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Religion Politics and Higher Ed
Religion, Politics and Higher Ed
My sister's latest blog post... she really should come over here and hang out, but then she might not finish her dissertation.
Re: Religion Politics and Higher Ed
It depends on how the parent approaches it. Not every Christian takes Rick Santorum's approach, nor does every atheist structure their entire familial existence in a way that prevents their childrens' contact with religion.
I don't take my kids to church, but I also don't home school my kids and control their every activity to prevent them from being exposed to religion. When philosophical questions, such as what happens when we die, come up with my daughter, I encourage her to explore her own thoughts and feelings (some of which have been shaped by the predominant influence of Judeo-Christian philosophy in our country). I don't tell her what happens, I tell her the different beliefs that different people hold and let her ponder it for herself.
Great post.
I really question the idea that colleges exist to indoctrinate kids to secular humanism. Most of my adult life has been spent in higher ed administration. I've met tons of conservative professors, especially at the "great" universities like Chicago and Princeton. I've had several conservative work-study students who have had no problems arguing with me about politics, and I'm pretty sure held their own in the classroom as well. While there's no denying that the majority of professors and students lean more liberal, with a few bad apple exceptions everyone coexists peacefully, and no one is trying to move a student right or left. Heck, my moderate best friend from high school came out of college an evangelical Christian.
Certainly, the Board of Trustees at the places I've worked have been at least 50/50 conservative/liberal, if not swinging more toward the conservative side. They are the ones who ultimately decide the direction of the school. But then, whatever their political persuasion, these are generally smart women and men who are not threatened by critical thinking.