San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:
So if BYU and other schools are Mormon, how can they participate in Sunday athletic events?
They don't. If you ever notice in the NCAA Basketball Tournament if BYU makes it they are always seeded into a group that plays Thursday Saturday and not Friday Sunday. The NCAA honors the religious convictions of schools. I think that BYU is the only D1 school that this applies to, but any school could request it.
BYU Observer wrote:
San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:
So if BYU and other schools are Mormon, how can they participate in Sunday athletic events?
They don't. If you ever notice in the NCAA Basketball Tournament if BYU makes it they are always seeded into a group that plays Thursday Saturday and not Friday Sunday. The NCAA honors the religious convictions of schools. I think that BYU is the only D1 school that this applies to, but any school could request it.
The thing is, BYU is not a religious school, it is a cult school. LDS is a cult and has nothing to do with Christianity.
Datum wrote:
Another data point:
I was raised in the PNW and attended BYU. Great school, great people, great education. Competitors at other Utah schools were classy. Had a great time running for the team. Wouldn't change it for anything. There was so much to do in Utah outdoors. However, I was excited to leave Utah for grad school in the Midwest. Why? Mostly because as a Mormon not raised in the mountain west, I felt like I didn't in fit into the Utah culture.
There's a difference between Mormons that live in Utah vs those that leave elsewhere. It strikes me very time I go back to visits siblings in the area. It feels a bit like cultural in-breeding; a lack of diversity in culture leaves everybody trying to hard to fit into a certain mold. Or those that can't or don't want to fit the mold go to other extreme, along with all the other "non-conformists". Hence the widespread tattoos and the apparent binary split between Mormon's and non-Mormons.
All this said, there are plenty of moderate folks in Utah too. Just like in politics, the extremes of the spectrum get all of the attention. Keep an open mind, and you'll find that the caricature painted on this message board is not completely accurate.
I too was raised in the PNW and attended BYU. Very good school academically. Great people and education. Downside is just about everybody is the same. Think alike, walk alike, talk alike, etc. Not much diversity, everyone believes the same. Perhaps too many Mormons! I was glad to get out of Utah when I graduated and went to the Midwest as well for grad school. One of the weird things about Utah is all of the Mormons there that want nothing to do with the LDS Church. They go out of their way to wear their hair different, dress different, and act different. An example of this would be after long hair on guys went out of fashion those guys that didn't want to be associated with the LDS Church had very long hair.
Only been back to Utah a few times since leaving many years ago. It was ok, but glad I don't live there.