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onager

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9. Hey (ex) Homie! Ever run into their street preachers?
Fri Apr 24, 2015, 04:00 PM
Apr 2015

At one time, part of the seminary courses (I guess) at BJU required street preaching. I'm not sure if they still do, but probably.

So every spring, those shouting, screaming fools hit the streets in Greenville and all the surrounding towns like Anderson. You're just trying to walk down the street, and get accosted by some bellowing Jesus-Jumper screaming in your face about going to Hell.

Yeah, their dating procedures were epic. I heard that dating a BJ girl (heh!) meant meeting her in the lobby of the Women's Dorm. You could sit there and talk to her, while being chaperoned by one of the older women who worked as Monitors in the dorm. That woman's job was to make sure you didn't actually touch each other or anything. And that was your dream date!

Even my devout Xian relatives make fun of Bob Jones. They call it "Jesus Tech."

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All the power, none of the responsibility. trotsky Apr 2015 #1
There's a dead bishop on the landing. bvf Apr 2015 #2
Bob Jones University tried something similar once... onager Apr 2015 #3
Wow Stuckinthebush Apr 2015 #4
Hey (ex) Homie! Ever run into their street preachers? onager Apr 2015 #9
BJU Lordquinton Apr 2015 #8
*snicker* beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10
Don't be late for services. Downwinder Apr 2015 #5
Why do visions of 'sharia police' come to my mind. woodsprite Apr 2015 #6
Would they have their own jail too? beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7
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