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     The Student Voice   Issue 4, No. 1   1.3.1997
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     303+ Readers
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     The Voice: A dose of truth for PCC.     

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     QUOTES OF THE WEEK

"It is no use trying to convince the others of our spiritual and intellectual
equality by arguments addressed to reason, when their attitude
does not originate in their intellects at all."
     - Albert Einstein  

"We never drift into wisdom."
     - Charles Stanley

"With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.
 Consequently he who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts
statutes or pronounces decisions."
     - Abraham Lincoln

"How lucky it is for rulers that men do not think"
     - Adolph Hitler

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     TABLE OF CONTENTS

     Page 1
     I.  Voice Announcements
     II.  "Have You Heard the One About. . . ?"
     III.  Essays
       A.  "Yes, We Do Have Rights" with "A Proposed Student's Bill of Rights"
                  - Paul S. Perdue 
       B.  "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly"
                  - Guest Essay
     IV.  Your Comments

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     I.   VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

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          The Student Voice Introductory Letter
          Transcript of Dr. Horton's comments made about The Student Voice
          Issue 1, Nos. 1 - 4
          Issue 2, Nos. 1 - 5
          Issue 3, No. 1 ("Rules Compilation," Version 1)
          Issue 3, Nos. 2 - 3

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     II.   HAVE YOU HEARD THE ONE ABOUT. . . ?

>>> This is a story sent in to us by S---, an alumnus:

I would like to tell you about an incident that took place my sophomore year
at PCC....the only time I got "socialed," or more correctly, "socially
campused."  There are many interesting things to note, and I will try to
remember to mention them all.

It happened toward the beginning of my sophomore year when I had recently
started dating a guy I will call "Jake" for the sake of this story.  We were
in the DP ["Dating Parlor" - eds.] on a sofa facing away from the chaperone.
 (I have heard that they now all face toward the chap.)  Across from us was a
couple we knew.  In fact, the guy was a close friend of ours, and Jake worked
with both of them in the Distribution Center.  In the course of our animated
conversation, I playfully pulled his tie.  (What girl hasn't done that at
some time?  None at PCC, I hope!)  That was a big mistake!!  The guy across
from us got up and walked away, but we didn't think much about it until the
chaperone came and asked us for our names and ID numbers.

There are some interesting things I must mention at this point.  First of
all, the guy was our friend, but after that incident, he avoided us, I assume
out of feelings of guilt.  Secondly, Jake had seen that same couple doing
things much worse at work, actions that would in fact have gotten them
shipped; but, being a friend, he kept his mouth shut.  Thirdly, the girl, who
happened to be a floorleader, became pregnant sometime later; and, as a
result, the couple got shipped.

Jake and I knew what was coming, and we checked our mailboxes daily for a
call slip to the deans' offices.  I suppose it was to make us more and more
nervous that they took over a week to get around to punishing us.  Within
that week was an Artist Series which we were able to attend together, but it
would have been much nicer to have gotten the whole thing over with sooner so
we could have attended my dating outing instead.

The dean I saw gave me a full-blown lecture on the dangers of a physical
relationship, and I couldn't help wondering if she had any personal
experience to back it up.  The dean Jake saw laughed with him about it,
treating it as a petty offense and said he would not have socialed us if it
had been up to him.

Another interesting thing to note is the lack of congruity among the staff.
 Those two deans, having parallel positions and power, should have faced the
situation with more balanced attitudes.

Being socialed was the worst experience I had at PCC.  It was frustrating and
humiliating!  The one place I could freely talk to members of the opposite
sex was at supper, and then only to those at my assigned table.  Just my
luck, only two out of the eight people at my table were guys.  Just thinking
about the whole experience now, after eight years, still brings back hurtful
memories and negative emotions.

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     III.   ESSAYS

>>> lupos is on vacation this week.

