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I read the following letter to the editor today in the Daily Universe and I thought about you. Enjoy.
I love the Honor Code
Many people have written in to complain about the Honor Code at BYU. During my years attending school here, I have read many editorials with complaints on the subject. Why can’t I have a girl in my apartment after midnight? Why can’t I buy caffeine on campus? Why does the university threaten our free agency with all of these rules? Doesn’t the gospel teach that we all have the freedom to choose for ourselves?
While these arguments seem justifiable, these students haven’t truly understood the underlying principles behind having rules, nor the consequences suffered from not obeying them. Just as commandments are set forth not to infringe upon our free agency but to allow us more freedom, these rules help us to stay in line with the teachings of prophets and our Savior.
The bottom line is that without these higher standards, irresponsible acts such as drinking alcohol, smoking and immorality would become more prevalent on and near campus. Being a university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are supposed to live on a higher level. Did Christ not say that a light on a hill shall not be hid? Therefore, how are we supposed to be an example to the world if we are caught up in the same things as everyone else? Instead of criticizing the very thing that helps us to draw nearer to Christ, we should embrace it and strive to obey.
Christopher Dulgarian
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Many people have written in to complain about the Honor Code at BYU. During my years attending school here, I have read many editorials with complaints on the subject. Why can’t I have a girl in my apartment after midnight? Why can’t I buy caffeine on campus? Why does the university threaten our free agency with all of these rules? Doesn’t the gospel teach that we all have the freedom to choose for ourselves?
While these arguments seem justifiable, these students haven’t truly understood the underlying principles behind having rules, nor the consequences suffered from not obeying them. Just as commandments are set forth not to infringe upon our free agency but to allow us more freedom, these rules help us to stay in line with the teachings of prophets and our Savior.
The bottom line is that without these higher standards, irresponsible acts such as drinking alcohol, smoking and immorality would become more prevalent on and near campus. Being a university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we are supposed to live on a higher level. Did Christ not say that a light on a hill shall not be hid? Therefore, how are we supposed to be an example to the world if we are caught up in the same things as everyone else? Instead of criticizing the very thing that helps us to draw nearer to Christ, we should embrace it and strive to obey.
Christopher Dulgarian
Huntington Beach, Calif.
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