Sunday, December 8, 2013
Whitworth Perspective
Walking around campus, you get to see a lot of people and the way they look at others. Whitworth has a miserable reputation for being stuck-up Christians who think they are better than everyone else. After being here for a a year and a half, this reputation is scarily true. In conversations that I have been a part of, anyone of a different culture or background is talked down upon because it is not the "Whitworth way." People on our campus spend way too much time judging and not enough time loving one another. If everyone is such a perfect Christian, then they should be going out and loving "thy neighbor as thyself." The minimal diversity that Whitworth has shouldn't be driven away by the actions of our "Perfect Christians."
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The problem with Whitworth students is that they are unaware of what they are doing to the population that isn't on the inside bubble. Most students have grown up in christian families coming from the pacific and inland northwest which a small subculture within the whole world. These students mean well and think they are doing it with good intentions but do not know the implications of their actions. Students would benefit if they lived outside of this christian bubble leaving this part of US for a period of time longer than a month. These students need to be exposed to other cultures and religions. An individual can't identify with an outside when one hasn't been the outsider. This is why the study abroad programs is so encouragedat Whitworth. It is to pop students bubbles getting them to realize that there is a largely diverse world out there that can change ones perspective. Once this occurs those students are able to realize that there is a millions ways to pursue Christ. To understand this is to truly love and genuinely get to know people without ulterior motives.
ReplyDeleteIts not just whitworth though its literally every college in the states. I feel judged just by my tattoos but its what people do when they are insecure about themselves. They also may not know hot to just accept people as they are because I believe these attributes are inherited and taught.
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