"Yes, We DO Have Rights"
By Paul S. Perdue (aka Leibniz, "Mr. X")

     Perhaps you or I are an aberration from the "official" alumni policy,
which states that some of the things graduates remember MOST after leaving
PCC are the "stirring chapel messages" that we heard often during those years
that we made PCC our "home."  To be honest with you, I remember very few, and
as I look back at my four years, I remember a lot of things - good, bad,
funny, sad. . . but chapel messages would not be in the top of my list,
notwithstanding PCC's proclamation that they are.  However, some of the
things that stand out as clear as anything I have ever experienced in my life
were the times when I would be sitting in the Dale Horton Auditorium
listening to someone say something that simply wasn't quite accurate -
whether it be Biblically, factually, philosophically or whatever.  Then I
would look around at the ocean of people surrounding me and I would see
thousands of intent faces nodding in agreement and hanging on every word that
was being said, notwithstanding the fact that with a little thought, the
innacuracy would have been obvious.
     Now, what I have to say is NOT rebellious.  What I have to say is NOT a
misguided attempt to "reconcile with a brother," as discussed in Matthew 5
and 18, for starters.  What I have to say is simply truth wrapped up in a
little common sense, and while that may sound a bit inconsistent, it really
is not.  For those of you who automatically disagree with everything I say,
not because what I say necessarily warrants any disagreement, but because The
Student Voice challenges your core value system, I encourage you to read this
with an open mind to Scripture and reason.  Give it a chance.  What I have to
say is a simple attempt to point out the error of an idea that has been
promulgated often, and likewise incorrectly on the campus of PCC.  This is
one of the ideas that helps to further PCC's "vise grip system" over the
student body.

     The Setting.
     One of the "messages" I heard several times at PCC was the one based
upon the premise that "We have no rights."  No qualifiers, no clarifications
were ever given to this phrase. . . just a simple, we (or more accurately,
"you") have no rights.  This was never supported by Scripture, and the
general process would be that this statement would be formed, molded and
twisted to such a degree that at the end of the delivery the point would be
that as students, we should not expect anything the same way we would a
right, and certainly we shouldn't demand it.  
     This sounds "good," I suppose, but there is only one problem with it -
it is not true.  I remember that each time I heard it, I would look around
and wonder whether anyone else realized the absurdity of this statement, and
as I would look, I would see heads nodding up and down, eyes all in a glaze
as if they had dreamingly and unknowingly stumbled into the poppy fields on
their way to visit the Wizard of Oz.
     "We have no rights; we should just be servants," was often the message.
 Well, as Dr. Horton correctly pointed out in his address to the student body
and faculty about The Student Voice, the devil likes to coat his lies with a
little bit of truth.  And as Dr. Horton did with my essay on authority,
albeit incorrect contextually and conceptually, I would like you to consider
this statement within the context of one's daily life.

     School.
     Let's imagine a student who goes up to the "Discipline" Committee and
when the faculty person reads out the offense and the sentence, the student
replies that he is confused because he just got back from a chapel service
where the speaker said that "we had no rights."  If we have no rights, the
student would continue, then the administration has no "right" to expect the
student to abide by any rules.  For PCC to insist that a student follow the
handbook (vague as it may be) means that they consider themselves in
possession of the right to expect that handbook to be followed.  
     Or consider this within the context of a student's bill - the next time
a bill comes due, if it is true that we have no rights, then the
administration likewise has no "right" to a payment.  Yes, you might be
thinking, but then PCC could - right or no right - kick the student out.
 Sort of. . . .  If we have no rights, as the chapel speaker would often say,
then the school has no right to insist that the student leave.

     Law.
     Or perhaps those of you who think I am wrong and the chapel speaker
right should try this - the next time you are driving down the highway, speed
up to about 100 m.p.h. until you get pulled over.  When you do, then, get
pulled over by a policeman, tell him that none of us have any rights and
therefore he has no right to expect you to abide by the speed limit, but
don't be surprised to find yourself spread over the hood of your car in
spread-eagle fashion.

     Definitions.
     A "right" is defined by Webster as "(a) something to which one has a
just claim; (b) the power or privilege to which one is justly entitled. . .
.." I would simply define a right as "an expectation which we have the
authority to demand."  Authority is simply the authorization to enforce these
expectations.  When PCC makes statements such as, "we have no rights" they
are logically saying that they have no authority, for authority IS a right.
 How strange it is that PCC would ever let a statement like this flow from
its campus, but since there is no check on what is said, PCC can say what it
wants and use it however it sees fit.

