tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post6033637436980097280..comments2023-12-21T06:35:36.624-05:00Comments on Recursivity: Don't Attend Crandall UniversityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-52782687596634900712021-01-04T00:02:34.855-05:002021-01-04T00:02:34.855-05:00You beat me to it.
Know that you have a cheerlea...You beat me to it. <br /><br />Know that you have a cheerleader. AIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751097984854813253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-31568814667007799222020-05-25T01:42:43.211-04:002020-05-25T01:42:43.211-04:00In the Fall of 2019, two Human Rights complaints w...In the Fall of 2019, two Human Rights complaints were filed against Crandall University. We just heard back from the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission that the grounds for the complaints are valid and they will be contacting the University and individuals named in the complaints for a response. <br /><br />The potential problem is that the Human Rights Commission isn’t sure it has jurisdiction, since Crandall is a “private” university. The complaints were accepted on the grounds of discrimination in regards to sexuality, religion, sexual orientation, and several other points, all of which were accepted as valid in light of the evidence provided (both complaints each had nearly a 100 pages of testimony, emails, screenshots, letters, etc).<br /><br />If the result is that the Human Rights Commission validates the grounds of discrimination but can’t do anything about it because of lack of jurisdiction, it essentially means that Crandall University is allowed to openly discriminate against non-Christian students without any means of recourse. Likening members the LGBT community to “dirty menstrual rags” and publicly calling Muslim students “children of Satan”, is, as far as the Human Rights Code of New Brunswick is concerned, exactly the same as saying to black students “you were born to serve the white race.” The Code doesn’t present a hierarchy of discrimination, it treats discrimination based on race, religion, sexuality, etc, equally. So, Crandall could espouse KKK rhetoric and, while they’d be very naughty, they’d ultimately be permitted to do so as far as the Province is concerned. Crandallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114354681278241205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-85994425681997184172019-06-17T08:47:00.793-04:002019-06-17T08:47:00.793-04:00They must have snubbed you, or something.
Oh, you...<i>They must have snubbed you, or something.</i><br /><br />Oh, you are so right! Just ask any professor at a top university in Canada! They're all <i>dying</i> to move from a university that's rated <a href="https://www.4icu.org/reviews/618.htm" rel="nofollow">6th in Canada and 73rd worldwide</a> to one rated <a href="https://www.4icu.org/reviews/9214.htm%22" rel="nofollow">91st in Canada and 7752nd worldwide</a>!<br /><br /><i> Go read Romans, dude.</i><br /><br />Do you regard the Sutras, the Vedas, or the Koran as binding on you? Then similarly your religious text is not binding on me.<br /><br /><i>EXACTLY why I will send my children there.</i><br /><br />With luck, your children will soon outgrow your bigotry.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-19806876496542371172019-06-15T14:27:41.242-04:002019-06-15T14:27:41.242-04:00"...the people who run it are bigots who won&..."...the people who run it are bigots who won't hire a gay person in a gay relationship."<br />EXACTLY why I will send my children there. Go read Romans, dude. A lot of vitriolic verbal diarrhea here. They must have snubbed you, or something. I detect sour grapes. Save your whining, man! Go over to that corner with the Trudeope liberals. OnlyMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889788966896799320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-2593824650113476002019-04-16T08:05:42.754-04:002019-04-16T08:05:42.754-04:00Why do you feel that Wikipedia pages do not contai...Why do you feel that Wikipedia pages do not contain facts? What precisely do you dispute about the page I referenced?<br /><br />"Christianity" did not found the US. Some founders were Christians, but not all.<br /><br />It is the official doctrine of the Catholic Church that gay people are "disordered". If that is not bigotry, what is?<br /><br />If Crandall is rated poorly by education professionals, that's a good reason to avoid it -- as it its institutional bigotry.<br /><br />You come across as someone whose point of view is threatened, and you have no response except this word salad.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-23337843189725423362019-04-14T02:24:37.991-04:002019-04-14T02:24:37.991-04:00I spent the last hour analyzing and reading all th...I spent the last hour analyzing and reading all the comments, and all I see is an individual that is claiming to be “educated” yet not being open to seeing both sides of the argument being made. To understand fully is to weigh both viewpoints after extensive research. You have your opinion and that is all that fuels your typing skills. Come back with real facts other than Wikipedia pages. Christianity is what founded this country and it is society that has warped it into such a disorganized “cult” of bigots as you have described them. So again, you fail to recognize the underlying history and societal founding that this religion has played in your life as in mine. So to say Crandall is a bad school (due to ratings) and no one should go there is totally ridiculous. TAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919947592199712883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-69486730120730350212017-11-05T06:24:36.441-05:002017-11-05T06:24:36.441-05:00Did their employment policy change? If not, my op...Did their employment policy change? If not, my opinion of them stands.