Oct 3 2011: Yes. Customers, so long as they are there to buy learning. Students who believe they are buying degrees; students who don't want to be challenged... they are the problem.
Students are paying for learning, should expect a high return of knowledge and insight for their money, and should be annoyed if they don't receive it.
Mar 10 2011: Having been in countless conversations that got heated for the reasons you describe, Vasil, I can affirm that I would like to have a common ground on which to discuss morality without having to debate spiritual traditions or origins.
The main risk we run is that people may infer that saying "I'm a moralist Christian" implies that other Christians are not moral.
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A comment on Conversation: Should University students be treated as customers? If so, what are student/customers entitled to expect?
Students are paying for learning, should expect a high return of knowledge and insight for their money, and should be annoyed if they don't receive it.
A comment on Conversation: Atheists, you need to rethink your morals! How about it?
The main risk we run is that people may infer that saying "I'm a moralist Christian" implies that other Christians are not moral.