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Peshawar — Students and lawyers have staged a protest against a Judge on the Peshawar High Court in front of the Peshawar Press club on Monday. More than 50 people participated in the demonstration. The protest started at session court and they came to Peshawar Press Club. Pasban and Tehreek Huqooq Awam Forum organized the protest against Justice Dost Mohammad. The protesters spoke out against the Justice Dost Mohammad and they said that Justice Dost Mohammad is a corrupt Judge of Peshawar High Court and expressed dissatisfaction at the Judicial Commission's proposal to elevate him to Chief Justice. The chairman...

Ronald Reagan said it best. "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" I was reflecting on this quote in light of Washington's plan, as part of "health-care reform," to nationalize all college loans. This is an aspect of the legislation that hasn't received nearly as much attention as it deserves, because it's one of those seemingly innocuous, do-gooder notions that most people just don't understand. Why would a government deeply, hopelessly in debt seek a monopoly on college loans? Obviously, Washington under the rulership of Barack Obama, Nancy...

A pro-life movie, largely produced by over 40 homeschooled students, is being praised for presenting solid legal arguments against the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision while captivating audiences with an engaging storyline that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. “Audience survey card responses were tremendous,” reported Valley Family Forum Director Dean Welty after one of several sold-out preview screenings for the full-length feature “Come What May” in Harrisonburg, Va., and Grants Pass, Ore. “Moviegoers were excited or agitated on both sides because the movie shows in dramatic fashion just how flimsy the legal footing stands for Roe,” he added, according...

NPR.org, October 22, 2008 · The ferociously conservative Christian right may be an unfashionable bunch this political season, but when it comes to the notion of a need for change, there are no truer or more fervently motivated believers. In fact, the recently founded Patrick Henry College is churning out these family-values crusaders in force.Inspired by journalist Hanna Rosin's 2005 New Yorker article about Purcellville, Va.'s so-called "Harvard For Homeschoolers" (subsequently expanded in the book God's Harvard), photographer Jona Frank put aside her own lefty leanings and set out — with Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League — to...

Confronting a series of “New Atheists” books that have topped bestseller lists in the last two years, Dr. David Aikman, Associate Professor of History at Patrick Henry College, presented the College’s sixth Faith and Reason lecture Tuesday, February 19. As with the previous, twice-yearly lectures, covering themes from philosophy to classical education, the campus community gathered together for a day-long schedule of discussion groups, Q&A, and panel discussions. Dr. Aikman's new book, Delusion of Disbelief, is due for release in April.

PURCELLVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Patrick Henry College, formed seven years ago as an elite evangelical college for home-schoolers, is now a fully accredited institution. The Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools voted Tuesday to award the northern Virginia college accreditation. The federally recognized association also has provided accreditation for Jerry Falwell's Liberty University in Lynchburg and for Bob Jones University, among others. ``This is a validation of our mission and the way we are carrying it out,'' Patrick Henry President Graham Walker. He said the accreditation could draw new teachers, applicants or donors who have been interested in the...

Patrick Henry College, founded in 2000, just celebrated its fifth graduation on its Purcellville, Va., campus. The 49 graduates received bachelor's degrees. Supported by the Home School Legal Defense Association, PHC is dedicated to preparing Christian men and women to lead our nation and to shape our culture using biblical values they learned from their parents and churches, as well as PHC. The college is unique among conservative Christian colleges because of its emphasis on classical liberal arts and on the preparation of its students for public service, advocacy and citizen leadership, as well as a commitment to apprenticeship.

New president and academic dean announced after 5 of school's 16 faculty quit in protest. A contentious debate at Patrick Henry College that began over theological differences, the interpretation of Scripture, and academic freedom has prompted 5 of the school's 16 full-time faculty members to announce they will not be returning to the conservative, Christian college next year. The announcements bring the total number of departing professors to nine in the past year, not including two adjuncts, as well as four senior executives who left in the past 18 months. Founded with the high hopes of becoming an "evangelical Ivy...

Group names top 10 conservative colleges Schools said to shun curricula favored by 'liberal academia' -------------------------------------------------------- © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A noted conservative organization has released a list of the top 10 colleges and universities it says espouse like-minded social and political beliefs. "Each year, hundreds of thousands of students begin their college search. Admission guides, seminars, advice from friends and help from advisers all offer different perspectives. Presented with so many options, confusion often clouds this important decision-making process," says the Young America's Foundation, a Virginia-based group that promotes "traditional values" to the nation's young adults. "Many conservative students seek...