<br /><br />By the way, it's "are biased", not "are bias". Another proud Crandall alumnus?Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-83442666401986733642017-11-04T21:55:48.066-04:002017-11-04T21:55:48.066-04:00Serving on a PSSC committee I have learned that a ...Serving on a PSSC committee I have learned that a lot of the school ranking systems are bias and really don't reflect the schools ability to "edcuate" (mispelt on purpose for dem grammar nazis)<br /><br />http://nationalpost.com/opinion/paul-axelrod-ignore-university-rankings<br /><br /><br />http://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/the-trouble-with-university-rankings/<br /><br />Crandall also stopped taking finances from the city of Moncton making it more of a private institution than ever.<br /><br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/crandall-university-drops-request-for-city-funding-1.1344269<br /><br /><br />Even Eldon Hay, one of Crandall's biggest critiquers, said "he has no objections to Crandall setting its own policies if it raises its own money." (Cited from above article).<br /><br />Just an update. I know the thread was created in 2012 at the height of the situation.<br /><br />Peace out.<br />Ingomarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508370587875831914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-58034455166286850312017-06-24T15:53:44.660-04:002017-06-24T15:53:44.660-04:00Qawli, Muslim extremeist groups, such as ISIS and ...Qawli, Muslim extremeist groups, such as ISIS and Danesh, do not believe in evolution. The Quran, Surah 50:38 states "And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us."Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860410726835293682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-46714072160827641092017-06-23T19:59:12.333-04:002017-06-23T19:59:12.333-04:00Don't forget Justin Bourque, either.Don't forget Justin Bourque, either. Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-48788305250618895512017-06-23T19:57:14.385-04:002017-06-23T19:57:14.385-04:00Oh, yeah, that makes sense. A 13-year-old (assumi...Oh, yeah, that makes sense. A 13-year-old (assuming that's how old you were in grade 8, although I suspect you might have been older then) who has not read any research into evolutionary biology and never read a college-level textbook, decides to reject it because it conflicts with his faith. And that makes you smarter than other people. Don't you see how ridiculous you look?<br /><br />"How many Christian acts of terrorism in Canada have you seen in the news in the last 20 years or so?" I guess you never heard of James Kopp? <br /><br />"2) How many MUSLIM acts of terrorism in Canada have you seen in the news?" Very few, actually. You can read about them here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Canada#Islamist_Extremists . I have no love for Islam, but at least no Canadian Muslims have tried to get me fired the way Christians have.<br /><br />I don't believe the stories in your bible, sorry. The "predictions" it claims are either a matter of crazy interpretation, or people deliberately trying to fulfill prophecies they were told about. Claims that your bible is supported by archaeology are also largely untrue. For example, http://www.yorku.ca/dcarveth/false_testament .<br />Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-7792199492051112782017-06-22T13:35:51.641-04:002017-06-22T13:35:51.641-04:00No I was just smart enough back in grade 8 to figu...No I was just smart enough back in grade 8 to figure out what some Phd's still cannot grasp. But they got their education in the system and they obey that same system which pays them well to tow the line. I was a school teacher later on and was quite disgusted with the mentality formed by today's National Socialists<br /> But I served my country in the RCAF. I want the best for it. But I can still think. Of course in order to get my education I went to a few Universities. Hon. BA, MA, Med, Dip. Th. .... my brain still works- overtime! But I still cannot understand why those who have studied the history of civilization show an obvious bigoted hate for Christians who gave them our basic Canadian values, democracy, who defeated slavery and who still lead the way in caring for the hurting, the addicted, refugees and the like.<br /> BTW: 1)How many Christian acts of terrorism in Canada have you seen in the news in the last 20 years or so? NONE!!!!<br /> 2) How many MUSLIM acts of terrorism in Canada have you seen in the news? XYXYXYXYXY, +/- So we are more dangerous than them? Oh! I think you mean our arguments make you nervous ... somebody might think you are wrong! <br /><br />In your reply tell me about the book which can hold a candle to the Bible when it comes to predictions, the fulfillment of which are verifiable through archeology and in the writings of famous historians, even those who were not Christians and were even known to contest our beliefs. <br />Or, yourself, give me the weather report for the next 14 years. But Joseph gave such a weather forecast to the pharaoh and its fulfillment got him a big job in Egypt. Then along came Moses and his predicting of the first 9 plagues. 