Hey, i am back from Bill Rice Ranch!!!!

Joekad99 · 07-14-2008, 06:09 AM

i had fun it week at bill rice ranch but sadly i went home =( but however i will see my firend again at Bill Rice Ranch next year!

Phillips · 07-14-2008, 06:49 AM

Cool and next time post pictures here??

Joekad99 · 07-14-2008, 07:40 AM

heh ok i will

Bottesini · 07-14-2008, 09:59 AM

Good to see you back.

jillio · 07-14-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Joekad99

i had fun it week at bill rice ranch but sadly i went home =( but however i will see my firend again at Bill Rice Ranch next year!

Glad you had a good time at Bill Rice. Its a great place!

Reba · 07-14-2008, 03:02 PM

I'm glad that you enjoyed your time at camp.

CrzyMeg · 07-14-2008, 04:12 PM

Welcome back. I am glad you have fun.

Phillips · 07-14-2008, 04:49 PM

Do you have website for bill rice ranch??

I just want know how old kids allow to be there?

Phillips · 07-14-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillips

Do you have website for bill rice ranch??

I just want know how old kids allow to be there?

Okay I found it

Bill Rice Ranch - Home

Silenthand · 07-14-2008, 09:35 PM

Have any one went their Bill Rice Ranch. They are awsone and wonderful with christ for the deaf and you should join in. God has love you forever and every one in love heart share each other
Bless shall heart first hand.

Wokamuka · 07-14-2008, 09:46 PM

I went to the Bill Rice Ranch in (or near) Murfreesboro, Tennessee - twice as a kid. I've had some memorable times and some strange times.

I've always been impressed with how, faced with a deaf child ("Ronnie" I think his name was), the entire family had picked up sign and had incorporated deafness into its industry.

The horse ride among the Native American graves is still my highlight of memories.

authentic · 07-14-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Wokamuka

I went to the Bill Rice Ranch in (or near) Murfreesboro, Tennessee - twice as a kid. I've had some memorable times and some strange times.

I've always been impressed with how, faced with a deaf child ("Ronnie" I think his name was), the entire family had picked up sign and had incorporated deafness into its industry.

The horse ride among the Native American graves is still my highlight of memories.

tell me about it?

Wokamuka · 07-14-2008, 11:02 PM

It's a Christian institution, especially among the deaf, that offers (for two summer weeks if my memory serves) free board. The last time I was there, there was an in-ground swimming pool with an impressively high diving board, a "town" done in Wild West/pioneer style with shops, barracks/dormitories (separating males and females, of course), a huge worship building/auditorium/assembly hall, and a cafeteria. It's all not any different from any other American campground.

Bill Rice had children and all of them, I think, live with their families on the campground in their own houses and such.

There's also an arena/rodeo barn, too. The year that I was there (and I have a picture somewhere in my collection) they'd had a "jump onto the horse without any support or saddle" contest. First, the girls went and, while they were continuing the contest, the horse had developed a major, major erection! After the crowd had noticed and cheered, they'd replace the horse. Second, the guys went and, of course, I looked like I was tackling the horse instead of mounting it.

It's a camp experience sprinkled heavily with Christian teachings that seek to defend the young Christian against "the world."

Or did you want to know about the horse ride?

jillio · 07-14-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Wokamuka

It's a Christian institution, especially among the deaf, that offers (for two summer weeks if my memory serves) free board. The last time I was there, there was an in-ground swimming pool with an impressively high diving board, a "town" done in Wild West/pioneer style with shops, barracks/dormitories (separating males and females, of course), a huge worship building/auditorium/assembly hall, and a cafeteria. It's all not any different from any other American campground.

Bill Rice had children and all of them, I think, live with their families on the campground in their own houses and such.

There's also an arena/rodeo barn, too. The year that I was there (and I have a picture somewhere in my collection) they'd had a "jump onto the horse without any support or saddle" contest. First, the girls went and, while they were continuing the contest, the horse had developed a major, major erection! After the crowd had noticed and cheered, they'd replace the horse. Second, the guys went and, of course, I looked like I was tackling the horse instead of mounting it.

