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College Rankings 2012: Most Conservative Colleges
The Daily Beast / Newsweek ^ | 5 August 2012 | College Rankings

Posted on 08/11/2012 7:04:56 PM PDT by Vigilanteman

The top 25 are posted at the link. Here is their summary of the top 10 most conservative colleges and universities:

  1. Ave Maria University
  2. Grove City College
  3. Franciscian University of Steubenville
  4. Freed-Hardeman University
  5. Dordt College
  6. Brigham Young University (Utah)
  7. Oklahoma Christian University
  8. Covenant College
  9. Northwestern College (Minnesota)
  10. Washington & Lee University

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: college; conservative; highereducation; list; rankings; topten
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To: Vigilanteman

BS;if Hillsdale isn’t on this list then it is bogus.


21 posted on 08/11/2012 7:32:37 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
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To: yarddog

“Isn’t Church of Christ the one Obama’s pastor belongs to?”

NO! THat is the United Church of Christ, one of the most liberal religious bodies in the world. Ultra-liberal.

The churches of Christ have ZERO to do with them.


22 posted on 08/11/2012 7:35:09 PM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: yarddog
Isn’t Church of Christ the one Obama’s pastor belongs to?

ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY NOT!

The church (lowercase 'c') of Christ bears no relationship in any way, shape or form to the Marxist United Church of Christ. I'm hoping that some of the good "dunking Campbellites" here on Free Republic will help set the record straight. Look at the video with Dr. George Benson from Harding I posted a few messages back.

23 posted on 08/11/2012 7:35:52 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: re_nortex

OK I get it. The church of Christ is good one. The United Church of Christ is the bad one.

It is a bit confusing tho as most people simply call the United Church of Christ, the Church of Christ.

The lower case “c” is the giveaway.


24 posted on 08/11/2012 7:39:26 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog

absolutely not. Traditional church of christs are non denominational and very conservative.


25 posted on 08/11/2012 7:44:08 PM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: Vigilanteman

At one time, I would have wondered why out military academies are not amongst those named as conservative. To paraphrase Inspector Clouseau....”not any more”

The Obamadork and his liberal minions have taken schools with much more history, importance, education and morality than Harvard/Yale/etc combined and is rapidly turning them into advanced versions of our public schools.

As soon as they can void the requirement that the academies provide a bachelor of science - and change that to the vapid bachelor of arts...the deed is done. Vapidness and mediocrity will ensue.

The academies will have lowered their standards to a state where even the Obamadorkfelonidiotcretinpieceofsh*t could 1) enter and 2) graduate.


26 posted on 08/11/2012 7:44:52 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Bryan24
The churches of Christ have ZERO to do with them.

Thanks! You even got the case of the letter right in church. :-)

The relationship between the Westboro thugs and the Baptists is nil. Likewise with the Marxists at the United Church of (ahem) Christ and the church of Christ.

Ken Starr, now president of Baylor, led the investigation of Bill Clinton is a church of Christ member as is Ted Poe of the Texas 2nd, one of the most Conservative members of Congress. Likewise for Fred Thompson and, on a lighter note, Meat Loaf.

27 posted on 08/11/2012 7:47:12 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: dfwgator
You mean “FSU.....FSU....where the girls are girls and the guys are too” wasn’t on the list? Slappy* Valley ain't what it used to be.

*"I heard a rhythim, slapping sound" (Mike McQuery)

28 posted on 08/11/2012 7:49:05 PM PDT by lightman (Settling for the "lesser of two..." is still choosing Evil)
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To: yarddog
I had another who was former Army intelligence and he too was hard core.

This guy?

SAY IT!!! SAY IT!!!

("Back to School" reference.)

29 posted on 08/11/2012 7:50:42 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: yarddog
The lower case “c” is the giveaway.

Yes, that's one way to differentiate them. Even the buildings are very different. The liberal United Church of Christ usually has majestic, soaring cathedral-like structures. Most of the church of Christ buildings are very modest and quite a few don't even have steeples or other such ornamentation. I could also mention the difference in the music...but that's left as an exercise for the reader. :-)

I'll share this story (which I've posted on occasion here on Free Republic). Back in the summer of 2008 when the campaign was in full swing, I took a long summer vacation by car. My route took me across Texas, into Arkansas, through Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee as well as Alabama. I visited congregations of the "coC" at every opportunity for Wednesday night as well as Sunday services. I checked out the parking lot of each. There was NOT ONE Obama bumper sticker on any of the thousands of cars I must have seen. There were plenty for Palin (with the name of some other guy, the fellow she ran with).

In closing, since I'll heading to services in a few hours, everyone at my congregation is a gun owner and that includes the preacher. Woe unto the fool who tries to lift the collection plate. We carry more than just our Bibles into the building! Amen!

30 posted on 08/11/2012 7:57:52 PM PDT by re_nortex (DP...that's what I like about Texas.)
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To: Sark

I agree. And I suspect the same thing happened to Christendom College, which I believe should be on the list as well. Like Hillsdale, Christendom does not accept any government money.

Regards,


31 posted on 08/11/2012 8:00:28 PM PDT by VermiciousKnid (Sic narro nos totus!)
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To: Vigilanteman

I am an alum of #8! Beautiful college with fantastic views from high atop Lookout Mountain Georgia. And yes, VERY conservative. Go Scots!


32 posted on 08/11/2012 8:04:09 PM PDT by BallparkBoys (RESIST WE MUCH! ....We must, and we will much, about that, be committed!)
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To: Vigilanteman

well where is Wake Forest?


33 posted on 08/11/2012 8:06:55 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: PAR35
They feel the need to give the state for a huge, nationally known university (BYU) but not for a tiny school with no reputation, located in the middle of nowhere.

I doubt that it is bias. Just a need to distinguish itself from the lesser known BYU Campus in Idaho which is further down the list.

34 posted on 08/11/2012 8:10:52 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Vigilanteman
Went over their "most rigorous" list. They put Columbia at the top.

Sorry, don't buy it.

35 posted on 08/11/2012 8:13:22 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The Slave Party Switcheroo: Economic crisis! Zero's eligibility Trumped!! Hillary 2012!!!)
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To: Sark; Aussiebabe
Post #9 may have some merit. Hillsdale College never fails to make the list published by Young American's Foundation which you can still access by typing "Best colleges for conservatives" in their search box.

The YAF list put more emphasis on faculty, philosophy and curriculum of the institution whereas this list puts more emphasis on the political leanings of the student body.

Most likely, this is the main reason why the college lists are different, although there are some similarities as well.

36 posted on 08/11/2012 8:19:43 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: BallparkBoys
I am an alum of #8! Beautiful college with fantastic views from high atop Lookout Mountain Georgia. And yes, VERY conservative. Go Scots!

Great for Covenant College - flagship college of the Conservative, Bible-believing Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). It looks like our dollars are being well spent!

37 posted on 08/11/2012 8:24:13 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: Vigilanteman

Thanks, that list was good to compare between the two.


38 posted on 08/11/2012 8:32:15 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: re_nortex

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39 posted on 08/11/2012 8:42:34 PM PDT by wastedyears ("God? I didn't know he was signed onto the system.")
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To: wastedyears

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40 posted on 08/11/2012 8:44:51 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (If there is a war on women, the Kennedys are the Spec Ops troops.)
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