RECEIVE CFTF PDF FREE March 2018 Sign up at www.cftfpaper.com Volume XLIX, Number 3 When the current issue is available you will be notified FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE TRUTH AND HATE ERROR “IT’S NOT PORNOGRAPHY, IT IS ART.” he title of this article is a quote from Mrs. Barbara England, head of the art department at Freed-Hardeman Uni- Tversity (FHU). It was made about two years ago in response to FHU student Christina Sword’s comments to Mrs. England concerning what she had heard was a part of the requirements for students taking the Art II class, specifically that the students were expected to draw semi-nude pictures. Mrs. England confirmed what Christina reported and she asked Christiana if she had a problem with the requirement. Miss Sword responded to Mrs. England with, “I told her it was por- nography and that I couldn’t take that class.” Mrs. England responded with the quotation preceding these remarks—“It’s not pornography, it is art.” On February 2, 2018 in chapel, FHU President David Shannon made Mrs. England’s said statement the official position of FHU regarding nudity and semi-nudity when viewing, drawing, and painting pictures of semi-nude and nude human bodies. President Shannon said, “Faculty, staff, and administration have again concluded that these studies of the human form are necessary and appropriate in a large number of academic disciplines, programs and courses at this university, including the art program. It is crucial for an art graduate, from a liberal arts university, to be able to draw a hu- man, and therefore understand the body.” he following is Christina Sword’s report concerning what transpired regarding her meeting with Mrs. England. It Tspeaks for itself. It along with various other articles of documentation appear on FHU Uncovered, located at the following web site, https://kteam1981.wixsite.com/fhu-uncovered. These documents have been available for some time. —David P. Brown, Editor CHRISTINA SWORD’S REPORT Between August 29th to the 31st of 2016 I first spoke to Mrs. Barbara England who is the head that involved semi nude photos. She told me that in the Art of the Art Department. I told her that I had heard from other History classes they study pictures from history of complete students that in Drawing II students are required to draw nudes. She said that I would have to talk to the teachers in semi nude pictures and I asked if that was true. She said it charge of those classes to see if they’d substitute them for was true and asked if I had a problem with that. I told her it me. Mr. Brian Bundren is the teacher for Drawing II where was pornography and that I couldn’t take that class. She said you would be required to draw semi nude photos and Mrs. “It’s not pornography, it is art.” She also said that she under- Laquita Thompson is the teacher for Art History where there stood where I am coming from and can respect that. Mrs. (Continued On Page 3) England then informed me that this wasn’t the only class IN THIS ISSUE..... An Open Letter From Kerry Sword.......3 Closing Thoughts...–DPB.......................17 “It’s Not Pornography, it is Art”–Editor....1 Art, Nakedness, and Redemption— Stand Fast...–Dub McClish.....................18 Christina Sword’s Report..............................1 William VanDoodewaard........................6 The Church and Schools–DPB..............19 Editorial—David P. Brown...........................2 Naked, Nude, and Modest—DPB..........13 Church Directory....................................20 Editorial… THE SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE BRETHREN David P. 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She said she’s tell them that I wanted to speak with them. A few days sorry if it has caused some of her students to stumble, but later she gave me the okay to speak with the teachers it’s a part of our history and she can’t just ignore or cover up and that they were aware of the fact that I would be history and what happened.