> > And then I heard that women were not
> > allowed to wear pants on campus. Is that
> > true?
>
> I hope not, otherwise Dave will be kicking
> himself that he hadn't heard of this place
> and wasted all those years going to the
> University of New Hampshire instead.
>
> Brunnen-"yes, yes, I *do* know what you
> meant...are there seriously places that can
> DO that? Wow."G

Yes, it's true. And yes, Brunnen-G, there ARE
seriously places that do that. Pensacola is
one of them, along with many other
conservative, fundamental Christian colleges
such as Bob Jones University, Northland BBC,
Ambassador BBC, Crown...to name a few. It's
also true of any independent, fundamental
church I've ever heard of. (I attend one.)

The women-shouldn't-wear-pants attitude
seems to be very prevalent in the
Fundamentalist movement, but I've never
understood it. (How, pray tell, can a woman
ride a horse, or go rock climbing, or do a slew
of other similar types of activities, withOUT
wearing them?) My wife also went to PCC; it's
where we met. While she was there, she
obeyed that rule, but she has absolutely no
problem with wearing pants, shorts, or
anything else as long as it's modest.

I have never heard a sermon preached from
the Bible on why women shouldn't wear pants.
I don't think you can support that position
scripturally. I have heard messages on
modesty, and certainly agree with that
standard; it can be supported from the Bible. I
don't know about the pants issue. I personally
think it is one of those grey areas that boils
down to personal conviction.

As for Pensacola, at times I wondered
whether the reason behind some of their rules
was a desire to project a certain image in the
community. I remember while I was there
often hearing the administration almost
boasting about what a good rep the college
had in the community. But more likely is the
probability that the leadership there simply
agrees with the Fundamentalist tradition.

Gri"wearer of pants"shny