Higher Education & Religion

[Aractus]

Is religion, in general, afraid of higher education? Opinions and insults welcomed.

No, certainly not in general. In some situations some religions are anti education. E.G. Scientology is clearly anti-psychiatry.

[Zidneya]

I always have my bat near the door to receive the Jehovah witnesses that come knocking on my door.

[downbeatplumb]

An old concept.....shouted by their "founder."

“I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.” ― Martin Luther

How very "Boko Haramish" of him!

Martin Luther turned out as evil as the Catholic Church he was against. A clever but fiendish man.

[Natachan]

There is a strong negative correlation. Although many teachers go out of their way to tiptoe around religious concepts. Unless you have something that they have to address directly (like the age of the earth) they will avoid it.

When they talked about the skill shortage part, that's God's honest truth man cmon...you exit university, you have NO SKILLS, you are UN-HIRABLE. It's as true as 2 + 2 = 4. If I had to base my evaluation of whether or not the Watchtower is the word of God on that one phrase alone, I would be a witness...

I think there's probably something else going on. Did you do your internships? Build connections via your professors and advisor? Join professional societies? Have career services look over your resume? Or is your field just one that isn't in high demand? Saying a college grad is un-hirable is simply WRONG. Perhaps the people you've come across are dicks, but the people I've spoken to have been more than eager to scoop up new grads.