In a topic-driven, well-developed paragraph, SUMMARIZE Warren’s argument. Clearly identify the authors’ thesis (main argument) and supporting arguments. Be specific. Use examples from the text in your response.
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24 September 2015
ENGL 1003
WARREN Summery
In this article Tish Harrison Warren is expressing her story/argument about how the student organization at Vanderbilt that was put on probation, “for being the wrong kind of Christians”. Her argument is that Doctrinal statements are an important part of religious expression” and that sexual expression does matter at a Christian group. Then warren met with administrators that look over student organizations and she said their tone began to change. She says that some of the administrators began to compare Christian students to 1960s segregationists. Warren then talks about how the University of Vanderbilt wasn’t being truthful by not telling incoming students that “if you creedal religious person, don’t expect to find a campus group here”. She then goes on to tell us that a group of the professors got together to “critique” the new policy, but kept quiet because some department heads of the school warned that going public could be “career damaging”. But as spring semester 14 religious communities lost their organizational status. A year later warren and her family moved to a different state and warns us that, “what happened at Vanderbilt is happening at other university’s to”. “Warren’s task moving forward is to take away bitterness, cynicism, or retaliation, demoralizing the university or the culture.”
Andrew Griffin
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Freshman Comp. 0007
9/25/15
Warren Warranted
Warren is speaking about how much Collages have changed in recent years, they have become more and more “tolerant” of other religions and ways of life, but less and less Acknowledging of Christianity and its Ideals. An example that she gives is the student lead program that was shown the door at Vanderbilt University for voicing their believes. When she tried to talk about it to the deans, they had an ever more hostile and rejecting tone towards her, and by the end of the spring semester, there had been 14 Christian based groups that had been dissolved. She uses this to stress the need for us (Christians) to be more stand fast in our belief and to love even harder, to show the world the light of Jesus.
Conner Ewing
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English 1003
25 September 2015
TWKOC summary
Tish Warren was a student at Vanderbilt university that was part of a student organization that after years of being around was going to lose its status as a registered organization for being "the wrong kind of Christian." The university adopted an "all comers policy." This basically states that no student can be denied the right to be in an organization based on their views. The university became blind to what they were doing as hundreds of students began to publish essays and started protests trying to show how many people did not accept the new policy. Later, Warren moved away and started another organization elsewhere, but was sad when she realized what she thought was a "minor misunderstanding turned out to be an impasse."
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Freshman Composition
September 25, 2015
Warren Summary
Being the wrong kind of Christian or claiming that you are a Christian is not acceptable by God but even like that Warren thought she was an acceptable kind of evangelical. While being a Christian, made Warren have some differences with unbelieving friends but even with that, Warren was often more uncomfortable with the failures of the church than the ones in the broader culture. Warren was in a InterVarsity group in Vanderbilt university which was a group that would welcome anyone as a member. The new policy set by the university which privileged certain belief groups and forbade all of the rest. The word discrimination started to be used a lot when it came to creedal requirements. The university started to think of Warren’s group as a threat. It became hard to find a real campus group in the university. “In community, we must develop the craft of being both bold and irenic, truthful and humble.” This is essential for a community to rise and be stable. Christians that suffer greater consequences throughout the world are the ones to tutor us in compassion, faithfulness, and courage.
Megan Pliauplis
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Freshman Composition
September 25, 2015
Warren Summary
In Warren's article, she tells a story about how she was in a student organization, but was eventually kicked out for being the "wrong kind of Christian". Throughout the article, she reassures her readers that she was not being the wrong kind of Christian, but considering that she was telling the truth about being homosexual (it being wrong), then you are already considered the wrong kind of Christian. She tells her readers about how many people saw her actions of disagreeing with homosexuality as a type of discrimination. Toward the end of the article, she also reminds her readers that being Christian is not supposed to be easy, for it is even said in the Bible. Warren writes, "From the earliest days, the gospel has been both a comfort and an offense." This quote is extremely accurate in this article and also in today's society. The gospel tells us that homosexuality is wrong, but as soon as you openly talk about how wrong it is, you become an offensive homophobic.
Dustin Parsons
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Freshman Comp
9/25/15
Warren Summary
Warrens article starts off with her talking about a story where she was in a student organization for two years, and then the board came up to her one day and said that her club was under probation for being the "wrong kind of Christian." she was very confused because the university had a policy where everyone was accepted. so she moves off to start the same organization elsewhere.
Nate Holladay
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English 1003
25 September 2015
Summary: "The Wrong Kind of Christian"
Tish Warren, the former leader of a religious group on the campus of Vanderbilt University, wrote this article entitled "The Wrong Kind of Christian" to tell her reader about religious persecution in the 21st century. Her group, Intervarsity, was asked to leave the campus because these Christian groups "required set truths or limited sexual autonomy," and also because other groups on campus had rejected homosexuals. Warren was sad to leave the university because she said she loved it. It was a place to seek truths and engage in respectful conversations. Before these religious groups were kicked out, they spent days peacefully protesting and praying near administrators' buildings. Warren continues towards the end of her article saying that this kind of religious persecution is happening all over the country on college campuses. Although it is sad, "we need not be afraid; the gospel is as unstoppable as it is unacceptable."
Roger Tinsley
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ENGL 1003
September 25 2015
Summary: The Wrong Kind of Christian
Mrs. Warren was a former leader of a religious group at Vanderbilt university and did this to state that even though Vanderbilt forbid them that they are still kicking. She stated that it was a revolution for her and that Christians had the same space everyone else did. She felt they were on the wrong side of the sand and something had to be done about it. Lastly, Her and her husband loved universities but the tone and voice of the leaders were distant from what they were saying. This article really stands out as a battle cry for Christians and that we need to stand up for what is right.
Jordan Kirk
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English Comp 1
25 September, 2015
Warrens speaks of her time attending Vanderbilt University while undergoing the change from a Christian college to a culturally tolerant university. She explains how the administration looked at holding Christian values as "discriminatory". The school even went as far to say that "religious groups required to set truths or limit sexual autonomy were not just wrong but evil." The school claimed that both religious groups and culturally driven students could attend, but after reading the quote above, you can see how students trying to maintain Christian values were treated. The author alerts us that many other universities are doing the same thing and we need to stand firm in our faith and know that no matter what happens, God holds true power over the events that take place.
Dina Fajardo
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ENGL 1003
25 September 2015
Warren Summary
Tish Warren was a leader of a religious group in Vanderbilt University. She starts off by explaining how this group was later kicked out for being "the wrong kind of Christian". She then talks about the school not being truthful to religious students. Starting off the next semester, many religious groups were removed. A year later, Warren and her family move to a different state, and starts warning people how this is happening in many other Universities. She wants us to know this so that we stand strong in our beliefs, and to not let others change that.