christian colleges/universities? I pray it does end before we run out of options!
M
Maurice Brown
8 years ago
Let us pray that this sin in camp can be confessed and deal with as soon as possible. Thr Lord's Church needs a FHU that is faithful to the Word in moral and doctrinal matters.
H
Howard Fawcett
8 years ago
One has to ask, "Who is on the Lord's side?" Are there any still at FHU? If there are, why are they silent about this taking place at FHU? Are there any among the faculty and Bible department willing to "stand in the gap" and stand against this? Thank you brother Sword, and your family for standing for the Lord in this matter.
F
Francine Vassell
8 years ago
It it sad to hear this has been occuring and will be praying hard for the faculty to have open hearts and humility. Many people are not so easily changed when confronted.
Thank you doing this.
Love your sister,
Francine
D
Daniel Douglas
8 years ago
All Christians are commanded by God to uphold and to practice the principles of holiness and purity, and not worldliness, vulgarity, and ungodliness! Tit. 2:11-12; 1 Tim. 2:9-10; 5:22; 1 Pet. 1:16; Gal. 5:19-24; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Cor. 6:18-20.
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David Brown
8 years ago
The specific issue of nudity and pornography in the art department at FHU is well documented. The attitude of the faculty involved in the meeting and dean of the college in attendance is also well stated in their own words. The same is the case with the position and remarks of the Sword family. The silence of others in the college speaks volumes. For the most part those faculty members and others involved in the university who said anything, said as little as possible. What needs to be understood is this, the problem of nudity as brother Sword revealed and documented it as a part of the teaching in the FHU art department, is but one symptom of the over all and underlying problem at FHU and her sister institutions, specifically, they are not operating solely on the foundation taught by the apostle Paul in Colossians 3:17. If said documented nudity problem in the art department were to be resolved according to the scriptures (don't hold your breath till it is), the real underlying problem that permitted it to develop in the first place remains in place in the school. Until the financial supporters, the board, administration, and faculty of FHU return to the New Testament for their complete and only guidance in teaching students "how to live and how to make a living," matters regarding the university will only get worse. This has been and is the case with her sister institutions throughout the country. Obviously, some time ago, the powers that then controlled FHU decided to enter through the same wide gate and walk down the same broad path that her sister institutions had chosen. Although FHU is somewhat behind her sister universities in their journey, she is in the process of catching up to them. Indeed, she may well be closer to overtaking them than most think. After all, the two faculty members and the dean of the college made it clear to brother Sword that they were not going to change the art class or their view of the lewd pictures involved in said discuss
R
Robin Haley
8 years ago
Sad, but not so shocking as many in academia have long acted superior to something as "foolish" as "thus saith the Lord" I Cor.1:18-21
T
TERRY JOE GATELEY
8 years ago
What type of "shepherding" is this by Elders and school officials ? It is consistent with how the entire Old Testament reads as the Israelites over and over continued to tell God no and follow all the sex based religions. Real "ART" is found in Gods word. Ask yourself this; why were Adam and Eve ashamed of their nakedness ?????????? And, why not subject the entire congregation to see this "picture" this coming Lords Day ???? HUMMMMMMMMM !!!
M
Mykola Hudkovych
8 years ago
While we may admire works of great artists like Michelangelo, their art had been to show the beauty of God's creation. The respect for God demands that we value Him over any of His creatures, no matter how creative.
M
Marcus Dugger
8 years ago
While the human body is a beautiful and artful creation by God, there are boundaries to be considered and maintained.
M
Maria Hillis
8 years ago
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So disappointed! With so many things in God's creation that there is to choose from to draw & take pictures of, there is no excuse for this. Adam & Eve even clothed themselves when 'their eyes were opened'. I pray FHU will open their eyes and correct this!
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Lisa Sanders
8 years ago
Nudity and Art are not synonymous, and has no place in a Christian school.
D
Dean Roach
8 years ago
You are totally wrong about the Swords. I've known them for decades and bulling is not in them.
J
John Clark
8 years ago
I attended there from 1970-1972. These practices are reprehensible. I will not support the school until something is done about this
Z
Zilpha Lambert
8 years ago
I stand firmly with the teachings of God's Word!!
