Obama's Indoctrination 101, According To Santorum



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Presidential campaigns have always astonished me with the facts, figures, statistics and numbers that are tossed around by candidates.  One never is quite sure which statistics, numbers, facts and figures are accurate.  Organizations that fact-check such information generally rule that most of these numbers, statistics and facts are misleading, filled with half-truths and less than accurate.  The American people have become accustomed to hearing this information every four years and generally believe the numbers that their candidate put forth as the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.  In addition to using numbers to share a story, candidates have a great propensity for inventing perceptions of their opponents views and plans.    

This past week saw this very approach by Rick Santorum, Republican Presidential candidate, as he put forth the reason for President Obama wanting more young people to attend college.  He claims Obama wants more young people to go to college so that they can undergo indoctrination to a secular world view.  His actual words, "I understand why Barack Obama wants to send every kid to college, because of their indoctrination mills, absolutely...The indoctrination that is going on at the university level is a harm to our country."

Throughout an hour long interview with radio host, Glenn Beck, Santorum proclaimed many of his social views which have been well-documented over the last week.  His view of education, specifically his perception of what he calls Obama's secular world view is just too fascinating.  Santorum claims that over 60% of young people who attend college with a faith commitment leave college without it.  What Santorum claims is that President Obama wants kids to attend college so that they leave behind their Christian faith.

No mention of the President wanting more young people to gain an education and be prepared for a professional life.  No mention of  achievement.  No mention of  a degree.  No, President Obama wants our young people to lose their Christian faith by attending our universities.  Who really can believe such nonsense?  Does Santorum really believe such poppycock?   It is difficult for me to consider his candidacy for the Presidency when he shares such dribble. 

Santorum and his wife, Karen, are solid believers in home-schooling.  He commented to Beck, "The federal government needs to get out of education.  The state government by and large needs to get out of education, other than making sure there are sufficient resources, particularly in poorer neighborhoods, to be able to help some sort of equality of education in America..to have the resources to have the best customized education."

Does he really believe that all of our children across this great nation of ours would have an equal opportunity in education to grow, to learn and to excel without some level of governmental direction and regulation?  Does he really believe that colleges and universities have as one of their primary missions the devaluing of Christianity?   He is free as we all our to choose to home-school our children.  Given all of his recent social stances, home schooling in the Santorum home would not be the education I would choose for my child.