     Rights by Scripture.
     Scripture lays out for us numerous "rights."  Simply put, to say that
"we have no rights" is unbiblical, and I'm sorry for those of you who cannot
stand to admit that The Student Voice does state Scriptural truths on which
PCC has been embarrassingly negligent.  Take the Ten Commandments, for
example.  When God says that "Thou shalt not steal," there is an underlying
assumption that a person has a "right" to his property, and therefore, he has
a right to expect it to remain his and not to be taken away by someone else.
 "Thou shalt not kill" implies that we have a "right" to our life.  "Thou
shalt not covet" clearly states the proposition that others will, can, and
should own (or have a right to) their own property.
     Scripture commands us to exercise dominion over the material goods that
He has placed at our disposal.  In order to exercise dominion, we must have a
right to that dominion.  This goes hand-in-hand with the essay on authority
in Issue 1, No. 1.  Scripture has delegated to certain human entities certain
authority, and with that authority comes the "right" to exercise it.  It is
so abhorrent that PCC can let someone stand in front of the student body and
proclaim the pseudo-biblical message that "we have no rights" while at the
same time enforcing more of their rights upon this same student body through
their rules and regulations than most any other institution on earth.  Of
course, PCC wants to be different, but The Student Voice would caution them
not to be different than Scripture.

     Rights by society's dictates.
     I realize that many strict PCC-adherents may find this difficult to
swallow, but the fact is that we as a society have determined that our
society's citizens will have certain rights, as well as those rights which we
have no right to revoke.  The Bill of Rights was established on the principle
that we have been "endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights."
 Who is wrong?  Our founding fathers, or the PCC administration?  Different
contexts, you might say.  Yes, I would reply; whether we do or do not have
rights is context-neutral - either we do or we do not.  PCC says we don't;
Scripture and our society say that we do.

     If we have no rights, then we have no claim to that which we call our
own.  My question to PCC is this - who gave YOU the rights that you claim do
not belong to the students?  And how do you support this biblically?  Dr.
Horton complained that my view of authority would lead to anarchy and a
government takeover (although this is a factual impossibility).  No, my view
of authority, and thus the structure and definition of our rights is
consistent with Scripture.  PCC's view of authority, if it is based on the
premise that we have no rights, would literally lead to anarchy if followed
to its logical conclusion.  If "we have no rights," then the government is
illegitimate because it has "no right" which it can ensure or enforce.
 Businesses have "no rights" to expect from their clients.  Colleges have "no
rights" to claim from their students.  Students have "no rights" to expect
from a college.
     Well, then, why does PCC maintain this position?  PCC maintains the
position that "we have no rights" because, in my opinion, they must have some
way to justify the overly paternalistic environment that exists on campus.
 They can't do it biblically, they can't do it logically, so they must do it
by using their bully pulpit and their supposed moral authority to convince
the students that they have "no rights," and therefore no claims or
expectations of the administration.  If this can remain the official policy,
then control may be maintained.  If, however, students and faculty start
questioning absurdities like this, then perhaps PCC will be forced to
recognize the error and deal with the question of where the bounds of their
rightful authority do, in fact, exist.  This seems to be ignored by the
school, yet questions of authority go to the very foundation of our
existence.  Who we are in relation to an almighty God has everything to do
with how we draw the lines of the rights we demand from each other.

     The Correct Position.
     Let me clarify what PCC may have been trying to say, although it is hard
to tell what they "mean" by what they often say.  Here are two principles
regarding rights that you must understand if you are going to be able to
discern the error or truth in PCC's philosophy of authority:

1.) We have NO rights AS TO GOD.
2.) We DO have rights AS TO OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.

[This is discussed more fully in the essay on authority in Issue 1, No. 1]

     This is the truth that, had the speaker simply added the three words,
"as to God" to the end of the phrase, "we have no rights," would have avoided
much of this confusion.
     The truth of the matter, and the thing the administration wants the
students not to hear, is that not only does the administration have rights
that they may demand from the students, but THE STUDENTS LIKEWISE HAVE RIGHTS
THAT THEY MAY DEMAND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.  It must not be forgotten what
the authoritative bounds are between the student and the school.  The school
cannot rightfully claim "rights" over the students and then turn right around
and say that the students have no rights at all.  This is absurd.
     A "right" is not an evil thing.  How it is exercised may very well be,
and certainly if we deny the rights of others, we are violating the bounds
and structure that God has given us to maintain order, dignity, and balance
within all of our social structures.  

