"The worst sinners, according to Jesus, are not the harlots and publicans, but the religious leaders with their insistence on proper dress and grooming, their careful observance of all the rules, their precious concern for status symbols, their strict legality, their pious patriotism...the haircut becomes the test of virtue in a world where Satan deceives and rules by appearances."" -Hugh Nibley in a quote slamming the BYU Honor Code "Pharisees."
A Mormon writer so prolific and well-publicized in Mormon culture that his writings are often passed off as doctrine, even though he was just an academic, never a general authority. He was also an ardent Democrat, especially in regards to conservationism and anti-War.
He thought the Honor Code principles of sobriety and abstinence were great for the university. He just didn't think the university should be so extreme in its grooming policies, something we're now seeing moderate. As for me, I don't really care one way or another about the Honor Code. I don't go to a church school. Yeah, I'd follow it if I was there, but I'm not.
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