The headlines stressed the demotion of Baylor\u2019s now-former President and now-chancellor Kenneth Starr in the wake of gross sexual abuse incidents, patterns, and cover-ups at the school, and the suspension-with-intent-to-terminate of the football coach who was accused of mishandling and misrepresenting the occasions in which athletes misused and attacked Baylor women.<\/p>\n
Whoever will check the sources (below) or others easily available to them will note that virtually all stories stressed that Baylor was a Christian, particularly a Baptist, university. The press doesn\u2019t identify most other schools denominationally, unless the school name banners it\u201d\u201das in Southern Methodist University. Newswriters don\u2019t say that Princeton is Presbyterian, etc.<\/p>\n
But Baylor does not hide its official and traditional faith commitment, and puts it to work in many policies, such as compulsory chapel for students for a year or two. Let it be noted, as we will note, that some features of the commitment are strong: a \u201cTop Ten\u201d\u009d (in some measures) religion department, notable graduate programs, and not a few eminent scholars. But they are in the shadows cast by the scandal right now.<\/p>\n
So, that\u2019s one of the two religions. The other? Football, as it is supported and publicized endlessly, especially, as in Baylor\u2019s case, under the working of the now-suspended head coach.<\/p>\n