A
Andy McClish
8 years ago
Sad, but not really surprising, given the history of FHU since the 70's, and the pattern at "Christian" schools in general. WAY too much desire to be admired & approved by the world (and to keep funding levels as high as possible).
D
Dub McClish
8 years ago
I'm an extremely saddened—but not surprised—alumnus at this development. I received my A.A. degree from a sound, uncompromising Freed-Hardeman College in 1957. Altogether, 34 of my family members, spanning 3 generations (including in-laws), have attended or presently attend F-HC/F-HU. I issued my first public warning about the drift of the school in 1977 in a lectureship Open Forum. My concerns then had to do with the fellowship implications involving some of the lectureship speakers. My comments were met even that long ago with several immediate loud "Amens" (but also with a private chastisement later in the day by the lectureship director). Additional incremental compromises in the ensuing 40 years have apparently now brought the school to defending classroom pornography. One the dam has been cracked, the fissure only grows wider unless repaired. I've seen no attempts at repair over the decades. Let this sink in: F-HU may be the least liberal/compromising school founded and supported by brethren.
The present environment that exists in all the higher education institutions operated by the members of the church of Christ did not develop overnight. The following quotation made 51 years ago by the late Roy J. Hearn, founding director of the Memphis School of Preaching, was right on target. "The writer has for 30 years been a friend of our Christian colleges, but after careful observation believes that the most damage to the church is now being done through them because of liberal teachers, not only in the Bible departments, but others as well. We might as well face the facts, and administrators ought to either clean out or close down. Unless this is done, some of our larger schools will be as Bethany, Butler, and College of The Bible within less than a generation. There are some good, sound men in all of them, as far as I know, but the liberals who are parading their scholarships are eclipsing the good men and real scholars" (Roy J. Hearn, Letter to Ira Y. Rice, Jan. 12, 1967). Received from brother Jerry Brewer. Regarding brother Hearn's comments to brother Rice, brother Brewer commented: “Unlike the Pharisees, brother Hearn could not only ‘discern the face of the sky,’ but, ‘the signs of the times’ as well (Matt. 16:2).” Furthermore, regarding brother Hearn’s quotation, Dub McClish remarked: “The current F-HU scandal relating to the use of nude photos in the art and photo classes is meeting with the usual responses by the board and administration: deny, then defend, then destroy ‘the whistle-blowers.’” Furthermore, brother Sword, those people signing the petition as Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Richard Nixon et al., ought to be removed from the petition. They are nothing more than cowards who are not open and above board in their own opposition to this issue at FHU. They are deceitful workers in their approach to declaring themselves. They should be refuted and ignored. Thank you for weeding out those characters who are less than hone
Please note: Any email addresses or signatures found to be fictitious, as well as any inappropriate comments, will be deleted immediately. The individual posing under the fictitious name of “David Solomon” is one such example and unless he is willing to reveal who he is and provide a genuine email address, his rude and inappropriate comments are without true merit or of any value. However, by seeing his continue posts, it only underscores the fact that we are definitely in a fight against something evil and that Satan’s ministers are indeed active (cf. II Cor. 11:13-15; I Peter 5:8). I am lifted-up and encouraged by the responses we are receiving from concerned and knowledgeable brethren. However, I find it very sad that those making hateful and rude responses are those who still refuse to read the materials and are quick to condemn our actions in taking this public. What is transpiring at FHU is itself public, but for too long has been kept quiet. No one at the university is denying that these things are taking place, but rather choose to ignore the students and parents who have voiced their concerns and objections over what is being done. Unfortunately, some continue to offer secular reasoning or unbiblical argumentation in order to justify their sins. May God bless our efforts to live for Him in this generation and to keep sin away from His holy kingdom, just as faithful Christians have always done. It's our time friends!
PU, ACU, LCU, LU/DLU, KU, OCU, MCC/RC, FHU? Will it end before we run out of Christian colleges/universities? I pray it does end before we run out of options!
Let us pray that this sin in camp can be confessed and deal with as soon as possible. Thr Lord's Church needs a FHU that is faithful to the Word in moral and doctrinal matters.
One has to ask, "Who is on the Lord's side?" Are there any still at FHU? If there are, why are they silent about this taking place at FHU? Are there any among the faculty and Bible department willing to "stand in the gap" and stand against this? Thank you brother Sword, and your family for standing for the Lord in this matter.
