edjr 6,578 Posted March 7, 2011 The BYU honor code governs not only academic behavior, but morality, and dress and grooming standards of students and faculty, with the aim of providing an atmosphere consistent with LDS principles. The Honor Code requires: Abstinence from illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea (substances forbidden by the LDS Word of Wisdom) Honesty Encouraging others in their commitment to keep the Honor Code Living a chaste and virtuous life: Appropriate gender-specific behavior (no sexual harassment) No involvement with pornographic or indecent material No inappropriate sexual activity (no sexual relationships outside of marriage) No homosexual behavior Obedience to the law Active participation in Church services (according to whatever religion of which one is a member) Respect for others Clean language Following the "Residential Living Standards" (visiting hours for members of the opposite sex) Dress and Grooming Standards. Abiding by the guidelines for dress, grooming, and housing. Skirts and shorts must reach to the knee and shirts may not be sleeveless. Form fitting, strapless and revealing clothing is not appropriate. Male students may not wear beards or goatees without permission; such permission is usually granted only to men with skin conditions aggravated by shaving, men whose religious beliefs require them to wear beards, or theatrical performances requiring beards. Students are prohibited from having guns on campus. That's not a college, that's a CULT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikki2200 4 Posted March 7, 2011 That's not a college, that's a CULT Well that is what is required of being a Mormon. I think all religions are cultish to a certain extent, but some of the Mormon rules are way over the top. What I love though...... is premarital sex is strictly forbidden, yet if you are male, you can marry anyone and everyone you want to have sex with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,912 Posted March 7, 2011 As Jim Rome said...."I think we all broke the honor code within about 15 minutes of being on campus" As far as the Davies kid......guy is from Provo...its not like he didnt know growing up his whole life waht the rules are there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frank M 181 Posted March 7, 2011 The BYU honor code governs not only academic behavior, but morality, and dress and grooming standards of students and faculty, with the aim of providing an atmosphere consistent with LDS principles. The Honor Code requires: Abstinence from illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea (substances forbidden by the LDS Word of Wisdom) No can do, sorry. Honesty Encouraging others in their commitment to keep the Honor Code Rat's ass Living a chaste and virtuous life That'd be tough Appropriate gender-specific behavior (no sexual harassment) No involvement with pornographic or indecent material Whoops! No inappropriate sexual activity (no sexual relationships outside of marriage) What am I going to college for, then? No homosexual behavior This I can do Obedience to the law Active participation in Church services (according to whatever religion of which one is a member) Um, no Respect for others Does that mean no Geek Bored? Clean language They'd kick me out Day 1 Following the "Residential Living Standards" (visiting hours for members of the opposite sex) I'm thinking that probably means dusk Dress and Grooming Standards. Abiding by the guidelines for dress, grooming, and housing. Skirts and shorts must reach to the knee and shirts may not be sleeveless. Form fitting, strapless and revealing clothing is not appropriate. Male students may not wear beards or goatees without permission; such permission is usually granted only to men with skin conditions aggravated by shaving, men whose religious beliefs require them to wear beards, or theatrical performances requiring beards. Students are prohibited from having guns on campus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted March 7, 2011 That's not a college, that's a CULT Yeah, imagine how horrible our world would be if people were to abide by those ridiculous standards! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 696 Posted March 7, 2011 Yeah, imagine how horrible our world would be if people were to abide by those ridiculous standards! Everybody would have boring stories to tell. As Jim Jefferies said, their stories would always end with "and then I got home". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RicemanX 20 Posted March 7, 2011 This is the crap you will need to deal with if you choose to go to a Mormon private college. BYU is strongly funded by the Mormon church, my gf's best friend (36 Ds) paid only $1000 a year at BYU for college thanks to the Mormon church. I know these rules would be automatic dealbreakers for us and college, but it was incredibly easy for the best friend because that was the way she was raised by her family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted March 7, 2011 Everybody would have boring stories to tell. As Jim Jefferies said, their stories would always end with "and then I got home". Eh, I've had my fun. Decades of it. The BEST stories the rest of you tell bore the fock out of me anyway. You'd be better off ending up at home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penultimatestraw 473 Posted March 8, 2011 I couldn't go 15 minutes without a theatrical performance involving a beard . "Modern" LDS don't promote polygamy, Nikki. Read Krakauer's "Under the Banner of Heaven" if you want an account of what the cultish fundamentalists do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,160 Posted March 9, 2011 It's not so unreasonable considering that everybody already knows what goes on there. So long as any/all potential students are made aware of this code before enrolling, I don't see a problem. Some people actually hold themselves to these standards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
listen2me 23 1,822 Posted March 9, 2011 so is that a go for golden showers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phurfur 70 Posted March 9, 2011 Imagine the violent drug addicts this school must put out. This is terrible for our society. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,083 Posted March 9, 2011 And here we thought mooslims were focking crazy. They are one in the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pope 9 Posted March 9, 2011 Give me Notre Dame anytime. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,099 Posted March 9, 2011 Yeah, imagine how horrible our world would be if people were to abide by those ridiculous standards! I think the problem is that nobody really abides by those standards, so you end up creating repressed people who act out in wildly inappropriate ways, like priests who molestor little boys or Republican Congressmen who troll airport bathrooms for ghey secks. That said, I think Mormonism is weird, cultish and stupid, but it's a free country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
