One of the things Calvin College is known for is . . .

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Posted by BluBlood on February 03, 2026 at 10:41:27

In Reply to: What did you say to her? posted by DSCBruin on February 02, 2026 at 20:04:37

. . . is its program in International Development. That is, training people to do good in the third world. Part of her program took her to Honduras where she and her classmates had direct contact with their President. Graduates of this program work all over the world.

The "do good in the third world" thing is ironic considering their major donors include Erik Prince and Betsy DeVos. There seemed to be persistent tension between right-wing donors and the more progressive bent of the students.

When I attended her graduation, I stayed at the Prince Conference Center.

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that phrasing has an eerie component blindness 10:54:24 02/03/26 (21)
- You are conflating missionary work with economic work. BluBlood 14:32:52 02/03/26 (3)
  - Only at the surface blindness 14:43:41 02/03/26 (2)
    - You're incorrigible. BluBlood 14:57:09 02/03/26 (1)
      - International Development comes in many forms blindness 15:10:02 02/03/26 (0)
- Re: that phrasing has an eerie component TheHappyBurgermeister 13:39:33 02/03/26 (6)
  - Reactionary congregations send reactionary missionaries. BluBlood 14:47:00 02/03/26 (2)
    - Very recent example of missionary trip leading to scumbaggery Dr.J 16:38:43 02/03/26 (0)
    - Absolutely. From what I can tell, the Bible has no more TheHappyBurgermeister 15:47:32 02/03/26 (0)
  - There is a well established and well understood connection blindness 14:36:35 02/03/26 (0)
  - Re: that phrasing has an eerie component DSCBruin 13:47:48 02/03/26 (1)
    - And, I'm sure there are more examples* TheHappyBurgermeister 14:19:14 02/03/26 (0)
- In the Jim Crow era, churches all over the country DSCBruin 13:35:30 02/03/26 (9)
  - The best line in the most recent season of... ClockBlocker 17:56:16 02/03/26 (0)
  - Re: In the Jim Crow era, churches all over the country TheHappyBurgermeister 13:41:05 02/03/26 (7)
    - I would guess precisely the opposite blindness 14:23:11 02/03/26 (2)
      - Let me just say you are profoundly ignorant on this subject. BluBlood 15:10:07 02/03/26 (1)
        
        Ok* blindness 15:36:31 02/03/26 (0)
    - How are you getting that impression from my post?* DSCBruin 13:43:14 02/03/26 (3)
      - What other impression could one get? TheHappyBurgermeister 14:04:30 02/03/26 (2)
        
        I am talking specifically about a subset of Christians DSCBruin 14:16:50 02/03/26 (1)
        
        That's not how you phrased it TheHappyBurgermeister 15:55:12 02/03/26 (0)

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