1-2-3- √√√√√√√√√- 9 right every time √. So the Israelite slaves were convinced that he was speaking for God. "Put the blood on the lintels of your doors and the angel of death will pass over you," said Moses. (It's not written there, but I bet they asked-"How thick? Moses, how thick?") Anyway more than a million were set free. Every year after that they commemorated Passover and they still do it today.<br />"Oh," the unbeliever says,: That is one more fable in the Bible!" Oh yeah- with one million plus WITNESSES of the event who is going to make up a story to brainwash their entire nation ??? A couple of centuries later they repeat, “My great, great grandfather was there. He told my grandfather about it and he told my Dad. It's true! Thank God ! And I will celebrate Passover with Dad and Grandpa every year -- and with Mom and Grammy to of course. How about you Shimon? You've heard the same story? Yes and you Esther? Oh yeah .. All of you have your hands up!!! Hallelujah!!"<br />Qawiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360438643274850912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-46700459935825737262017-06-21T21:36:12.363-04:002017-06-21T21:36:12.363-04:00I am sorry you are so poorly educated, but there a...I am sorry you are so poorly educated, but there are probably community colleges you can attend. Or buy an evolutionary biology textbook.<br /><br />If you make even the slightest effort you can find my writings about Islam. It is, in my opinion, a dangerous delusion like Christianity, and in its militant forms a danger to the world. But Christianity currently poses a greater threat in North America than Islam does (in the world at large, that is not the case).<br /><br /><br />Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-5340617640883992402017-06-21T12:20:44.526-04:002017-06-21T12:20:44.526-04:00I first heard about evolution in grade 8- West sid...I first heard about evolution in grade 8- West side school, New Glasgow, NS. It was introduced as the THEORY of evolution, not as the science thereof. So I considered the "theory." Thousands of mutations, survival of the fit, slow die off of the unfit, A NEVER ENDING PROCESS OVER THE CENTURIES, MILLENNIA, STILL GOING ON TODAY.<br />"So," I said,"I should be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of beings till showing proof of that theory; but where are they? Well I guess I will scrap the theory of evolution."<br />Now that was 65 years ago and in that time period I've only seen one clear example that somebody might offer as proof of inferior human species: <br />- the phd - the pig headed dummy<br />And then there was Hitler and - oh yes- Stalin as well- both strong believers in Darwinian evolution.<br />BTW, you brave souls- WHY DO YOU NOT HAVE THE GUTS TO ATTACK ISLAM? Oh I get it:<br />You have evolved into secular humanism and have become soft accepting liberals (accepting -excepting for Christians)Qawiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360438643274850912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-2219289140359874922017-02-13T10:28:27.565-05:002017-02-13T10:28:27.565-05:00By any objective standard, it does not offer "...By any objective standard, it does not offer "excellent education". That's why it is ranked so low.<br /><br />The Christian roots of other universities have no impact at all on whether Crandall is a good university, or whether the people who run it are bigots.<br /><br />Based on this comment, I'd say you should ask for your money back.Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-25844452603886826992017-02-13T09:04:51.568-05:002017-02-13T09:04:51.568-05:00Nearly all academic institution in North America c...Nearly all academic institution in North America can trace their roots to Christian heritage. Harvard and Yale were originally Puritan, Princeton was originally Presbyterian hence the motto "Under God she flourishes". I recently attended Crandall and do not identify with any religion. I had a great experience and respected the insight and knowledge of all of my professors even when my view differed from theirs. Education should offer challenging views and as students you should be prepared to confront your own. Rather than judging the path this university has taken to establish itself, respect the fact that it is a legitimate University and offers excellent education in fields other than Theology.