It it sad to hear this has been occuring and will be praying hard for the faculty to have open hearts and humility. Many people are not so easily changed when confronted. Thank you doing this. Love your sister, Francine
All Christians are commanded by God to uphold and to practice the principles of holiness and purity, and not worldliness, vulgarity, and ungodliness! Tit. 2:11-12; 1 Tim. 2:9-10; 5:22; 1 Pet. 1:16; Gal. 5:19-24; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Cor. 6:18-20.
The specific issue of nudity and pornography in the art department at FHU is well documented. The attitude of the faculty involved in the meeting and dean of the college in attendance is also well stated in their own words. The same is the case with the position and remarks of the Sword family. The silence of others in the college speaks volumes. For the most part those faculty members and others involved in the university who said anything, said as little as possible. What needs to be understood is this, the problem of nudity as brother Sword revealed and documented it as a part of the teaching in the FHU art department, is but one symptom of the over all and underlying problem at FHU and her sister institutions, specifically, they are not operating solely on the foundation taught by the apostle Paul in Colossians 3:17. If said documented nudity problem in the art department were to be resolved according to the scriptures (don't hold your breath till it is), the real underlying problem that permitted it to develop in the first place remains in place in the school. Until the financial supporters, the board, administration, and faculty of FHU return to the New Testament for their complete and only guidance in teaching students "how to live and how to make a living," matters regarding the university will only get worse. This has been and is the case with her sister institutions throughout the country. Obviously, some time ago, the powers that then controlled FHU decided to enter through the same wide gate and walk down the same broad path that her sister institutions had chosen. Although FHU is somewhat behind her sister universities in their journey, she is in the process of catching up to them. Indeed, she may well be closer to overtaking them than most think. After all, the two faculty members and the dean of the college made it clear to brother Sword that they were not going to change the art class or their view of the lewd pictures involved in said discuss
Sad, but not so shocking as many in academia have long acted superior to something as "foolish" as "thus saith the Lord" I Cor.1:18-21
What type of "shepherding" is this by Elders and school officials ? It is consistent with how the entire Old Testament reads as the Israelites over and over continued to tell God no and follow all the sex based religions. Real "ART" is found in Gods word. Ask yourself this; why were Adam and Eve ashamed of their nakedness ?????????? And, why not subject the entire congregation to see this "picture" this coming Lords Day ???? HUMMMMMMMMM !!!
While we may admire works of great artists like Michelangelo, their art had been to show the beauty of God's creation. The respect for God demands that we value Him over any of His creatures, no matter how creative.
While the human body is a beautiful and artful creation by God, there are boundaries to be considered and maintained.
So disappointed! With so many things in God's creation that there is to choose from to draw & take pictures of, there is no excuse for this. Adam & Eve even clothed themselves when 'their eyes were opened'. I pray FHU will open their eyes and correct this!
Nudity and Art are not synonymous, and has no place in a Christian school.
You are totally wrong about the Swords. I've known them for decades and bulling is not in them.
I attended there from 1970-1972. These practices are reprehensible. I will not support the school until something is done about this
I stand firmly with the teachings of God's Word!!
Sad, but not really surprising, given the history of FHU since the 70's, and the pattern at "Christian" schools in general. WAY too much desire to be admired & approved by the world (and to keep funding levels as high as possible).
I'm an extremely saddened—but not surprised—alumnus at this development. I received my A.A. degree from a sound, uncompromising Freed-Hardeman College in 1957. Altogether, 34 of my family members, spanning 3 generations (including in-laws), have attended or presently attend F-HC/F-HU. I issued my first public warning about the drift of the school in 1977 in a lectureship Open Forum. My concerns then had to do with the fellowship implications involving some of the lectureship speakers. My comments were met even that long ago with several immediate loud "Amens" (but also with a private chastisement later in the day by the lectureship director). Additional incremental compromises in the ensuing 40 years have apparently now brought the school to defending classroom pornography. One the dam has been cracked, the fissure only grows wider unless repaired. I've seen no attempts at repair over the decades. Let this sink in: F-HU may be the least liberal/compromising school founded and supported by brethren.
Have you forgotten how to blush?