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"A Proposed Model Student's Bill of Rights"
By Paul S. Perdue

Each student has the following rights, or expectations which they may demand
from the administration of PCC:

1.) A right to know what is expected of them in clear, concise terms.  

Vague rules only harm the discipline that PCC is striving to maintain by
failing to provide for the stability that is a pre-requisite to effective
discipline, and so in an effort to clearly define what is expected, all rules
shall be explicitly laid out in writing BEFORE they are ever enforced.

2.) A right to have PCC fulfill its end of the student-college implied
contractual agreement.  

Each student should be given a copy of the contract which spells out the
duties of both the school and the student; until this is done, PCC must
maintain its obligation that if it leads students to invest years and money
at PCC on the assumption that if the student abides by the "rules" and the
"spirit" (which must be clearly defined) they will be permitted to graduate.
 Letting students go without a reason and in violation of this implied
agreement would be prohibited.

3.) A right to think as one sees fit between him/her and God only.  

PCC will make no attempt to delve into the thought process of any student for
the sole purpose of determining a student's philosophical, ideological, or
theological opinion.

4.) A right to know, in writing, the biblical support for any position over
which PCC claims to exercise moral authority.

5.) A right to honesty.

6.) A right to administrative consistency.

7.) A right to ask.

[This is only a start to what will eventually be the Model Student's Bill of
Rights.]

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"The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly"
By Guest

[This was submitted in the early part of December - eds.]

     Thus far, I have merely been a spectator in the various discussions that
your newsletter has inspired on the policies and various goings-on at PCC.  I
have now decided to enter the arena, so to speak, and would like to submit
some observations concerning the college.
     I was a student at PCC for a full four years and graduated in the Spring
of 1995.  I never rose above the "rank" of APL (although I kept myself out of
trouble and had few demerits--I think that I wasn't out-going enough to be
appointed to anything else).  I was mostly interested in my studies and did
little in collegians or other social activities.  I gained a great deal from
my years as a PCC student ( I met my wife to be, I made many close friends, I
accrued a great deal of practical knowledge from my classes and I learned to
grow spiritually).  All of those things were extremely beneficial to me, and
I thank God that PCC was there to provide a place where I could get a good
education and enjoy a spiritual atmosphere.  I say all of that as a preface
to my remarks concerning the issues that you have been discussing with the
other Voice subscribers.  I want it to be clear that I am not possessed with
a hate complex toward PCC, nor do I have a bad attitude concerning the
Hortons and the other college administrators.  I have very little use for
those who gripe about the college simply to hear themselves gripe.  I much
prefer forums where the participants simply express genuine concerns.  (I
believe that your newsletter is such a forum).
     I am certain that my title will be viewed as somewhat cryptic in light
of the subjects at hand; after all, what does an old Eastwood movie have to
do with PCC?  I think that the title is somewhat descriptive of the
activities at PCC and will explain it as follows:  THE GOOD:  PCC provides a
spiritual atmosphere within which to learn and grow as well as extending its
ministry to all the world through A Beka Books and touching many lives for
Christ.  THE BAD:  PCC has problems with its policies, attitudes and general
outlook on spirituality.  THE UGLY:  PCC refuses to acknowledge any internal
problems and instead, insists that the only problems that the institution has
is with those who point out problems with the institution.  
     I was glad when I found The Voice in that your newsletter acts as a
"city of refuge" for comments concerning the college.  Even those who preside
over staunch defenses of the college should admit (if they are honest with
themselves) that students, staff and faculty do not usually find a warm
reception when they present their concerns to the administration.  An
independent forum concerning PCC has been much needed for some time now.
 [Although due to past events, we are no longer "independent." - eds.]

