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

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    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

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          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.

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            9 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.

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      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)