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compassionate conservatives endorse hand-holding

We here at two-twenty are so happy to hear that America's "leaders of tomorrow" are so respectful of the core values upon which our ever-evolving democracy is based. Values like Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness, Equal Rights, and the Separation of Church and State.

The Home School Legal Defense Association, based at and closely affiliated with Patrick Henry College (an evangelical Christian college for home-schooled students), states its goal in a front page story today in the Times: to train Christian men and women "who will lead our nation and shape our culture with timeless biblical values." Some methods of accomplishing this goal include prohibiting male/female contact beyond hand-holding while walking (non-perambulatory students must step away from one another), monitoring all students' web activity, and enrolling few if any non-white students. Did we mention that 7 of the 100 current White House interns come from Patrick Henry College? We don't make this stuff up, people. Read it, and laugh through your tears.

College for the Home-Schooled Is Shaping Leaders for the Right | NY Times
School Rules, From VH1 to Hand-Holding | NY Times