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I agree that some of the progressive things in universities are too lefty (like not having gender identification), but by and large, universities are still about independent thought process and pursuing higher critical thinking skills.

It is this kind of thinking that will and does help push for more individual liberties, things like being more accepting of transgender people, etc..  Higher ed isn't just about getting a job, though I certainly hope my children pursue a degree that is marketable.  There is value in developing the whole person. Otherwise why bother reading Shakespeare or Whitman or other great literary classics. Generally, people who are not exposed to higher ed won't bother with reading classics or philosophy, which IMO, does lead to enlightened thinking, which yes, leads to more liberal leaning ideas.

Independent thought is mostly cultivated through higher ed and reading philosophy and about world religions.  It certainly isn't cultivated in very conservative circles like churches, and I say this as someone who grew up in the church.

It's ironic to me that you talk about "safe space" in universities because we have a POTUS and his cult followers who don't like free speech when it comes to criticizing Trump or Rs.[/quote]

Well I would say by and large colleges and universities are far more manifest in progressive tendencies than they were say 20-30 years ago. Consequently the ideals of independent thought and pursuing higher critical thinking skills has suffered as a result. Why else would so many students be graduating with huge student debt and useless majors?

There is also a very clear difference between "accepting of transgender people", than forcing people to accept transgender people. We can encourage it, as we should, but colleges/universities are shirking their responsibility by ruling that it is so. In doing so, they take away individual student's responsibility in learning, discussing, understanding, and coming to their own conclusions.

I would agree that there isn't a lot of freethinking going on in churches, but the way that modern progressive college/universities preach their idealism is bordering on a religious experience. [/quote]

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