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BoJos Caught Manipulating
Wikipedia
The website
Wikipedia Scanner allows
anyone to track the IP address of computers used to
anonymously edit Wikipedia.
I ran a scan on "Bob Jones University" and came up with some interesting edits
from their computers. Needless to say, they constantly tinker with
the Wikipedia article on "Bob Jones University".
Below are some of the more amusing, egregious,
and/or self-serving edits made by the BoJos. Words added by BoJo
editors are shown thus:
words added. Words deleted by
them are shown thus: words
deleted.
 Graduates
have been accepted into [[medical school]]s
at a rate that exceeds the national average.
Graduates in other fields have been accepted
into many [[law
school]]s, and other
graduate programs at other colleges and
universities.
However,
according to some college
rating sites, some graduates have said that much difficulty
was required to attend some law schools. In many cases an
explanation of attending BJU
was required as it was viewed negatively.
Some graduates even claimed that
BJU misleads people by claiming that its
graduates attend prestigious law
schools when in reality very few were accepted to each of
the schools they mention.
The
Liberal Arts program at Bob Jones is far
superior
to
anything else
offered in the state of
South Carolina.
Their Freshman
English class (ENG 102) has been compared to
Harvard's Freshman English in its
difficulty.[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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>>>>>> The bullshit emitted by the
BoJos is far superior to anything produced by the
Chicago stockyards and has been compared to the sewers
of Calcutta for its aromatic bouquet. |
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Largely due to the national attention
received after the scuffle with the IRS and
such events, the school has become known in
American popular culture as some sort of a
stereotypical racist, bigoted southern
institution (especially outside of the
southern United States). To those who know
little of the school as a university, of its
academics and so on, this is probably what
the school is most known for.
However, far from this stereotype, the
school has a diverse community of foreign
students and has recently in its
intercollegiate debate competitions placed
alongside such outstanding instutions
[sic]
as
Harvard University. [Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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>>>>>> Yes, Einstein, the student body is
ethnically diverse and has been ever since at least the
1950's (except, of course, for blacks). Remember when the
interracial dating ban was an issue? You don't ban
race-mixing on campus unless there are multiple races
present. I mean, like, DUH! This "diversity" statement is a
red herring to distract people from their racist past and
continued flirtations with racism. See
here
and
here. |
'''Bob Jones University'''
('''BJU''') is
a
private
fundamentalist
[[Christianity|Christian]]
university in [[Greenville,
South Carolina]]
the largest
private
liberal arts
university in South Carolina. The
private Bible believing
[[Christianity|Christian]]
university in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
traces its history to [[1927]]
when it was founded
by [[Bob Jones, Sr.]], an evangelist
and revival-preacher.
The
university has attracted
criticism for its [[racism|racially
discriminatory]] policies,
which it defends on
religious grounds.
...
Students at BJU recite
the ''University Creed'' at
mandatory chapel services
every each
day. They are also required to sign it
annually as a statement of faith, as a
condition of enrollment.
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>>>>>> None of the deleted
language was false or inaccurate. |
Students
at BJU recite the ''University Creed'' at chapel services
each day.
They are also required to sign it
annually as a statement of faith, as a condition of
enrollment.
[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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>>>>>> The deleted
sentence is true but apparently unpleasant for the BoJos to
behold. |
'Bob Jones has been
criticized for the rules it imposes upon
students,
despite the fact that
every student understands the rules he is
putting himself under at the time of
enrollment.
Here is an up-to-date list of many of the
rules found in the student handbook or on
the website.
[http://www.bju.edu/prospective/
expect/general.html][Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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>>>>>> Students enrolling in BoJo for the
first time certainly know that they're entering a strict
fundamentalist school. But the student handbook and dorm
handbook -- which contain most of the rules students must
live by -- are not available until after enrollment.
Some information is available on the internet, and maybe the
BoJos now give newbies some kind of briefing materials
before they arrive. However, it is a lying-ass lie to
claim that students enrolling for the first time are in full
knowledge of all the rules. |
*[http://www.killingthebuddha.com/damn_nation/being_bobjones.htm
''Being Black at Bob Jones U.: A fundamentalist university
enters the age of integration. Sort of.'']
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Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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>>>>>>
Under the "Links" section of the "Bob Jones University" article, someone at BoJo
deleted a link to this article entitled
"Being Black at Bob Jones U.".
SO DON'T READ IT!!!
(By the way, guess why
there's no link to Nobojo.org under "Opposing Views"
in that article. Go
ahead, guess.) |
Since
many academic biologists consider the theory of [[evolution]]'s
explanation of biological diversity the foundation of their
science, this embrace of creationism may be one of the major
reasons that BJU has chosen to forego accreditation until
recently. BJU is currently seeking accreditation as a
Christian college;
however, even should the university as
a whole attain accredited status, it remains likely that a
bachelor's degree in biology from BJU would not be
recognized by any accredited [[Ph.D.]] program in the
biological sciences as legitimately fulfilling the
prerequisites for graduate study.
