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    Cornerstone University:  Staff Can Now Drink Alcohol; Students Outta Luck

    Cornerstone University:  Staff Can Now Drink Alcohol; Students Outta Luck

    Cornerstone University is lifting a ban on faculty and staff alcohol use that has stood since the institution was founded 68 years ago.

    According to the Grand Rapid News, President Joe Stowell told Cornerstone’s 279 employees at a staff meeting Friday that alcohol abstinence — a component of a lifestyle statement that had to be signed every year — is being dropped because a three-year internal study concluded it is “biblically indefensible.”

    “Given scripture’s lack of a prohibition against use of alcohol in moderation, we are releasing our faculty and staff to discern what is best for them concerning its use in their personal lives,” said Stowell, in his second year as the university’s president.

    The change doesn’t apply to students, who remain banned from using alcohol.

    Faculty and staff are being told to avoid using alcohol in any setting where students are present. Cornerstone will continue to ban alcohol on campus and at all university-sponsored events, Stowell said.

    As some of you know, I grew up GARBC (General Association of Regular Baptist Churches).  Cornerstone used to be one of the GARBC approved schools.  Joe Stowell's father was a leader in the GARBC as well. I'm sure that much will be made of this decision on many of the Baptist blogs.  That's ok.

    Cornerstone has long been the outsider in those Baptist circles.  I mean, they dropped the ban on student dancing back in 2004.  ICABOD is written on the door!  smile  (Haven't heard that phrase in a while)

    You can read more here...

    So... what do you think?  Good or bad move to ok alcohol for faculty and staff at a Christian college?  Shouldn't we drop any rule that is 'biblically indefensible'?

    I'd love to hear your comments...

    Todd

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    1. ToddinAK on Thu, December 31, 2009

      Hey KeithinAK, apparently there’s two of us from Alaska here…

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