Most conservative of the top schools

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Anonymous wrote:Anywhere in Virginia, unfortunately

This is just not true.

VT alum, and conservative/liberal bias is highly dependent on your major and/or concentration. Overall, Blacksburg is a liberal college town.

ODU, VCU, and CNU all lean liberal and have urban locations.

W&M is fairly moderate.

UVA probably leans conservatively because of its affluent demographics, but Charlottesville is still a liberal college town overall.

The smaller, private schools are where Virginia gets more conservative: Liberty University, Regents University, University of Richmond, Washington & Lee University, Lynchburg College, Roanoke College (though the latter two I would argue lean more liberal than the others, especially Liberty and Regents).

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Anonymous wrote:Muslim students pressured Brown University to dis-invite
Nonie Darish, author of Now They Call Me Infidel, and silence her criticism of the harsh and horrific treatment of women in the Muslim world.

Rutgers University faculty and students forced the withdrawal of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice from speaking at commencement. The basis for their complaint: Condoleezza Rice served in the Bush Administration and was therefore responsible for war crimes

International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde is too right-wing for this crowd – Smith College students and faculty forced her withdrawal thanks to her association with the IMF, which they said contributed to violence against women and based on race.

I am confused what this has to do with the thread topic?

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are tons of openly, comfortably conservative students even at schools with very liberal reps. Faculty members, too.

A school like Oberlin? Maybe not so much. But Harvard/Yale/Princeton? Tons.

There are also plenty of church-going students, although as another poster mentioned, you can't assume 100% overlap between the church-going students & the conservative one -- I knew both lefty churchgoers and Libertarian atheists at Harvard.

Most church-goers are liberal. Jesus was a liberal. The teachings of Jesus were/are radically liberal.

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They all allow academic freedom. If you come from the perspective of "what schools will tolerate my intolerance" you won't get very far, but to suggest conservative thought is persecuted on campus is ridiculous.

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+2. Pretty sure every single one of the Top 25 has a Republican/Conservative club. If you are looking for a place where you can express conservative views on taxes, affirmative action, and the like in a thoughtful manner, you should be fine in any of these places. If you're one of the racist posters here, and you want your kid to be able to express racist views "without being shot down," well then you do need a fringe school.

Not quite sure if this is clueless or Orwellian - but free speech sort of means, you know, free speech. Not free to speak as authorized.

I'm sorry, but the "as authorized" quip is complete and utter BS. You just did an awesome job of demonstrating PP#1's point about conservatives' persecution mindset, however.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are tons of openly, comfortably conservative students even at schools with very liberal reps. Faculty members, too.

A school like Oberlin? Maybe not so much. But Harvard/Yale/Princeton? Tons.

There are also plenty of church-going students, although as another poster mentioned, you can't assume 100% overlap between the church-going students & the conservative one -- I knew both lefty churchgoers and Libertarian atheists at Harvard.

Most church-goers are liberal. Jesus was a liberal. The teachings of Jesus were/are radically liberal.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are tons of openly, comfortably conservative students even at schools with very liberal reps. Faculty members, too.

A school like Oberlin? Maybe not so much. But Harvard/Yale/Princeton? Tons.

There are also plenty of church-going students, although as another poster mentioned, you can't assume 100% overlap between the church-going students & the conservative one -- I knew both lefty churchgoers and Libertarian atheists at Harvard.

Most church-goers are liberal. Jesus was a liberal. The teachings of Jesus were/are radically liberal.

I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody gets to the father except through me( not Jews, Muslims ,atheists, agnostics, buddists). This is a blasphemous and adulterous age. Only God is good. Your heart is so black with sin you have no hope other than me, my sacrifice is the payment for your black and sinful soul.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are tons of openly, comfortably conservative students even at schools with very liberal reps. Faculty members, too.

A school like Oberlin? Maybe not so much. But Harvard/Yale/Princeton? Tons.