Can the culture survive? Is there hope that a new generation will restore a moral framework and return America to its founding principles? Fortunately, there is a growing generation that holds firmly to a Christian worldview and desires that freedom and liberty flourish in America. On May 14, 50 students graduated from Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va. PHC is a four-year undergraduate Christian college that opened its doors in 2000. The new graduates join 61 PHC alumni.

England's Oxford University is widely known for producing some of the world's best debaters, such as British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. But last weekend, the school's moot court team was defeated by two former home-schoolers from a small Virginia college named after American Revolution patriot and orator Patrick Henry. Matt du Mee, 22, and Rayel Papke, 21, who attend Patrick Henry College, pulled off a victory against their British competitors in the first moot court tournament between one of the world's most renowned universities and the 4-year-old Christian college in Purcellville. Andrew Graham, master of Balliol College...

Energised by last year's election victory which mobilised the Christian Conservative vote, the American Right has been confidently pushing a moral agenda which puts education at the heart of a battle to change US culture. Patrick Henry students are committed to transforming America Sitting in a noisy but strangely tidy student canteen, Naomi Laine outlines her political vision. "My intention is to impact the culture [of America]," she says. "The people are the most important component of a society, and so that's where the battle for the minds needs to be waged." Naomi sounds like a well-seasoned politician. But she...

A small Christian college in Virginia, known for its outreach to home-schooled students, has defeated Oxford University in an international competition, arguing British law in a mock contract case. A team of law students from Patrick Henry College won the weekend exhibition against England's University of Oxford in the American school's first international moot court competition. Two teams from Patrick Henry College (PHC) competed against two undergraduate teams from Balliol College, one of the 39 colleges that make up the premier British university and the official hosts of the competition. Founded in 2000, PHC is a classical Christian liberal arts...

England's Oxford University is widely known for producing some of the world's best debaters, such as British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. But last weekend, the school's moot court team was defeated by two former home-schoolers from a small Virginia college named after American Revolution patriot and orator Patrick Henry. Matt du Mee, 22, and Rayel Papke, 21, who attend Patrick Henry College, pulled off a victory against their British competitors in the first moot court tournament between one of the world's most renowned universities and the 4-year-old Christian college in Purcellville. Andrew Graham, master of Balliol College...

This summer, Patrick Henry College Dean of Academic Affairs Paul Bonicelli announced that Journalism will be added as a new major to the academic program. Previously, Journalism was offered as a track within the Government major. Because of the importance of journalism as a course of study in its own right, the major is now being instituted as a stand-alone program. The new major's purpose is to prepare students to be outstanding journalists. Objectives include: Apply a biblical worldview to the study and practice of journalism. Understand how news media interact with and shape contemporary culture and politics. Demonstrate professional...

This Saturday marks the third anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Young America’s Foundation’s activists around the country are working to unify their communities with the help of the 9/11: Never Forget Project to organize moments of prayer and create American flag memorials, among other activities. The 9/11: Never Forget Project offers campus activists resources and materials, which assist in memorializing the over three thousand lives lost on September 11. The Foundation distributed thousands of American flags, Never Forget buttons, and posters to its student activists. The following are some examples of how conservative college students are bringing their...

VA. - An institution that intends to have a significant impact on the future leadership of the country has been quietly growing in Purcellville and will graduate its first full four-year class of students this month. Patrick Henry Bible College is not your ordinary school of higher learning. "The campus is immaculate, everyone is clean-cut and cheerful. The students about 75% of who have been taught at home rather than in schools - are required to sign a statement of faith before they arrive, confirming (among other things) that they have a literal belief in the teachings of the Bible."...

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College for the Home-Schooled Is Shaping Leaders for the Right By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK URCELLVILLE, Va. — As one of 12 siblings taught at home by their parents in St. Croix Falls, Wis., Abram Olmstead knew he would fit right in at Patrick Henry College, the first college primarily for evangelical Christian home-schoolers. But what really sold him was the school's pipeline into conservative politics. Of the nearly 100 interns working in the White House this semester, 7 are from the roughly 240 students enrolled in the four-year-old Patrick Henry College, in Purcellville. An eighth intern works for the president's...

A Patrick Henry College graduate of the inaugural class recently accepted a full-time position at the White House. This job placement is another milestone for the college and a testament to the school's mission of training Christian leaders. Rebekah McDonald, a 2002 graduate, accepted a position in the Bush Administration as the Executive Assistant to the Director of Strategic Initiatives in the White House. Her responsibilities are administrative and include research and writing assignments as well. Rebekah's position offers her some of the best practical experience possible for someone interested in influencing politics and government. As a PHC graduate, Rebekah...