College Credits For Trolling the Web?

Jafafa Hots writes "Some undergraduate and masters level courses at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary require trolling as part of their requirements. In William Dembski's classes on Intelligent Design and Christian Apologetics, 20% of the final grades come from having made 10 posts defending Intelligent Design Creationism on 'hostile' websites. There seems to be no requirement that the posts contain original writing; apparently cut-and-paste jobs are sufficient. Is this the first case of trolling the net being part of course requirements?"

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[langelgjm]

You know, when you make assumptions like that without actually checking the facts, you're not helping.

From their site:

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033, Telephone: 404-679-4500) to award bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is a regional accreditation agency recognized by the DOE.

We might not like the fact that they are accredited (and they're aren't lying either, I looked it up), but that doesn't make it not true.