There are also plenty of church-going students, although as another poster mentioned, you can't assume 100% overlap between the church-going students & the conservative one -- I knew both lefty churchgoers and Libertarian atheists at Harvard.

Most church-goers are liberal. Jesus was a liberal. The teachings of Jesus were/are radically liberal.

I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody gets to the father except through me( not Jews, Muslims ,atheists, agnostics, buddists). This is a blasphemous and adulterous age. Only God is good. Your heart is so black with sin you have no hope other than me, my sacrifice is the payment for your black and sinful soul.

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Peace

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Anonymous wrote:OP, there are tons of openly, comfortably conservative students even at schools with very liberal reps. Faculty members, too.

A school like Oberlin? Maybe not so much. But Harvard/Yale/Princeton? Tons.

There are also plenty of church-going students, although as another poster mentioned, you can't assume 100% overlap between the church-going students & the conservative one -- I knew both lefty churchgoers and Libertarian atheists at Harvard.

Most church-goers are liberal. Jesus was a liberal. The teachings of Jesus were/are radically liberal.

I am the way, the truth and the life. Nobody gets to the father except through me( not Jews, Muslims ,atheists, agnostics, buddists). This is a blasphemous and adulterous age. Only God is good. Your heart is so black with sin you have no hope other than me, my sacrifice is the payment for your black and sinful soul.

OK, so you hate Christianity. But why drag your bitterness into this thread that is already so ugly?

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Anonymous wrote:Would love to hear opinions on which of the top schools (national universities and small, liberal arts colleges as defined by US News) is most friendly to conservartive thought in general, and supportive of students who are regular attendees of the traditional religious denominations. Who has a chapel on campus and has scheduled services for Protestants, Catholics, and Jews to practice thier faith?

Campus chapels aren't the center of faith-based activity on all the colleges that have them, especially at larger universities. I understand that your question skews toward smaller schools but still wanted to make the point. I would suggest your child check the religious and spiritual organizations represented at the schools s/he looks at. IVCF, Campus Crusade, Catholic Campus Ministry, Hillel, a gospel choir, etc - a large and active membership in these groups is an indication of a religion-friendly environment, and in some (though not all) cases of conservative politics as well.

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The only one that I think is truly a top 25 school and truly conservative is Claremont Mckenna

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Grove City

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Anonymous wrote:Bob Jones University

OP said "top school" not "fringe"

Yes but anyone who would ask this might as well go straight there or to Liberty.

OK, Liberty may not be Princeton but it's no joke, either. Even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea, people graduate from Liberty with solid preparation and training.

Maybe, but it's on the fringes of polite society and espouses abhorrent views.

Such as?

Here's a pretty good list: http://onepeoplesproject.com/index.php/rogues-gallery/6-f/82-jerry-falwell-deceased

This is pretty one-sided propanda and is several years old. Look, I get that Falwell in his day and Liberty U espouse certain socially conservative views, most of which I disagree with. But to call them "abhorent" is wrong. Please understand that public opinion in this country is still pretty divided on abortion and gay marriage, among other things.

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Anonymous wrote:Bob Jones University

OP said "top school" not "fringe"

Yes but anyone who would ask this might as well go straight there or to Liberty.

OK, Liberty may not be Princeton but it's no joke, either. Even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea, people graduate from Liberty with solid preparation and training.

Maybe, but it's on the fringes of polite society and espouses abhorrent views.

Such as?

Here's a pretty good list: http://onepeoplesproject.com/index.php/rogues-gallery/6-f/82-jerry-falwell-deceased

This is pretty one-sided propanda and is several years old. Look, I get that Falwell in his day and Liberty U espouse certain socially conservative views, most of which I disagree with. But to call them "abhorent" is wrong. Please understand that public opinion in this country is still pretty divided on abortion and gay marriage, among other things.

It's divided on race in some parts of the country too. Doesn't make it okay.