Has anyone on DCUM sent their kid to an evangelical college like Liberty, Grove City, Wheaton?

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[Post New]07/15/2017 16:21
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Anonymous wrote:I live in Fairfax Co. and know four families who sent their kids to Liberty (two online, two to the actual university). I can't think of a way to put this politely, but I seriously doubt any of the kids had the grades to get into any of the more respected religious schools. One of the kids went there after dropping out of NOVA midway through her first semester because she couldn't keep up with the curriculum.



Yikes. That's pretty close to the Beltway. I didn't realize they were so close.
[Post New]07/15/2017 16:45
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I live in Fairfax Co. and know four families who sent their kids to Liberty (two online, two to the actual university). I can't think of a way to put this politely, but I seriously doubt any of the kids had the grades to get into any of the more respected religious schools. One of the kids went there after dropping out of NOVA midway through her first semester because she couldn't keep up with the curriculum.



Yikes. That's pretty close to the Beltway. I didn't realize they were so close.

I though y'all were kind and tolerant folks. Guess not?
[Post New]07/15/2017 16:52
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I live in Fairfax Co. and know four families who sent their kids to Liberty (two online, two to the actual university). I can't think of a way to put this politely, but I seriously doubt any of the kids had the grades to get into any of the more respected religious schools. One of the kids went there after dropping out of NOVA midway through her first semester because she couldn't keep up with the curriculum.



Yikes. That's pretty close to the Beltway. I didn't realize they were so close.


^ This makes no sense!
[Post New]07/15/2017 16:52
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PaleoConPrep wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I live in Fairfax Co. and know four families who sent their kids to Liberty (two online, two to the actual university). I can't think of a way to put this politely, but I seriously doubt any of the kids had the grades to get into any of the more respected religious schools. One of the kids went there after dropping out of NOVA midway through her first semester because she couldn't keep up with the curriculum.



Yikes. That's pretty close to the Beltway. I didn't realize they were so close.

I though y'all were kind and tolerant folks. Guess not?


When did you come back to DCUM? I thought you'd left for good. No? Got bored over summer break? In the grand scheme of things I'm way more tolerant than you, PCP. Shall we dig through your old posts for examples?
[Post New]07/15/2017 16:53
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Not personally. But I had an opposing counsel who was a Liberty grad. Honestly, he was a nice guy, reasonably intelligent, and seemed pretty normal.
[Post New]07/15/2017 16:59
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PaleoConPrep wrote:I looked at all 3 of those schools, and know people who went to all of them. Liberty doesn't really provide a serious education. It's a fun die school. Wheaton has some great professors( John Walton for example) but the student body is fairly liberal for a Christian college. The academics are strong. Wheaton did the right thing in firing Dr. Hawkins. Christians and Muslims do NOT worship the same God. Grove City is probably the best of the 3 for a conservative Christian. Strong academics and a pretty conservative student body.


I enjoyed your typo... fundie => fun die. Took me a minute you weren't saying that liberty isn't much fun (which may be true for all I know)
[Post New]07/15/2017 17:01
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PaleoConPrep wrote:I looked at all 3 of those schools, and know people who went to all of them. Liberty doesn't really provide a serious education. It's a fun die school. Wheaton has some great professors( John Walton for example) but the student body is fairly liberal for a Christian college. The academics are strong. Wheaton did the right thing in firing Dr. Hawkins. Christians and Muslims do NOT worship the same God. Grove City is probably the best of the 3 for a conservative Christian. Strong academics and a pretty conservative student body.


I enjoyed your typo... fundie => fun die. Took me a minute you weren't saying that liberty isn't much fun (which may be true for all I know)



Hahaha. I didn't catch that at all. I thought he did mean it wasn't fun.
[Post New]07/15/2017 17:05
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I don't know anyone from DC going to Liberty... except Trump giving commencement speech there.
[Post New]07/15/2017 17:07
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Anonymous wrote:Please don't lump us in with the likes of Liberty University.
-Wheaton College grad.


The same Wheaton College that suspended a professor for saying Muslims and Christians believe in the same god?

https://www.thefire.org/wheaton-college-shows-what-a-warning-school-looks-like/

Well if you don't agree with their actions that's fine - their beliefs are not for everyone - but Wheaton is a respected, rigorous liberal arts college whose rank is similar to schools like Lawrence, Muhlenberg, St.Olaf, Sarah Lawrence etc. aka schools DCUMs seemingly have no issue with and are pretty "legitimate".

Liberty is basically a step above a for-profit college and is not seen as a serious academic institution.


It's hard to be a serious academic institution when religious orthodoxy is more important than academic freedom of speech. And that's true for both Wheaton and Liberty.


That you don't see the irony in this statement is so amusing- that is, when one acknowledges that leftist secularism is indeed orthodoxy.
[Post New]07/15/2017 17:23
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Anonymous wrote:Not personally. But I had an opposing counsel who was a Liberty grad. Honestly, he was a nice guy, reasonably intelligent, and seemed pretty normal.


There was a guy in our class at UVA law who graduated from Liberty. He had had an extremely religious upbringing, and seemed very sheltered, but he was very intelligent.
[Post New]07/15/2017 20:03
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please don't lump us in with the likes of Liberty University.
-Wheaton College grad.


The same Wheaton College that suspended a professor for saying Muslims and Christians believe in the same god?

https://www.thefire.org/wheaton-college-shows-what-a-warning-school-looks-like/

Well if you don't agree with their actions that's fine - their beliefs are not for everyone - but Wheaton is a respected, rigorous liberal arts college whose rank is similar to schools like Lawrence, Muhlenberg, St.Olaf, Sarah Lawrence etc. aka schools DCUMs seemingly have no issue with and are pretty "legitimate".

Liberty is basically a step above a for-profit college and is not seen as a serious academic institution.


It's hard to be a serious academic institution when religious orthodoxy is more important than academic freedom of speech. And that's true for both Wheaton and Liberty.

I do not think you know what freedom of speech is.
[Post New]07/15/2017 20:11
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I always wonder how Liberty can offer any degrees in science. Would you hire a scientist who didn't believe in evolution and thought dinosaurs died out because they were too big for the ark?
[Post New]07/15/2017 20:26
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There are a number of schools with a strong affiliation with a religious group that are very respectable. Wheaton, Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Yeshiva, Baylor, Swarthmore, Washington Adventist. Liberty, however, is not in their class.
[Post New]07/15/2017 20:31
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PaleoConPrep wrote:I looked at all 3 of those schools, and know people who went to all of them. Liberty doesn't really provide a serious education. It's a fun die school. Wheaton has some great professors( John Walton for example) but the student body is fairly liberal for a Christian college. The academics are strong. Wheaton did the right thing in firing Dr. Hawkins. Christians and Muslims do NOT worship the same God. Grove City is probably the best of the 3 for a conservative Christian. Strong academics and a pretty conservative student body.


Dear Paleo. I'm glad we were helpful to you during a tough time. You are in college now. You don't need us. Time to let us fade away...

[Post New]07/15/2017 20:44
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I'm from Pennsylvania originally and went to Messiah college. I moved to DC after graduating 12 years ago. I loved my time there, felt I got a great education but wish the school wasn't in central PA. Opportunities for internships were limited and it had a small town feel where everyone knew everyone's business. It's one of the reasons I moved to a large city after graduating. Perhaps living in s large city, your child may like the small town experience.
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