     A few choice issues:

     1.  (The Authority Issue)  PCC's administration advocates the idea that
"questioning authority" is the same as defiance of authority.  Also, when you
come with a question about a policy you are almost automatically dismissed
with the "God wills it" answer.  That answer worked great during the
crusades, and it seems to have a good deal of effect at PCC as well.  I
remember the one issue of the Voice where the writer stated that he
questioned Dr. Goddard concerning the college's rules for student marriages.
 Dr. Goddard dismissed the man as being out of God's will because he
challenged something that "God had layed on Dr. Horton's heart to put into
place."  What kind of answer is that?  To assume that challenging a human
policy (because it is based on what God "lays" on the heart) constitutes a
challenge of God Himself is to say that the human (in this case Dr. Horton)
is a flawless interpreter of God's will.  I have great respect for Dr. Horton
and what he has done (I'm certain that he is much more spiritual than
myself), but I do not quite think that one should be accused of challenging
God because he challenges the policies of a man.  That "God wills it" answer
is much more common than some might think (and a great deal more subjective
than they--administration--might ever have stopped to think about).  I heard
it myself a great deal when I was a college student.  I really believe that
much of what is policy at PCC is merely the opinion of the Hortons as to how
people ought to live based on their own personal preferences.  It hardly
suffices as an effective answer to the policy question, though.

     2.  (Vague Rules)  As mentioned in The Voice, one problem with the "No
Devotions in the Commons" rule is that it is extremely vague in its
boundaries.  What constitutes devotions?  Vague rule definitions lead to
extremely subjective rule enforcement and punishment.  A person has little
else but his own opinion to go on when he is told that he should not allow
students to have devotions in the Commons and is given no real definition of
what devotions is (in the Administration's view).  As a recent former
student, I know well that students are quite upset with vague rules.  How are
they to know when they have violated a rule when there is no real standard
for telling them where the boundaries are?  I myself ran into this when I
once approached by an assistant dean of men concerning PCC's music policy.  I
was informed that there really was no uniform policy and that it was
primarilly left up to the residence hall managers' "discretion."  That was a
real comfort, I assure you.  This area could use much change.  If you are
going to make rules for the students, Administration, then please tell the
students (and not at DC) where the boundaries are.

     3.  (Image)  I believe that this is one of PCC's greatest failing
points.  It is not that the college does not promote a good image (or that it
is not important to be viewed in a positive light), it is that the "image
thing" often comes to dominate everything else in the ministry.  Consider the
ensemble members as an example of the overexaggeration of image.  Ensemble
members are required to dress differently than other students and are
expected to act differently.  The Administration does this in order to set
the ensemble members up as ideal students and representatives of PCC.  I
understand that to a point, but I wonder if the Administration truly knows
how the ensemble members are viewed.  Perhaps a few words that I have heard
students use regarding ensemble members would be in order:  "arrogant,"
"fake," "stuck-up," and "plastic" come to mind immediately.  Don't get me
wrong, a lot of ensemble members are quite nice to be around.  Other ensemble
members begin to think that they are better than the other students.  I've
seen both.   The superiority complex that many ensemble members get can cause
real problems when they are placed in positions of authority (floorleaders,
R.A.'s, etc.)  The Administration needs to be aware of this problem.  Let me
state it this way:  "Setting someone up on a pedestal raises them above the
rest."  Somewhat obvious, I'm sure.  The point of saying that is that many
times, the person's attitude also goes up with him.  This becomes evident
immediately when the person begins to treat others like they are truly
beneath him.  This often happens with ensemble members.  I know that it is
basic human nature; however, as Christians, we are cautioned against
elevating people.  It is our job to elevate Christ.  He is the only one who
deserves it (and the only One who can "handle" it).
     Other times, the image problem is revealed in the publications.
 Example:  You would never find "mixed" groups allowed in some of the
positions and places where they are depicted in PCC publications.  Many an
"Update" cover illustrates this point beautifully.  The problem?  It presents
a false image.  Many a student has come to PCC and found life to be quite
different than the publications presented it.  If we are to go to such
lengths to present an image, shouldn't it be an accurate image?  

     In closing, I would like to point out again that I have no hard feelings
toward PCC.  I would simply like to see the problems that are discussed in
this newsletter addressed in such a way as to effect positive change.  I have
presented a few of the problems and I hope that my words cause some of you
out there to think about things a bit differently in the future.  Let's do
our best to preserve and expand "the good," to eliminate "the bad," and not
to be "ugly" about it.   

