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Many academics I see online are leftist whereas many laypeople I see online are right wing.

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[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

There are a whole string of rightwing colleges created so they don't have to listen to liberals and their science. (sorry for the formatting mess)

University Founder / Affiliation Founded

Liberty University Jerry Falwell 1971

Regent University Pat Robertson 1977

Bob Jones University Bob Jones Sr. 1927

Cedarville University Baptist (Ohio) 1887

Biola University Christian Churches 1908

Harding University Churches of Christ 1925

Maranatha Baptist University Fundamental Baptist 1943

Samford University Southern Baptist 1901

North Greenville University Baptist 1924

Grove City College Baptist 1930

Brigham Young University LDS Church 1875

Trinity University Baptist 1840

Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts (Pentecostal) 1963

Texas Christian University Methodist 1873

Wheaton College Christian (evangelical) 1860

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Where's Pepperdyne on this list? Society's most massive assholes have degrees from there.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I never said the list was all inclusive. Feel free to add some more.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, and I guess we've each brought up a point that bears observing: the Right is increasingly synonymous with evangelical Christianity, which does NOT stand up to academic scrutiny. If you want to make someone an atheist, there's no surer way to do so then send them to seminary.

[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

Or raise them as a catholic, like me.

They shoved so much bullshit down my throat as i was growing up that i consider my self cured of that illness.

[–] knacht1@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Hillsdale college?

The birthplace of conservatism.

[–] Naive@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Apart from BYU, rest of them sound like they are just Bible colleges (I know about Wheaton though 'cuz Heliocentric (a youtuber) talked about his experience in Wheaton)