Monday, November 20, 2006

The Wheaton College Community Covenant

I saw this job posting for a cataloging librarian at Wheaton College, which is outside Chicago. What caught my eye was that the job description mentions that "Wheaton College is an evangelical protestant Christian liberal arts college whose faculty members affirm a Statement of Faith and the moral and lifestyle expectations of our Community Covenant." Intruiged, I clicked on the link provided to read more about this "Community Covenant." Seems that all members of the college community (students, staff & faculty) have to agree to follow the expected lifestyle of a true Christian. In other words, no tobacco use, no alcohol, no dishonesty, no slander, no gossip, no vulgar or obscene language, no premarital sex, no behavior or entertainment that would be considered "immodest, sinfully erotic, or harmfully violent." That's just the highlights. Interesting, no doubt, but definitely not the right place for me.

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