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     IV.   YOUR COMMENTS

>>> This is a letter from E--- in response to the Christmas issue:

In your comments about what PCC has done for the community, I concur with
your statements because of the fact that colleges like PCC tend to stay
away from anything resembling the "social gospel."  This is what I believe
to be a reaction to events early in this century where fundamentalists
retreated from reforming the world thourgh action which the modernists held
to.  Unfortunately, they "threw out the baby with the bathwater."  I must
stress that in the historical context, Calvin gave equal footing to both
the Word and action; this is because Calvin held that we should walk worthy
in the calling that we have.  If he were alive today, Calvin would blast
the notion that certain callings are called "full-time Christian service."
As a legislative aide in the California State Assembly, I believe that I am
doing a Chistian work by working in government.  I even draw the conclusion
that a Christian can work in Hollywood though it would be a little tougher
because of the situations that he would face.

A further comment on PCC's impact on the community.  I did a search of the
number of Gay clubs in Pensacola and I found that central Pensacola had
EIGHT gay clubs.  There are probably not that many here in Sacramento. 
Christians are supposed to be salt and light, but I believe that Christians
nationwide have done a poor job in taking dominion of the earth.

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>>> This is a message sent to us by Peter Flint:

I recieved your mail last night - unsolicited that is.  Great Effort!! 
Effort towards what I'm not sure, and effort that is futile at best.  I
would appreciate it if you would read my full response as I muddled
through your full enigma.

I attended PCC - I must preface with that.  I DID NOT note, Did NOT 
agree with all the rules.  Yes, there are many rules; some of which I'm
not sure why they are there.  Some are there because of actions I ,or
others, did and they needed to be put into place.  You seem to have
difficulty delineatingOBEDIENCE from a RULE.  Let me clarify the
difference for you.   A rule is an enforcing guideline placed into effect
by authority to keep the path straight for those who are under the rule. 
This is biblical - read Proverbs. (Its about half way through the Bible
after Psalms.)  Obedience is a correct response to the authority both in
ATTITUDE and ACTION.  This is also biblical.  God never asks us to
UNDERSTAND the law - He only asks for our OBEDIENCE.  The Bible also
states that we are to be in subjection to the authority over us. 
Therefore it is not up to you to question the "purpose" as you put it,
and to do so places you on unscriptural and dangerous ground.   Your job
is OBEDIENCE.  Think about that.  Even at PCC? Well, I guess Scripture is
not really applicable there so I guess not.
	My hypothesis is that you have not carried out one of these
principles and have now found yourself outside this inner sanctum you are
trying so vehemently to depose.  I can only suppose that you are angry
with "them" and have become bitter.   So bitter that you as our gutless
hero are attempting from your measly little web of wonder to save us from
the evil of a world with rules.  Heaven forbid we ever have rules.  In
our society we find no rules that we can hold to that the states will
even use to govern the sanctity of life.  You need boundaries and you are
a liar to say you live without them.  As to the question of "too many"
rules.  Yes, I think there are some a student could live without.  I
respond with a similar question.  At what point did you consider it to be
too many?  And who made you the  "self appointed morality breast" that
you can quantify this amount?   Secondly, what profit do you or others
derive from your emblazoned whining aganst this insititution.  I'll
assume you know what the Bible is since you QUOTE it, yet a Christian is
commanded to do more - he is to LIVE it.  With that in mind a Christian
is to GO TO THAT BROTHER that he has ought against and seek to rectify
the situation. (NOTE: It does not say CRY AGAINST the brother who wronged
you and INVOLVE OTHERS.)  Now, realize of course, that is what a
CHRISTIAN should do.   Seeing your actions, I understand you may not need
to live by those guidelines.  One final question.  Why are you using an
alias.  Yes, I am calling you "chicken" if you will.  A real man - one of
courage - would be willing to use a full name.  Leibniz and Lupos - come
on.  What is this some sort of Christianized contemporary of Beavis and
Butthead?  If so - you win, its about as insanely stupid and utterly
repulsive.  Oh, By the way - my name is Peter Flint and I can be reached
at PFlint@juno.com or Trinity Christian School, 80 Clinton St. Concord,
NH 03301
	I further hypothesize that you are a liberal natured, "don't hold
onto the Bible too tightly" spineless reprobate.  Now, that's strong - I
know, let me clarify why I see this.  You mention in general that people
who want rules want them due to thier own incapabilities to make rules. 
Wrong,  I do not NEED PCC's rule to live by.  I'm proud to say that my
wife and I do not go to bed at the 11:00 bell, nor do we not "socialize"
before 8:00am.  You see, I too have one of these "free will's" you are so
proud of having.  It helps me, live in accordance with God's Word. You
see, God's Word is my rule maker - not PCC.  Yet, while I was at PCC I
realized I had to obey them because God said in His word to obey the
authority of those over you.   You should try it.  Well, you need to be
saved first so better start by working on that.  (No, I'm not judging
your heart, just your fruit - or lack of it.)  Oh, by the way - If PCC
cannot make rules because YOU say they have no authority to do so - than
who can. YOU - oh please!  What gives YOU that authority?...who does have
the authority?...let's just live without rules...Where does it end? 
Basically, no matter how you slice it you are "will"ingly deciding to
deviate from the Word of God.  Your a "cyclical reasoner" and in so doing
have proved yourself a fool.  
	Please, DO NOT take me off your list.  I would still like to hear
what you have to say for the next few months.  (I believe that's all
you'll be here.  Your just a "flash in the pan" bitter ball who is
eventually going to run out of steam.)

