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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 04:58 PM Original message |
Falwell's Liberty University one of largest recipients of federal aid for students. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is an outrage. And a payoff. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
35. It certainly is!! |
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Snoutport (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. I wonder what the default numbers are on those loans? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Good question. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Isn't that like welfare? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. It's US taxpayers subsidizing Evangelical religion -- !! |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. My son was recruited by Liberty for baseball, and they offerred him a scholarship. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. He sounds like a great kid. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Must be more to the story... |
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Erose999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. Is the Liberty team any good? I don't really follow basketball but it doesn't seem that the Fallwell |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. The money's probably going to pay back Rev. Moon |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Ah yes, time to bring out "the" picture again. |
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bengalherder (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. I like the one with Neil Bush |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Truth is, organized patriarchal religion has been going down since Youth Revolution ... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Interesting article on his other fronts. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Have to reread more thoroughly, but seems the usual religious mind control ... |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. The result? Democrats become Tweedledum to the Republicans' Tweedledee on the laissez-faire economy |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Back later -- |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Thanks for posting! I've added this to the Wikipedia article about Liberty University. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-28-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Thanks, really surprised me how much public money the school gets. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
11. Wow -- how in the hell did that happen? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
16. I'd never been able to understand why |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
17. Not to pick nits, but |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. From the article and post...all that is quite clear. |
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mahatmakanejeeves (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No problem |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. They are reaping benefits while being intolerant... |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. Zelman v Simmons-Harris (2002) approved religiously neutral school voucher pgms |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "the program must be neutral with respect to religion" |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I love the Pharyngula blog. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
26. Falwell is dead. Long live Falwell! |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
27. That makes me want to puke. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. Nothing new...right wingers only hate federal money that helps OTHER people |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
31. Hypocrites. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
32. More fuel for the fires of hell. Accepting money from a morally bankrupt gummint. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Really hypocritical, I would say. |
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Wise Child (132 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
33. I think a big part of the reason that Liberty U. is getting more money is higher tuition, |
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idrahaje (143 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
34. although.. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
37. Why is it that the biggest shitstains are also the biggest hypocrites!? |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
38. HTFdoes that shithole even qualify as a legitimate institution? nt |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. Conservatives use and abuse the safety net |
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Crowman1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
41. Plus the tuition at these so-called christian universities are INSANELY HIGH! |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
42. Liberty U, pick yourself up by the bootstraps and get off the dole!!! |
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