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A glimpse inside Patrick Henry College, a conservative school for home-schooled Christian students

Teenagers don't usually wear suits by choice, and they certainly don't wear them every day. But at Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va., students sport three-pieces like most college kids do sweatpants. And that says a lot about them: these are youngsters who believe their destinies will begin as soon as they begin acting like adults. The students who attend Patrick Henry are not ordinary collegians, nor is their university an ordinary college. Begun in 2000, Patrick Henry is what founder Michael Farris calls "the Christian equivalent of the Ivy League." For the majority of its students, it's like a Beltway training camp: they study politics, do internships on Capitol Hill, and land prestigious jobs in the (until now, Republican) White House. They also adhere to the belief that the Bible is inerrant, Satan and hell are real, and that "all who die outside of Christ shall be confined in conscious torment for eternity." In a new book, "Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League," photographer Jona Frank with writing by Hanna Rosin, captures these students in their daily lives.

 
 
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  • Posted By: JordanTaylor @ 06/05/2009 3:09:34 PM

    Ngchen, I went to the website http://www.sojo.net. It is an interesting website. Thanks for posting it.

  • Posted By: JordanTaylor @ 06/05/2009 3:01:03 PM

    Fisher of Men, you said: "If I were you, I'd praise God that a group of Christian youth is dedicating
    itself to guiding our nation back to the principles upon which it was founded."

    I always cringe when I hear someone make admiring comments regarding the principles upon which America was founded. I always have to wonder what principles the speaker is admiring. Are they admiring that in actually our great Country was built on greed and not Godly principles. If America had been built on Godly principles, we would not have stolen this land from the Native Americans and massacred many of them as well. We would also not have had slavery and all it's deplorable realties in this country. The truth is the god of America has always been Money not the real God. Many of us as Christians really need to face reality and realize and acknowledge the fact this country was founded on greed and not the principles of God.

  • Posted By: JordanTaylor @ 06/05/2009 2:32:37 PM

    Ngchen, this is exactly what I have problem with regarding mixing politics, church, and religion. I think it can be dangerous. It involves mixing secular with spiritual.

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