In Christ,

Peter S. Flint

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>>> This is a message from a former student:

I grew up in a strict legalistic Baptist church--in fact, when I got to PCC I
thought I had found freedom!!  Only when I began working as a graduate did I
realize how warped that thought was.  I was completely unprepared for the
normal events of life--I knew nothing about getting an apartment, etc.. all
the things most people learn how to do in college.  Suddenly, I lived in a
strange town that I knew nothing about driving in (well, except for Wal-mart
and the malls!), I had to go to the store alone, and no one waited up to see
if I got home safely from my 3-11 shift at the hospital.  I know that God
watched over me closely, especially now when I look back at the first few
months alone.  I say all that to say that PCC prepared me well for my job as
a nurse; they taught me to always be conscious of my testimony; they taught
me how to get along with roomates in very controlled surroundings.   Yet I
left there as naive and unprepared for LIVING life outside the gates as a
young adult girl could possibly be.  Now, maybe I am the exception to the
norm.  Maybe most people who graduate have parents who help them in the
beginning of a career, maybe many marry immediately after college, maybe many
move back home.  But on my own, I learned what a life I had missed.  I do not
regret the years at PCC because I met my wonderful husband;  I would not
trade that for the happiest, best college experience ever.  But I wonder how
much better those years could have been, and how much better that first year
after graduation could have been if PCC would truly fulfill their much
advertised role and prepare young people for a true Christian walk in a real
world that does not include gates for safety nor any of the myriad things I
could mention here which we all know so well.  So, from my heart, I beg PCC
to reconsider some attitudes and regulations.  Allowing questions and
personal freedoms may cause some changes, but freedom has always brought
growth.  A little flexibility would go a long, long way.

Please read Galatians!  I do not claim to be the person that Paul was (by any
means!), but he did set us an example on combating the issues of legalism.
 He named names and was not afraid to stand against the establishment of
current popular thinking.  We do not wish to incite rebellion in student
life; however, we do stand against legalism and Nicolaitanism (Greek--conquer
the laity  Rev. 2).  Our only point is that just because someone stands
behind the purple pulpit does not mean that they have THE truth.  Teaching
Christians to accept everything as God's will will not relieve our
responsibilty as individuals when we stand and answer to God for our motives
in our actions.   In fact, Paul COMMANDS us to turn away from forms of
godliness with no power.  Therefore, I believe that I would be SINNING if I
remained a vital cog in the PCC machinery, blindly defending the college.
 This is NOT a dislike of PCC.  Our hearts are burdened and heavy, and we
pray for the hearts of men, both those who preach godliness but add the
traditions of men, and those who strive against the hypocrisy that they see.
 

