Cornerstone in GR

I generally get the feeling that Cornerstone is not seen in the best light. I think a lot of people in the area remember the fact that it used to be a primarily Baptist institution and still hold it against anyone from CU. I think people in the community love to accuse Cornerstone of hypocrisy when it backs down from a stance it historically held, such as the dancing ban. They watch intently when something like the debate over the lifestyle statement becomes an issue on campus and hope the school'll have to eat its words again. Remember that whole thing about the Catholic tech worker? That went over like a lead balloon in the community, just reinforcing our image as intolerant "fundies."

I find that opinion even among our brothers and sisters in Christ down the road at Calvin. When I last went to Hekman Library, the clerk asked me, "Oh, you go to Cornerstone?" with the kind of inflection normally reserved for a question like, "Is that a swastika on your forehead?" I'm always more self-conscience when I'm wearing a CU sweatshirt around town than when I'm wearing something else.

Maybe I'm just imagining things, though.