MAN ON THE STREET: Shorter expectations
A Georgian Christian college, Shorter College, recently announced it will be requiring all faculty and staff to sign a morality code, or personal lifestyle statement, barring employees from participating in all sexual activity not in agreement with the Bible, “including, but not limited to premarital sex, adultery, and homosexuality.” While some students may gripe about restrictions at the University, the situation at Shorter has made some grateful for the comparatively liberal policies in place.
The Red & Black asked students: What is your opinion on the new faculty morality code at Shorter College?
SEAN FOLEY: junior finance and international business major from Marietta. “Part of me says that it’s a private school, so they can do what they want. It might be a narrow world view, and I might not agree with it, but I don’t know that there’s anything I would do about it.”
JOHN AUSTIN VANCE: sophomore finance major from Milledgeville. “If they’re contributing to the university in a positive way, they should be able to do what they want. They’re adults who can make their own decisions.”
LUCY THOMPSON: freshman pre-business and marketing major from Suwanee. “It is a Christian college, so I can sort of see why, but at the same time, private life is private life.”
RACHEL GOLDBERG: freshman political science and philosophy major from Marietta. “This is their job, not their whole life. They shouldn’t have to abide by the morality code the school sets. As long as they do their job, it’s not the school’s responsibility to decide what the teachers do.”
AMANDA BOGGS: freshman math education major from Cumming. “If you’re of age, you should be able to drink and do what you want. As long as it’s not public and for the students to see, I don’t think it’s for the school to regulate.”
TESSA SGHIATTI: sophomore biology major from Canton. “I guess I don’t agree with it, but it’s hard for me to explain why. I don’t think those types of restrictions should be put on faculty."
