Removing “In the Year of our Lord” from college diplomas

A few students seemingly might have too much time on their hands. Additionally, was the private Trinity Univ. attempting to increase its campus diversity, increase enrollments and thus revenues? And whether it’s only one of the above or perhaps the blend of all three … there can be a downside.

From the article: “Democracy is not letting a small number of people have their way,” Ahlburg said. “Democracy is listening to the different voices and making an informed decision.”

 

Hah, fooled you!

I'm not sure that these students really thought that it was a big deal either. If translating 'anno domini' really offended their Islamic sensibilities, then why did they originally enroll in a university named 'Trinity'? (What could be less Islamic than the Christian trinity?)

My guess is that these were adolescents who were trying to pressure the university (an authority figure) into making some visible change, thus validaing their own status as powerful (adult) human beings. And they might also have been hoping that by forcing themselves into the center of the university's attention, they might somehow cure their own alienated sense of being outsiders in a strange culture. The wording on the diploma probably just provided them with a pretense for performing their little psycho-drama.

 

that is such a ridiculous analogy and argument.

the all male tradition actually stopped women from attending. No one stopped this student from attending.

there is nothing exclusionary about this.

you say, "one shouldn't be limited to attending or not attending based on the traditional or historic background of the university. "

well, no one is limiting him. he wanted to go there, he applied, he was accepted. he went

it would be the same as complaining, "I want to move to france, but its unfair that I have to learn french to get by in normal activities."

that's not exclusionary, its not discriminatory. its france, what do you expect ?

and yes, it would be just as ridiculous for a christian to attend a non-christian school and ask them to put "in the year of our lord" on his diploma

 

Trinity decides to keep diploma wording…and that’s the rest of the story.

Trinity to keep 'our Lord' on diplomas

 

Hallelujah! Enough of the bickering over trivial matters like the wording of a calendar year. Geez already!

I'm a Christian, but if I chose to attend a Jewish university in which they likely do not use "year of our Lord" I wouldn't be pushing the school to change it. Whatever happened to simple respect? America is becoming too politically correct. Everyone has a gripe about something. And everyone is trying to please all others.