| − | '''Wheaton College''' is an increasingly [[liberal]] institution of higher education that was originally founded on [[Christian]] principles. It has about 600 students per grade and costs about $31,000 per year (including room and board); fewer than half who are offered admission decide to enroll.<ref>http://www.collegeguide.org/itemdetail.aspx?item=01a9c546-fd27-48cb-9a9d-287d674d70ac . In contrast, nearly 60% of those accepted by [[Grove City College]], a competitor of Wheaton College, choose to enroll.</ref> It is located in Wheaton, Illinois, which is a town west of [[Chicago]]. In contrast with [[Grove City College]] and other [[conservative]] schools, Wheaton College uses the tenure system that makes it nearly impossible to fire professors who push for [[liberal]] indoctrination. | + | '''Wheaton College''' is an increasingly [[liberal]] institution of higher education that was originally founded on [[Christian]] principles. It has about 600 students per grade and costs about $31,000 per year (including room and board); fewer than half who are offered admission decide to enroll.<ref>http://www.collegeguide.org/itemdetail.aspx?item=01a9c546-fd27-48cb-9a9d-287d674d70ac . In contrast, nearly 60% of those accepted by [[Grove City College]], a competitor of Wheaton College, choose to enroll.</ref> It is located in Wheaton, Illinois, which is a town west of [[Chicago]]. In contrast with [[Grove City College]] and other [[conservative]] schools, Wheaton College uses the tenure system that makes it nearly impossible to fire professors who push for [[liberal]] indoctrination. Famous Wheaton alumni include [[Billy Graham]] and former US House Speaker [[Dennis Hastert]].<ref>http://www.wheaton.edu/admissions/UndGrad/about/beamer-herald.htm</ref> |
| | Wheaton College espouses [[liberal]] beliefs to [[Christian]] students, marketing itself heavily to the evangelical community but then indoctrinating them to believe in [[abortion]] and the [[theory of evolution]]. | | Wheaton College espouses [[liberal]] beliefs to [[Christian]] students, marketing itself heavily to the evangelical community but then indoctrinating them to believe in [[abortion]] and the [[theory of evolution]]. |