So many people that we know personally have left PCC (G.A.'s, staff, faculty)
that later say they cannot believe the way they acted under the oppression of
the system.  Where is the love for Christians and for people in general in
such a system?  The early church is such an example to us in this area.  Paul
addresses this issue many times over, but my personal favorite is I
Corinthians 12:31.  After talking about the many gifts and uses for
Christians, including teaching and administration, he adds, "And yet I show
you a more excellent way"--leading into the chapter on love and charity in
chapter 13.  This great and marvellous love is only the human reflection of
the love of Christ for us.  This is the whole foundation of Christianity (II
Cor. 5:14-21,    I John 4:7-5:3).  You are right G, when you say that putting
the label '"Christian" on something does not make it Christ-like.  And for
this, God makes each of us as individuals responsible for our responses.
 This is what we hope to encourage others in.  Too many times we make the
power of the cross ineffective by denying the great love of Christ for the
sin-dead persons that we are.  We add rules and preferences and say that if
we don't obey them, if we don't jump through the human-created hoops, that we
cannot be truly saved.  We have created a Christianity that looks
suspiciously like a Super Mario Brothers game.  So to some of us, we feel a
need for change, a need for love, a need for an even better PCC whose
reputation will be blameless;  we want a bastion of true godliness instead of
an empty shell.  We want a heart for the system.      

Thank you so much for the Voice--keep up the great work!!

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>>> This was sent to us by a PCC professor:

I've been wanting to send you an e-mail since Dr. Horton spoke about
your obnoxious activities in chapel.  Why are you wasting your time
fighting against what is obviously a work of God?  No doubt you have a
great amount of intelligence and ability: it is always nice to run
across someone who does.  But why waste it in this way?  All of the itme
and effort you have expended is directed toward tearing down a fine
Christian institution.  The internet is a wonderful tool: why not use it
to do something constructive?  For example: Madonna is having a baby out
of wedlock: why not run a newsletter about how wrong fornication is and
how illegitimacy is against God, His Word, and is destroying America? 
Something like that would serve some Godly purpose and also alert those
who have no discernment in this area, saved and unsased.  Or how about
this: I have been engaged in a creation/evolution debate with someone
through e-mail.  My ultimate purpose is to try to win him to Christ.  I
see this activity as fighting the enemy; you're shooting at your
Christian brothers and sisters.  Why not point your intellectual arsenal
in the correct direction and shoot at the devil and His crowd, rather at
Christ's followers.

It may dissapoint you to know this, but I haven't read your newsletter
and will not do so.  You may continue sending it, however.  Each time
you do I will e-mail you a note somewhat like this, asking you to
straighten up and get with the program.  In fact, I may e-mail you the
letters in my creation debate to show you some of what you ought to be
doing.

Thus, my recommendation is that you use your talents in a constructive
way for the Lord.  One last thing: it is obvious you think you know how
to run a Christian college.  I have a Ph.D. and I prefer to defer to 
the ones who have been running PCC for decades:
why don't you show the same common sense?  Since you can't run PCC,
rather than try to tear it down, why not start your own school?  Then
you could spend your time building a God-honoring institution as you
think it should be done rather than trying to tear down such an
institution that is run as the Lord has shown others to run their
institution.  If you really care about the Lord's work, I think you
really need to change your recent StudentV activites and refocus on
something constructive.

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I've read a small portion of your newsletter (time not permitting me to
read all of it yet) and I wish you well in your endeavors.
Fundamentalists are great for holding forth with rules (which the elite
do not follow) and I am convinced that today, most (not all)
Fundamentalists are merely another version of the Pharisees of Jesus'
day. They fail to understand the harm they do with their rules. They
fail to comprehend grace. But more, they fail to realize that legislated
"goodness" never works. Fundamentalists shouted that little truth years
ago (you can't legislate righteousness) but they, in turn, attempt, by
their rules, to do the same thing. Far better to have "rules" of conduct
as espoused by Paul and the other Apostles and to teach those truths and
to teach men and women the reality of Gal. 3:3; 3:11 & chapter 5,
particularly 5:16. Having had extensive experience with rule in my 54
years, some of which involved being in the US Navy under officers who
thought of themselves as special, god-like creations somehow inherently
better than the enlisted men, I know absolutely that a rule driven
institution will not work efficiently and will not bring out the best in
people. Those who will thrive under it are people who thirst and hunger
for power and who will abuse those under the rules and those who are
docile enough (or brainwashed) to believe that they ought to follow
Balaam over the mountain without question, something his own donkey
refused to do but which The "Rule-ers" would have everyone who is "under
authority" do. Sigh. I do wonder, I really do, how it is that those who
are rule oriented can be so blind. They claim to love the Word of God
but they deny its inherent principles, particularly those dealing with
grace and gnats.

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