It's a camp experience sprinkled heavily with Christian teachings that seek to defend the young Christian against "the world."

Or did you want to know about the horse ride?

Off topic....I lived about 15 miles from the Ranch for several years.

Wokamuka · 07-14-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jillio

Off topic....I lived about 15 miles from the Ranch for several years.

You poor, poor child.

jillio · 07-15-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wokamuka

You poor, poor child.

Yeah, I know.

Reba · 07-15-2008, 03:35 PM

Dr. and Mrs. Rice had a daughter born hearing. Her name was Betty. At age 19 months, Betty became very sick. She had meningitis, with a high fever. She survived the sickness but it caused her to become deaf.

Eventually, the Rice family established special camps for deaf children.

Ronnie was born deaf to a young unwed mother. His mother died soon after his birth, and his grandparents didn't want him. He became a ward of the state. When he became old enough to attend school, he went to the state residential school for the deaf. For the first few summers, he went "home" to the hospital. Later, he was sent to various elderly foster people for his summers. He became a troubled, bitter, rebellious teen.

The state was frustrated about Ronnie. So they sent him to the Bill Rice Ranch for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Rice accepted him like a son. The state allowed them to keep and raise Ronnie as their son.

In 1973, Ronnie graduated fro Tennessee Temple College. He is married and a father now.

Ronnie Rice is now a deaf missionary. I met him once when he preached at a local church. He was a wonderful preacher.

Ronnie Rice

deafdyke · 07-15-2008, 08:26 PM

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It's a camp experience sprinkled heavily with Christian teachings that seek to defend the young Christian against "the world."

Isn't it VERY fundie? It's basicly very almost fundie seperatist......like stereotypical Bible Belt style Christian. Not nessarily, libral Christian.

Wokamuka · 07-15-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Reba

Dr. and Mrs. Rice had a daughter born hearing. Her name was Betty. At age 19 months, Betty became very sick. She had meningitis, with a high fever. She survived the sickness but it caused her to become deaf.

Eventually, the Rice family established special camps for deaf children.

Ronnie was born deaf to a young unwed mother. His mother died soon after his birth, and his grandparents didn't want him. He became a ward of the state. When he became old enough to attend school, he went to the state residential school for the deaf. For the first few summers, he went "home" to the hospital. Later, he was sent to various elderly foster people for his summers. He became a troubled, bitter, rebellious teen.

The state was frustrated about Ronnie. So they sent him to the Bill Rice Ranch for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Rice accepted him like a son. The state allowed them to keep and raise Ronnie as their son.

In 1973, Ronnie graduated fro Tennessee Temple College. He is married and a father now.

Ronnie Rice is now a deaf missionary. I met him once when he preached at a local church. He was a wonderful preacher.

Ronnie Rice

Isn't it a magical story? You can't go wrong with Ronnie. He's an incredibly humble, blessed, and easy-going guy that you can't help but like him.

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

Isn't it VERY fundie? It's basicly very almost fundie seperatist......like stereotypical Bible Belt style Christian. Not nessarily, libral Christian.

You're right. It's an either/or world seeking to eradicate humanism. That's the way they like it and they hate it when you don't. The camp was a suffocating kind of fun.

LuciaDisturbed · 07-16-2008, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

Isn't it VERY fundie? It's basicly very almost fundie seperatist......like stereotypical Bible Belt style Christian. Not nessarily, libral Christian.

It IS very very very fundie. I went to Bill Rice Ranch when I was 12. They had many strict rules. Like if we want to go swimming, we have to cover ourselves in robes when walking to the pool, and the pool has a wooden fence around it so no one can see in and only one gender can swim in the pool at the same time, females can't share the pool with males at the same time. They take turns using the pool. Females swim for 1 hour, and then leave and it's the males' turn to swim in the pool.

The female and the male dormitories are seperated. All females are required to wear dresses or split skirts only, and males are required to wear pants (not shorts). Everyone has to go to church 3 times a day, everyday. And a lot of other stuff.

They try to make you go their way. There's only one way, and it's theirs. If you want to go a different way, they frown upon that, and will kick you out. They are incredibly strict about EVERYTHING.

