Talk:Gordon College (Massachusetts)

message: This article reads like an advertisement and most of the information seems directly lifted from the Gordon College website. I'm going to label it POV. Please try to make this article objective and try to find more sources for information. -Fearfulsymmetry 16:35, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also added cleanup tag. -Fearfulsymmetry 19:49, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Even as a Gordon graduate and proponent of the school, I'm inclined to agree.  It reads more like a brochure than an encyclopedia article. -Andrew 23:28, 31 January 2007 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.19.216.199 (talk) 04:25, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

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message: I am going to add Gordon's statement of faith to which students are required to affirm before attending (speaking from personal experience).  I think it is misleading to say that Gordon College is a "mostly Christian school" as it reflects a bias in the opening paragraph.  All students affirm a statement of faith which adheres to the tenets of contemporary evangelical Christian conviction.  Of course not all students are Christian, or remain Christian afterwards, however that is no different than any other religious institution.  Gordon's admissions page includes "We develop the next generation of Christian leaders. Our classes, programs, and outreach opportunities span the globe and emphasize service over self."http://www.gordon.edu/admissions So why be dicey and say "mostly Christian" that's like saying the people who go to Church are "mostly Christians"- you need a published statistic or source for that version of the story to be verifiable.  I'd suggest a subsection for such discussion (which I think is valuable!).  I will also reference the "Christian Faith Reference" requirement from the admissions page.http://www.gordon.edu/freshmanapplyCoemgenv (talk) 20:38, 15 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Misleading sentence

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thread_title:  Discrimination controversy 

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message: There are some structural issues with the page. For example, under the heading "Campus," there are two subheadings: "Benefactors" and "Gordon IN" (which outlines the study abroad options), neither of which are actually about the campus. If anyone has information to add about the campus itself, please do. For now, I will relocate these paragraphs to under a different heading. 
It is also of note that the issues of POV are still relevant, and it appears that much of the information comes straight from the school's website and reads as a marketing brochure. 
Lilyisaplant (talk) 21:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Organizational Issues