I do a lot of work for seminary students. I like seminary students. They seem so blissfully unaware of the inherent contradiction in paying somebody to help them cheat in courses that are largely about walking in the light of God and providing an ethical model for others to follow. I have been commissioned to write many a passionate condemnation of America's moral decay as exemplified by abortion, gay marriage, or the teaching of evolution. All in all, we may presume that clerical authorities see these as a greater threat than the plagiarism committed by the future frocked.First of all, the fact that someone would get paid to write another person's paper does not surprise me in the least. Cheating in school has probably been around as long as grades in school have been.
Second, I am embarrassed at the paragraph about seminary students. If this man does not follow Jesus, I'm sure the requests for seminary students to help them cheat has not done much to change his mind.
Third, I'm posting this because it is a great reminder how easy it is to live a compartmentalized life. The students we lead do not see a disconnect between what they profess to believe and how they live their lives throughout the week. Heck, many times I do not see a disconnect between what they profess to believe and how they live their lives throughout the week. The toughest times to really follow Jesus in everything we do are the times when no one but Jesus is watching.
Hat Tip: Kendall Harmon
