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doc wrote:
> 
> This would mean three options for Christian colleges:
> 
> 1.  Adhere and sell-out the Bible.

Sadly many "Christian" Colleges seem to be doing this just to have 
better sports teams. I don't doubt more would follow for the purpose of 
money. Remember that most of the Ivy league schools used to be our 
greatest seminaries in the US.

> 2.  Find a way to provide non-Federal sources of financial
> aid for students and to cut expenses (a strong reason to
> move away from brick & mortar to online and decentralized
> formats)

Meeting in a classroom has benefits. I hope it doesn't get tossed out 
for expediency. I think the two should live together. I believe 
Federally backed loans have been the cause of the rise in tuition. It 
follows that if a student can get a loan for a certain amount, that a 
college will then find a way to reach that amount. Over the years, 
college tuition has risen every time the federal limits rise. What a 
grand way to send our young people into the world. Here is your degree 
and $150K in debt.

> 3.  Close.

Sadly, the most scrupulous institutions will probably due just that. I 
pray that churches and Christian individuals see the value in these 
institutions and prop them up of their own free will.