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thenewgreen · 4393 days ago · link · · parent · post: Chinese Atheists Lured to Find Jesus at U.S. Christian Schools
I think that we essentially agree on this 100%. I think that what the school is doing is wrong. The reason they are going after chinese students is because of the language barrier and easy access to an impressionable and eager audience. It's predatory, no doubt about it. My only point is that with just a slight amount of investigation on the parents part, it becomes somewhat obvious what the agenda of the school is. -However, this is a totally ethnocentric thing to say. It's obvious to me because I have experience with christians and christianity. It would be far less obvious to someone from China that doesn't have this experience.
Still, your claim that they are selling an American education and not religious conversion is somewhat false. This is the second sentence in their "about" section from their website: Our school offers a rigorous academic program anchored in a foundation of biblical truth. We purpose to promote and develop faith in Jesus Christ through academics, co-curricular activities, leadership development, and personal relationships.
This seems pretty overt in their intentions to "develop faith" anchored in "biblical truth", right?
lessismore · 4393 days ago · link ·
Our viewpoint on this is very similar, but I stand by my opinion that what they are doing is fraud. In my mind, it is no different than predatory lending.
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thenewgreen · 4393 days ago · link ·
I don't disagree, it's predatory and you're right that there is likely some fraudulent behavior. When you are under the impression that you are doing gods work, you tend to use any and all means necessary. -Not a good thing.
aside: you sure you don't want in on the NHL brackets ;-)
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lessismore · 4393 days ago · link ·
I wish I can, but unfortunately I will not be able to. As you might have noticed, I have not been very active here for the last week or so. I will likely be even less active in the next coming few months. I will be going on a very long trip shortly and there are a lot of things I need to get in order.
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