[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 /
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As Bob Jones University
would later claim before numerous federal courts, including
the U.S. Supreme Court (see below), these policies on
interracial dating were based on sincerely held religious
beliefs. On the other hand, Bob Jones
University today claims that the policy was a product of a
(1950s) legal threat on the part of the parents of a male
Asian student who threatened legal action after learning
that their son "nearly married" a white girl [http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/110/53.0.html].
[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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>>>>>> The deleted
language is accurate. |
Dr.
[[Richard Hand]] -
Professor of
law who in the
2000 Republican primaries forwarded
an email "that [[John McCain|[John] McCain]] 'chose to sire
children with out marriage',"
which was false.
[links
to deleted web sources omitted for brevity]
Dr. Hand soon realised that he
had misunderstood his source's
information and admitted
his error,
but not in
time to avoid a political firestorm.
Dwight L.
Gustafson (1930-
), conductor and composer.
Gustafson assumed the position of acting dean of the
BJU School of Fine Arts in 1954,
when he was
24 years old, holding that
position for forty years. Although
Gustafson was a talented administrator, he
is best known outside
fundamentalist circles for the more than 160 musical
compositions he has written and
arranged, including five film
scores, three operas, and a number of extended works,
notably Three Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra (1989). After
his retirement,
the Dwight Gustafson Fine Arts
Center (1999) was dedicated in
his honor.
[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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BJU offers majors in Biology, Chemistry and Physics
and
However,
the
division of natural sciences has only
10 faculty
includes ten
Ph.D.s in these
three
fields.
, six of whom received their undergraduate and/or
graduate training at Bob Jones.
[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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On [[February 2]], [[2000]], [[George W. Bush]], while
campaigning to become U.S. President, addressed the school's
chapel service.
Some disagreed with Bush's decision to
speak at the controversial institution.[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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When Jones founded his
university in 1927, explicit [[anti-Catholicism]] was
common. After the 1960 election of [[John F. Kennedy]], many
[[Evangelicals]] moved toward a greater tolerance. Jones,
however, held that a Biblically informed understanding of
the [[Roman Catholic Church]] was that Catholicism was an
anti-Christian cult and the [[Pope]] an Antichrist.[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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Entire section on "Controversies Over Anti-Catholicism"
deleted. |
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And here's an edit made to the Wikipedia article on
"Bob Jones, Sr." |
In the late 1920s,
it was
rumored that Jones,
like [[Billy Sunday]] (who
was an Iowan) accepted
contributions for his evangelistic campaigns from the [[Ku
Klux Klan]].
According to the rumors,
Jones also supported members of the Klan, notably his
friend, Alabama Governor [[Bibb Graves]], for political
office. Although Jones rejected lawlessness and lynching, he
sympathized with the Klan's professed endorsement of
religious orthodoxy, [[Prohibition]], and opposition to the
teaching of evolution as fact. [[Racial segregation]] per se
was hardly an issue in 1920s Alabama because at the time
both supporters and opponents of the Klan were
segregationists.
<ref>Johnson, 138; Turner, 12</ref>
These
rumors were later proven to be false and were presented by
opposers of what Bob Jones Sr. stood for in an attempt to
damage his reputation.[Bob
Jones University IP: 158.158.240.231 / Link
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Factual but unpleasant information has been deviously recast
by this BoJo editor as mere gossip. Note
that a previous editor cited reference sources for this
information, which the BoJo editor deleted. Bob Sr.'s KKK
ties are well-established. Prof. Glenn Feldman of the
University Alabama amply documented these facts in his
doctoral thesis. That thesis has been published in book form
as "Politics, Society and the Klan in Alabama: 1915-1949,"
which I have read. Even Bob Sr.'s official biography,
"Builder of Bridges," written by his personal friend R. K.
Johnson, acknowledges on page 138 (of the first edition) that Bob Sr. had KKK sympathies.
Notice also how a previous editor has
"spun" Bob Sr. as a peace-loving Christian whose friends
just happened to include some aw-shucks klansmen. The KKK,
we are told, was not concerned with racial segregation --
that was "hardly an issue in the 1920's." (We all know that
racism has never been an issue in Alabama -- then or now.)
No, the KKK was just a fraternal organization with
pro-prohibition and anti-evolution views. Sort of a redneck
Rotary Club. No lynchings. No racism. Just buttermilk,
Bibles, and brotherly love. |
The above examples
are by no means the only ones I found. I think their purpose is pretty
clear: (1) manipulate and control the "Bob Jones University" Wikipedia article; (2) maintain damage control; and (3)
convert the article into BoJo propaganda.
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