Re: Harvard’s intellectual culture discourages identification with Christianity

At 01:49 PM 4/17/2006, Rich Blinne wrote:

>On 4/17/06, Janice Matchett
><<mailto:janmatch@earthlink.net>janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
>Some may find this of interest. ~ Janice
>
>Harvard's intellectual culture discourages identification with Christianity
>The Harvard University Crimson ^ | Monday, April 17, 2006 1:34 AM |
>LUCY M. CALDWELL
>Posted on 04/17/2006 10:37:11 AM EDT by rface
><http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1616428/posts>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1616428/posts
>[article snipped - click link to read it]
>
>My two replies #12 and #13 follow:
>
>"... it is Christianity that has been pushed to the wayside. The
>religion is seen as backward, nonintellectual, and extreme." ~ LUCY
>M. CALDWELL
>
>In times of need, however... (Note the date of this article below) :)
>
>Faith does breed charity We atheists have to accept that most
>believers are better human beings - by Roy Hattersley
>Monday September 12, 2005 The Guardian
><http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1567604,00.html>http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1567604,00.html
>
>
>Another irony given the following was a recent Harvard study. (This
>study dates from last week.)
>
><http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060413-122855-9675r.htm>http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060413-122855-9675r.htm
>
>College students are becoming more religious, and it's affecting
>their political views, according to a new Harvard University survey
>of this potentially influential voting bloc...."

@ Yes, I remember reading that article when it was posted and
discussed on FR back on the 13th of April:
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614535/posts>Harvard study
tells parties to court 'religious centrists'
The Washington Times ^ | April 13, 2006 | Jennifer Harper
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614535/posts

Here are a couple more earlier items that were posted on the subject:

[1] "I got a good moral grounding at Harvard, but it's because I
read the right stuff and had the right friends. I grant you it's
easier at a conservative university like Brigham Young or
Steubenville."
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488200/posts?page=5#5>5
posted on 09/20/2005 6:41:45 PM EDT by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488200//~cicero/>Cicero
Commenting on this article:

<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488200/posts>More students
are drawn to conservative colleges
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0921/p02s01-ussc.html ^
Posted on 09/20/2005 6:21:10 PM EDT by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488200//~lunarbicep/>lunarbicep
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1488200/posts

[2] <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601751/posts>The
generation gap at Harvard ( students far more conservative than faculty)
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 03/26/2006 | Hans
Zeiger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1601751/posts

Then there's this little item I posted this morning -- See if you can
find the "take home quote" within the article:

Barone: Will Democrats Win Control of the House in November?
Creator's Syndicate ^ | April 17, 2006 | Michael Barone
Posted on 04/17/2006 6:44:17 AM EDT by RWR8189
68 posted on 04/17/2006 9:21:10 AM EDT by Matchett-PI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1616342/posts?page=68#68

~ Janice
Received on Mon Apr 17 14:58:46 2006