I confess I wonder what it would be like if ORU allowed lgbt or "figuring it out" students to be open about themselves. What rules would they put in place to hold them to the same standards as everybody else? Would there need to be changes?

What would it looked like if we accepted this group as normal human beings who are just young and confused, and trying to live their lives in honor of God. How would the university go about treating them like normal students?

I am proud of the progress that came with the amnesty policy, but I hope one day that they will allow students to be honest with out fear.

What would the university do if their gay students just started coming out and being who the are, messy normal human beings. If they're here there is a good chance that they're at least genuinely trying to pick up their cross and follow Jesus. What if rather than a culture of fear and judgment, we mentored our students and taught them to live the Christian life? Things I day dream about.

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Ex ORU student over here. bolted out of that shit hole of ignorant and selfr-ighteous pricks last year. Despite a hefty scholarship and a shit ton of pep talk to stay in ORU by my "floor", I decided to leave anyway cause honestly, I didn't even want to be there in the first place anyway.
My mom was actually the one who wrote my application here, she did the whole 9 yards all the way up to the whole person bullshit. ( which by the way is suppose to mean "spirit mind and body" right? If so, why are physical issues like sex, and mental issues like depression, all lumped together and considered spiritual problems??) Anyway, to appease my mom, I thought I'd give it a shot, even though a local college already accepted me and offered me a scholarship too. You know, I thought it's the 21st century and shit, surely this school isn't too bad. Plus my mom's friends's son went there, told me there were hot girls everywhere! So I went, took me a week to fully hate the place.
Reasons of hate in no particular order:
#1 The hot girls are present. But they want to save themselves for Jesus.

#2 When you do find a girl who's friendly, you can't just be friendly, everybody totally gets into your business and asks you when you're gonna ask her out. Like shiieet man, I just need a female friend so that my college life isn't filled with testosterone and sexually deprived dudes.

#3 I don't understand why I can't party. Maybe Christians party too hard cause thy never partied earlier in their lives? I don't know guys, but there is such a thing as partying and knowing your limit. Drink enough to get a buzz, stop, socialize. Don't drive, walk home if it's close, take a taxi if it isn't, and NEVER ride with an equally hammered friend.

#3 Why the fuck do people think that Christians should NOT socialize with people beyond the church and the Christian social circle? I seriously had to tell this one black chick in theology lab that even Jesus went to parties, I told her Jesus didn't just go, he even went and turned the water into wine. He hung out with whores and chilled with pimps! Like fuck man, you guy always say to love people where they're at, thats what Jesus did! But you guys seem to think exactly the opposite!

#4 Everybody seems to think Muslims are terrorists, maybe it because it's the Bible Belt or some shit. Again I had to argue in class about this topic, HUM 222, teacher was basically saying Muslims are all extremists, I raised my hand and told her other wise. Random butthurt dude stands up and tries to tell me otherwise, I tell him that I lived in a Muslim country for 6 fucking years and I've met Muslims that don't believe in Jihad, and that I've met more understanding and level headed Muslims in said country compared to this school. Butthurt bro gets pissed even more, sits down. And everybody looks at me like I'm a fucking terrorist. Like what the fuck?

#5 The social class. Seriously, what is this high school? This school literally has popular and unpopular kids. I just find it funny that people actually still do this shit hahaha.

#6 Who the fuck came up with hall meetings on Sunday nights?

#7 Chapel. Why is it mandatory? Why do I need triple the dose of Jesus in a week? I went to church sometimes out of respect to my parents before ORU, but chapel was too much, so I didn't even bother going to church on Sundays. My RA would constantly try to get me to go with him to church. I think I ran out of ways to say fuck off nicely by the end of one semester.

#8 Why are people so hateful here? Like jesus christ, can't someone be different?

#9 Banning skateboarding on campus because someone died bombing a hill off campus like an idiot is stupid.

#10 The food. Nuff said.

Just to be clear, so that you super seniors don't claim that I'm just another stupid freshman who knows nothing about the real ORU, I did skate and bake while studying in ORU, I drank I partied just like I did before ORU. Difference is in ORU you gotta be one hell of a liar, you gotta learn when to go back the dorms so nobody smells you, and to bring an extra set of clothes so that you can change if need be.

PS. ORU parties suck. I'm glad I'm a skater, shout out to the Quickie Mart crew! They saved my ass from boredom. Shout out to my OSU buddies who showed me the ropes of a real college nightlife in Oklahoma. Just had to lie and say I'm visiting from out of state so that I didn't have to humiliate myself and say I went to ORU lol.

I confess That few people know how to make me feel utterly hated than my straight Christian friends who don't know I'm gay.

I love them, and generaly I actually find most gay jokes funny, but the sheer hatred ignorant people, who don't understand this issue or how hard it is are really hurtful. Guys being a loving Christian means, loving those who disagree with. Not just in saying you love them but into he way you address them and the way you talk about them when you think their not there. Because let me tell you there is a chance they are. Love the sinner not the sin. Yes, but most who ascribe to this have no idea what it means to love the sinner. They think it means judge them, tell them how wrong they are and treat them like crap.

What's funny is I have often agreed with them, but guess what, even if I have mentally agreed with them I'm still gay, and I don't deserve to be treated like less than dirt. Living in fear of your friend because of something you cant control is a sucky way to live

Cassia E, I never had the pleasure of spending much time with you, but how I loved every second I was able to be around you. You were always so nice to me, and you have the sweetest, caring, spirit of anyone I have known. And , you probably already know this, but you are so beautiful. You have the most , deep, mystic,angelic beautiful eyes. I never thought I could have someone like you , so I didn't even bother telling you how I felt about you. I felt like I wasn't good enough for you. I hope and pray that you have a blessed and fulfilling life, and that all your dreams come true.

If there is one thing I loathe about ORU it's this: the judgement given when couples make-out or have sex together. Anywhere else people respect the fact that as humans we have those desires and needs that can be expressed without going to hell or having to go to therapy. SURPRISE, SURPRISE. And while personally I don't like seeing or feel comfortable with PDA in the fishbowl or in super public areas, I'm able to understand that it's none of my business where other people do or don't touch each other. That's up to you, your girl/boy friend and the Lord. Just because you might be insecure about not having had sex or an orgasm yet, by no means does that make you superior or more righteous than those who have. Keep in mind the ORU bubble is not at all anything like the real world. In the real world, people let other people learn about and enjoy those God-given, natural desires placed inside.

I wish my mom had an abortion. No, I don't hate my life. But she was sixteen when she had me and I grew up getting beaten and molested by her dad as well when I was just a toddler. She was raped by some guy at her school, she never told me who. I grew up knowing I was the reason she as a straight a student couldn't go to college and finally get away from her shitty life she couldn't control. I've only shared this with a couple people, but no one understands. If I was just a fetus, I wouldn't remember anything. I wish she killed me and made something of herself. No one ever shares the other side to pro life. I get it. I understand that if you believe life begins before the baby is considered viable it seems morally wrong. But sometimes the baby would choose death. Sometimes choosing life brings death on both the mother and the baby, and I can't express my opinions to anyone without being called names like most pro lifers seem to do. I shared my opinion on a Facebook post once and got told by a ton of pro lifers that they wish I was aborted too because I deserve to die for my opinions, that I'm ugly, and that I must be a whore. I just wish someone out there would understand, especially fellow Christians.

Austin: Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try it!