BYU -- Half-Naked Men Equals No Degree

1. If he finished his degree requirements, I hope he sues their (naked) butts off.

Posted at 8:57AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Kay

2. This is pure BS. I know the church well. School and church don't mix; if he got his degree they wouldn't take it I bet he couldn't GET his degree. ggeeeeshhh TMZ you have sunk as low as you can go. Such trash. I guess it was a slow night lurking around the rich and dumbfounded.

Posted at 9:01AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Tami

3. seems illegal..... ha ha ha, what would John Smith do?

Posted at 10:25AM on Oct 16th 2008 by amy

4. In the fine print it says not only does a BYU student have to do everything to BYU's satisfaction academically, they also have to behave as BYU tells them to behave. Otherwise, they just wasted all that time and money. BYU doesn't advertise this info. What is to be expected though? BYU's administrators are uppity-up's in the church and they certainly don't tell you everything you're getting into with that either.

Posted at 9:06AM on Oct 16th 2008 by molly

5. hey hottie - SUE the so-called poligamy loving "church!"

Posted at 9:05AM on Oct 16th 2008 by RJinchitown

6. This cannot possibly be legal, right? If he finished his requirements, they can't deny him his diploma. If this story is true, I hope he sues.

Posted at 9:11AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Kristen

7. To Tami: School and church don't mix. ROTFLOL!!! Yeh right... BTW, the church frowns on profanity. Even when abbreviated. Watch yourself or you won't get your degree either.

Posted at 9:12AM on Oct 16th 2008 by molly

8. News alert BYU, your guys (students) have bodies too. Beyond this, this young man can make a fortune as a model which would be way more than he would ever earn w/his college degree ('er lack there of). Move on Chad and find yourself a good lawyer. Ps, hey BYU why do you promote sports but not modeling?

Posted at 1:44PM on Oct 16th 2008 by Illinois person

9. UMMM, seperation of church and state remember?

Religion is for retards. As usual the holy ollers think they have all the power. And guess what folks all you freaks out there helped this attitude along. This is how we ended up with dumb-a$$ for a second term. Wise up, Palin is a total religious freak.

Just what we don't need.

LEAVE GOD OUT OF IT!!!! Not everyone believes as you people do. Its still America the last time I checked.

Posted at 9:30AM on Oct 16th 2008 by ok

10. How do you say lawsuit?

After legal action, perhaps he will not only get his degree, but maybe BYU will have to pay for it. Getting paid to go to school, what a great idea :)

Posted at 9:31AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Marti

11. To Kristen: BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is organized under a Board of Trustees and the President of the Church is the chairman of that Board of Trustees. BYU students are required to live by a very strict honor code, in other words, they must behave in accordance with the teachings of the church. (No drugs, no alcohol, no sex before marriage, your grooming and dress is monitored, and absolutely no posing for beefcake calendars). It's called the Honor Code. Students and faculty sign the form when accepted as a student and/or hired as an employee of BYU. If you break the rules you're either warned or you have to have a meeting with the Honor Council. They can expel a student and the profs can lose their tenure.

Posted at 9:40AM on Oct 16th 2008 by molly

12. To ok: Your retard remark is offensive. BYU is a private institution. They are allowed to have their rules. It's not my cup of tea but hey, they're allowed to have their rules. This is America, you know. If a person isn't going to/can't adhere to the rules, the answer is simple...don't attend that particular university.

Posted at 9:49AM on Oct 16th 2008 by molly

13. First - He signed a contract, before entering BYU, that he would abide by the honor code which is clearly spelled out. You can find a copy online. It was his decision to break that contract, not the University's. It was his fault and now he is suffering the consequences for his actions. Ah, but many here do not believe in personal responsibility. It is no wonder that so many mortgages failed, especially given that people were not responsible enough to figure out they didn't earn enough to make payments on a home purchase.

Second - To the person that called the LDS church "polygamy (at least learn to spell the word correctly) loving," you need to pick up a book. The Church abandoned polygamy over 100 years ago. Get over it. But then, you are likely the same sort of person that forgets that the Southern Baptist Convention only apologized for their role in slavery June 20, 1995. Why concentrate on something over one hundred years ago, but not another only 13 years? And no, I'm not mormon but I do pay attention and read.

Again, he signed a contract and he failed to meet up with his end of the deal.

Posted at 9:53AM on Oct 16th 2008 by David

14. While he is stating that all this is because of the calender, there are two sides to the story. The problem is the church will not disclose information, even to defend themselves, which they shouldn't because of privacy. I find it humorous that anybody believes the calender is the issue when the guys that posed barely got a slap on the wrist, if that. There is certainly far more to the story, but again, because of the integrity of the church we won't here a church defense.

Posted at 10:02AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Emma

15. Good posts: #9 and #10.

I'd just like to add...Choices have consequences. Chad needs to pick up his big boy panties and accept the consequences.

Posted at 10:04AM on Oct 16th 2008 by Alicia