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140920970789300563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-29194175911501296422016-06-27T22:05:46.003-04:002016-06-27T22:05:46.003-04:00Honestly, as a student going to Crandall simply be...Honestly, as a student going to Crandall simply because it is the only english university available in my city that offers the program that I want, I can say that as long as you can learn to "tolerate" the bigots and religious bs that goes on, its not so bad. The courses and material are presented in a way that is to be expected from a university so the quality of the education is there, if you can tune out the many attempts that the university makes at making everything "christian". If you can keep the mentality of "i'm here for my degree and that it" you can get a decent education. Mind you if given the option I would not be going to Crandall, but financially, i'll tolerate a few bigots and sheltered classmates over extra expenses. <br /><br />Ps: it does suck that i have to hide my sexuality, I'm bi and regularly hear the university's opinion on people like myself, like I said, the people going there are a minority compared to the population, so for myself it doesn't matter. F005https://www.blogger.com/profile/17300642572596464244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-2086828161823859432014-10-22T20:52:20.655-04:002014-10-22T20:52:20.655-04:00To quote an old Homer Simpsonism:
"OMG! I...To quote an old Homer Simpsonism:<br /><br />"OMG! I've been calling her [Mrs Krabapple] CRANDALL!"<br /><br />Crandall U students should be required to declare upon graduation:<br />"OMG! I've been calling this a degree!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799396263113135068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-54179193541976385922014-10-16T21:55:07.676-04:002014-10-16T21:55:07.676-04:00Dear Pretending-to-be-bullied:
Let's see how ...Dear Pretending-to-be-bullied:<br /><br />Let's see how open Crandall U is to advocates of socialism or communism, advocates of war against banksters or war against factory farms or war against all prisons of the world to free all prisons, or advocates of animal rights, or advocates of antinatalism, or UFO advocates, or feminist advocates, or advocates of freedom to view pornography & free sexual choice rights, not just heterosexual or even just LGBT rights, or advocates of war against fossil fuel, or anti-war advocates.<br /><br />Not just opinions with which I agree or you agree, but ALL opinions on ANY subject that DON'T ALREADY HAVE MASSIVE SUPPORT BY LARGE WELL-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS (whether nations or corporations or political parties).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799396263113135068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-53715879592111500502014-08-16T04:39:41.889-04:002014-08-16T04:39:41.889-04:00Thanks for your comment.
I don't think Christ...Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I don't think Christianity and higher education are really compatible, so the idea of a Christian university seems like an oxymoron to me. <br /><br />As for not hiring a gay person, do you mean to tell me that Crandall wouldn't hire an adulterer, either? Because that's also proscribed by the Bible. Let me know when you find that one in Crandall's regulations.<br /><br />Also, if you can find the "Thou shalt not hire a gay person to work at thy universities" in the Bible, let me know that, too.<br /><br />As for the man you're engaged to "used to be gay", good luck with that. <br /><br />Finally, you do realize that your kind of reasoning ("the church [doesn't] need to change") is exactly the same kind of reasoning used to justify the discrimination against black people in the Southern US for years?Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-35982201191148488952014-08-15T20:18:07.038-04:002014-08-15T20:18:07.038-04:00I don't mean to be rude, but you are telling m...I don't mean to be rude, but you are telling me that there is something wrong with a christian university teaching and preaching the gospel, if you don't think that a christian university shouldn't reject someone because they are gay then you shouldn't be going to a christian university because that means that they are following the Bible and God! my friends are gay and the man I'm engaged to used to be but that doesn't mean the church needs to change just because society or people hasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969424119138648061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-15427663607374628022013-05-02T16:15:48.233-04:002013-05-02T16:15:48.233-04:00Sure thing, Kev. Just like I bet you would have h...Sure thing, Kev. Just like I bet you would have had no problem with segregated lunch counters in the south, right?Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-2930751327897205042013-05-02T10:11:29.506-04:002013-05-02T10:11:29.506-04:00So why can't this school do their own thing li...So why can't this school do their own thing like other schools? Get off the dime and go to some other school if this doesn't match your life!<br />Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293246466459423168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-3342504882874335132013-04-23T11:12:51.562-04:002013-04-23T11:12:51.562-04:00Crandall bigots will get $6 million in infrastruct...Crandall bigots will get $6 million in infrastructure funding from our government: <br /><br />http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/04/22/pol-rad-can-christian-college-infrastructure-funding.htmlEohippusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-68501179883473062182013-02-11T04:59:46.263-05:002013-02-11T04:59:46.263-05:00Why doesn't your god ever heal amputees?Why doesn't your god ever heal amputees?Jeffrey Shallithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763971505497961430noreply@blogger.com