They are VERY fundie Baptists. (I got kicked out of the Baptist church a long time ago for going to a dyke bar.) I was raised Lutheran, but my parents sent me to a Baptist church only because they had a deaf fellowship.

DOWN WITH BILL RICE RANCH!!!

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 07-16-2008, 12:50 AM

I went to BRR when I was 15. It was fun. It was very HOT and humidity weather. That's true about BRR is strict the rules!

Same with Lucia's post about swimming in separate gender. I am sick of sleep in dorm with bunk during hot weather. The dorm don't have an AC or fans on! I was so sweat in bed. I used a thin sheet but still HOT! I took a shower twice time in a day daily!

I've been wear a short on knees not a short follow the hands on side and tee shirt. The girls are not allow to wear a tank strap shirt and boy pant, too short, and bikini. All boys and men must wear a full pants. How poor of them! It was so HOT!

deafdyke · 07-17-2008, 08:35 PM

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It IS very very very fundie. I went to Bill Rice Ranch when I was 12. They had many strict rules.

I KNEW it! I read somewhere that Bob Jones University students work there......so of course it would be VERY VERY fundie. Like they view Falwell etc as "libral"....and yes, they are the ones who think that if you don't believe EXACTLY as they do, you're going to hell.
I believe they are also very anti contemporary music (they believe rock music is of the devil)

Reba · 07-18-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LuciaDisturbed

It IS very very very fundie. I went to Bill Rice Ranch when I was 12. They had many strict rules. Like if we want to go swimming, we have to cover ourselves in robes when walking to the pool, and the pool has a wooden fence around it so no one can see in and only one gender can swim in the pool at the same time, females can't share the pool with males at the same time. They take turns using the pool. Females swim for 1 hour, and then leave and it's the males' turn to swim in the pool.

The female and the male dormitories are seperated. All females are required to wear dresses or split skirts only, and males are required to wear pants (not shorts). Everyone has to go to church 3 times a day, everyday. And a lot of other stuff.

They try to make you go their way. There's only one way, and it's theirs. If you want to go a different way, they frown upon that, and will kick you out. They are incredibly strict about EVERYTHING.

They are VERY fundie Baptists. (I got kicked out of the Baptist church a long time ago for going to a dyke bar.) I was raised Lutheran, but my parents sent me to a Baptist church only because they had a deaf fellowship.

DOWN WITH BILL RICE RANCH!!!

If you don't like Bill Rice Ranch, you don't need to go there again. There's no need to spoil this thread for Joekad99.

Reba · 07-18-2008, 04:55 PM

It's interesting that some people view Christian beliefs and practices as unbearable tyranny, and others view them as laudable standards. Most parents who send their children to camp appreciate the fact that they can trust the camp to support good standards.

I for one am glad that there are Christian camps available for children, hearing and deaf.

I'm glad that JoeKad99 enjoyed camp, and wanted to share that experience with us. I hope these negative comments about the camp don't take away from the intent of this thread's creator.

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 07-18-2008, 05:10 PM

Yeah! I had a fun at BRR. I haven't go there for long times. That's great to meet new people from other states. I got save by Jesus at church.

~♥~Pinky~♥~ · 07-18-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Reba

If you don't like Bill Rice Ranch, you don't need to go there again. There's no need to spoil this thread for Joekad99.

deafdyke · 07-18-2008, 10:34 PM

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It's interesting that some people view Christian beliefs and practices as unbearable tyranny, and others view them as laudable standards. Most parents who send their children to camp appreciate the fact that they can trust the camp to support good standards.

I for one am glad that there are Christian camps available for children, hearing and deaf.

I'm glad that JoeKad99 enjoyed camp, and wanted to share that experience with us. I hope these negative comments about the camp don't take away from the intent of this thread's creator.

Reba, I'm not Lucia BUT, she didn't attack BRR for having Christian beliefs and practices! She is not one of those mythical "secularists" who is automaticly anti-Christian. She's mentioned that she is OK with Christianity as a matter of fact................Lutherans are Christians too you know!
She was simply commenting on the fact that BRR is VERY conservative and strict in its approach to Christianity. Lucia is quite libral........libral folks and very conservative/fundie approaches to life don't mix very well.

