PurplFrawg
Administrator
^^^ Horn Frogs ^^^
"straight lines? we don't need no stinkin' straight lines!"
^^^ Horn Frogs ^^^
and rightfully so.I remember the time I posted a picture of one of the main offices in Sadler or Reed having a sign that read "this is horn frog country"
I then was naturally called an [Craig James] hole and jerk for criticizing the people that had it hanging up.
I voted "horn" frog. Saying TCU is in Dallas isn't annoying, it's offensive. The other one is too infrequent for me to care.
The whole horn/horned frog thing could be taken to another level actually since in reality, being in Texas and all, we should be the Horned Toads or Horny Toads shouldn't we?
Actually, we should be Horned Lizards. Get damn tired of all the headlines talking about TCU "hopping" or "croaking".The whole horn/horned frog thing could be taken to another level actually since in reality, being in Texas and all, we should be the Horned Toads or Horny Toads shouldn't we?
I grew up calling the Horny Toads. Lay 'em on their back, rub their bellies and they go to sleep. What the hell is really happening there? Done it a million times, never thought to question "why?"
H) People that think TCU is really "Christian." Or, is a "Christian" college - fundamentalist protestant and faith-based admissions. (reality is TCU is a SECULAR institution.)F) people who think tcu is in the WAC
G) people who think it was a good idea that tcu "decided"
to join the big12. Like it we could have joined at any time we wanted in the past
TCU is a faith-based institution. It was founded as such. All of its founders were dedicated to the concept of eduction illuminated by Christian ideals. If you don't believe me, next time you're on campus, look at the cornerstone of Reed Hall. It reads:H) People that think TCU is really "Christian." Or, is a "Christian" college - fundamentalist protestant and faith-based admissions. (reality is TCU is a SECULAR institution.)
TCU is every bit as faith-based as the United States of America is.TCU is a faith-based institution. It was founded as such. All of its founders were dedicated to the concept of eduction illuminated by Christian ideals. If you don't believe me, next time you're on campus, look at the cornerstone of Reed Hall. It reads:
"Dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ in Christian education. AD 1911."
TCU is not faith-based not in the sense that its mission is to proselytize or indoctrinate on behalf the Christian faith. TCU is faith-based in the sense its values are drawn from Christian values. Many of these values are shared by other faiths, but TCU drew them specifically from the Christian faith.
TCU's Christian heritage is also highly ecumenical. In fact, TCU is the most religiously diverse church-related institution of any university in the Southwest, including SMU. If you look at the history of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), it was born out of that heritage -- to break down walls and divisions between people of faith, and even people of no faith. This is why, in a day when many universities that were originally church-related have long since dissolved their church ties, TCU never has. The university's bylaws still require that a certain percentage of the governing Board be drawn from among the Disciples. That percentage has gone down over the years (today it is 1/6 of the Board), but it still exists.
Having said that, TCU is a university, not a church. This means that while TCU is faith-based, it is not faith-governed, as in the case of a Bible college. It does not impose any particular religious creed, viewpoint, or standard on its faculty, staff, or students. Its Christian heritage is evidenced mainly in the values that animate its educational philosophy, values drawn specifically from the Christian ethic. Yet students are encouraged to pursue their own beliefs and develop their own values.
That's what is meant by TCU being a faith-based institution.
That's the USC hand-sign, victory...my wife does it too frequently....
Couldn't have said it better myself Excellent!TCU is a faith-based institution. It was founded as such. All of its founders were dedicated to the concept of eduction illuminated by Christian ideals. If you don't believe me, next time you're on campus, look at the cornerstone of Reed Hall. It reads:
"Dedicated to the service of Jesus Christ in Christian education. AD 1911."
TCU is not faith-based not in the sense that its mission is to proselytize or indoctrinate on behalf the Christian faith. TCU is faith-based in the sense its values are drawn from Christian values. Many of these values are shared by other faiths, but TCU drew them specifically from the Christian faith.
TCU's Christian heritage is also highly ecumenical. In fact, TCU is the most religiously diverse church-related institution of any university in the Southwest, including SMU. If you look at the history of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), it was born out of that heritage -- to break down walls and divisions between people of faith, and even people of no faith. This is why, in a day when many universities that were originally church-related have long since dissolved their church ties, TCU never has. The university's bylaws still require that a certain percentage of the governing Board be drawn from among the Disciples. That percentage has gone down over the years (today it is 1/6 of the Board), but it still exists.
Having said that, TCU is a university, not a church. This means that while TCU is faith-based, it is not faith-governed, as in the case of a Bible college. It does not impose any particular religious creed, viewpoint, or standard on its faculty, staff, or students. Its Christian heritage is evidenced mainly in the values that animate its educational philosophy, values drawn specifically from the Christian ethic. Yet students are encouraged to pursue their own beliefs and develop their own values.
That's what is meant by TCU being a faith-based institution.