Oceanbreeze · 07-18-2008, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by deafdyke

Reba, I'm not Lucia BUT, she didn't attack BRR for having Christian beliefs and practices! She is not one of those mythical "secularists" who is automaticly anti-Christian. She's mentioned that she is OK with Christianity as a matter of fact................Lutherans are

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Wokamuka 1.20.09 : end of an error Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,317	I went to the Bill Rice Ranch in (or near) Murfreesboro, Tennessee - twice as a kid. I've had some memorable times and some strange times. I've always been impressed with how, faced with a deaf child ("Ronnie" I think his name was), the entire family had picked up sign and had incorporated deafness into its industry. The horse ride among the Native American graves is still my highlight of memories. __________________

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Wokamuka 1.20.09 : end of an error Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 1,317	It's a Christian institution, especially among the deaf, that offers (for two summer weeks if my memory serves) free board. The last time I was there, there was an in-ground swimming pool with an impressively high diving board, a "town" done in Wild West/pioneer style with shops, barracks/dormitories (separating males and females, of course), a huge worship building/auditorium/assembly hall, and a cafeteria. It's all not any different from any other American campground. Bill Rice had children and all of them, I think, live with their families on the campground in their own houses and such. There's also an arena/rodeo barn, too. The year that I was there (and I have a picture somewhere in my collection) they'd had a "jump onto the horse without any support or saddle" contest. First, the girls went and, while they were continuing the contest, the horse had developed a major, major erection! After the crowd had noticed and cheered, they'd replace the horse. Second, the guys went and, of course, I looked like I was tackling the horse instead of mounting it. It's a camp experience sprinkled heavily with Christian teachings that seek to defend the young Christian against "the world." Or did you want to know about the horse ride? __________________

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Reba Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,044	Dr. and Mrs. Rice had a daughter born hearing. Her name was Betty. At age 19 months, Betty became very sick. She had meningitis, with a high fever. She survived the sickness but it caused her to become deaf. Eventually, the Rice family established special camps for deaf children. Ronnie was born deaf to a young unwed mother. His mother died soon after his birth, and his grandparents didn't want him. He became a ward of the state. When he became old enough to attend school, he went to the state residential school for the deaf. For the first few summers, he went "home" to the hospital. Later, he was sent to various elderly foster people for his summers. He became a troubled, bitter, rebellious teen. The state was frustrated about Ronnie. So they sent him to the Bill Rice Ranch for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Rice accepted him like a son. The state allowed them to keep and raise Ronnie as their son. In 1973, Ronnie graduated fro Tennessee Temple College. He is married and a father now. Ronnie Rice is now a deaf missionary. I met him once when he preached at a local church. He was a wonderful preacher. Ronnie Rice

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~♥~Pinky~♥~ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,837	I went to BRR when I was 15. It was fun. It was very HOT and humidity weather. That's true about BRR is strict the rules! Same with Lucia's post about swimming in separate gender. I am sick of sleep in dorm with bunk during hot weather. The dorm don't have an AC or fans on! I was so sweat in bed. I used a thin sheet but still HOT! I took a shower twice time in a day daily! I've been wear a short on knees not a short follow the hands on side and tee shirt. The girls are not allow to wear a tank strap shirt and boy pant, too short, and bikini. All boys and men must wear a full pants. How poor of them! It was so HOT!

07-18-2008, 04:55 PM	#24 (permalink)
Reba Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 16,044	It's interesting that some people view Christian beliefs and practices as unbearable tyranny, and others view them as laudable standards. Most parents who send their children to camp appreciate the fact that they can trust the camp to support good standards. I for one am glad that there are Christian camps available for children, hearing and deaf. I'm glad that JoeKad99 enjoyed camp, and wanted to share that experience with us. I hope these negative comments about the camp don't take away from the intent of this thread's creator.

07-18-2008, 05:10 PM	#25 (permalink)
~♥~Pinky~♥~ Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,837	Yeah! I had a fun at BRR. I haven't go there for long times. That's great to meet new people from other states. I got save by Jesus at church.