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* ''Economics: Work and Prosperity'' — Ostensibly an economics text, actually an anti-[[communism|communist]] tract, although apparently the news of the Soviet Union's collapse passed the author by. Not surprising, since he is [[Russell Kirk]], who not only died in 1994, but was not an economist even when he was warm. It should be said, however, that the authors of real economics texts could take a hint from Dr. Kirk's ''writing style''. | * ''Economics: Work and Prosperity'' — Ostensibly an economics text, actually an anti-[[communism|communist]] tract, although apparently the news of the Soviet Union's collapse passed the author by. Not surprising, since he is [[Russell Kirk]], who not only died in 1994, but was not an economist even when he was warm. It should be said, however, that the authors of real economics texts could take a hint from Dr. Kirk's ''writing style''. | ||
* ''Sex, Love and Romance: Sex Education from the Bible'' — Probably the only [[sex]]-ed book that contains more references to ''Satan'' than to ''semen''. A must-read for aspiring misogynists and writers of religious-themed erotica. | * ''Sex, Love and Romance: Sex Education from the Bible'' — Probably the only [[sex]]-ed book that contains more references to ''Satan'' than to ''semen''. A must-read for aspiring misogynists and writers of religious-themed erotica. | ||
| − | * ''Bible Doctrines for Today'' - a Bible course text that may also double as bad science fiction. An excerpt: "Some have suggested that as Christ returns, the New Jerusalem, a satellite space city, begins its descent toward the earth (Rev.21:1-2). This event has not gone unnoticed by the sophisticated tracking devices of the world. The armies of the world therefore pinpoint its destination as Jerusalem and gather there to do battle against what they interpret as invaders from outer space." | + | * ''Bible Doctrines for Today'' - a Bible course text that may also double as bad science fiction. An excerpt: "Some have suggested that as Christ returns, the New Jerusalem, a satellite space city, begins its descent toward the earth (Rev.21:1-2). This event has not gone unnoticed by the sophisticated tracking devices of the world. The armies of the world therefore pinpoint its destination as Jerusalem and gather there to do battle against what they interpret as invaders from outer space."{{fact}} |
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Revision as of 07:00, 8 June 2010
Pensacola Christian College (or PCC) is a lovely unaccredited institute of higher learning, founded by 1974 by minister Arlin Horton, and located right down the street from Dinosaur Adventure Land. The college has 1500 staff and 4700 students, approximately 1 staff member for every three students. They also run "A Beka Book", a propaganda mill publishing house providing sermons textbooks to Christian homeschoolers the world over.
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Tha rules
PCC follows a "morally sensible" and "educationally efficient" policy of gender segregation. Indeed, any physical contact between members of the opposite sex (including shaking hands) is strictly forbidden. To help students conform to this, all stairwells and elevators on campus are segregated by gender. Patronizing movie theaters or public libraries, visiting the dormitories of the opposite gender, profanity, listening to any music other than pre-approved Christian music, having hair of the wrong length, and off-campus meeting of members of the opposite sex are grounds for immediate expulsion.
Coursework
As a college of "true" Christians, PCC does not include any coursework that could conflict with a strictly literal reading of Genesis (including Young Earth Creationism and the Great Flood). For these reasons, PCC is not forced to deal with pesky, unnecessary subjects such as evolution, the Chinese civilization before about 400BC, or pre-Columbian America. PCC also denies Sigmund Freud's work on psychoanalysis.
A Beka Book
PCC's publishing house, A Beka Book (named after Rev. Horton's wife, Rebekah) supplies a full range of fundamentalist Christian textbooks to homeschoolers, most of which espouse creationism.
Some highlights from the catalog:
- Science of the Physical Creation — Jam-packed with useful scientific information, such as "evolution is a pile of bunk," "evolutionists are a pack of frauds," "dinosaurs were dragons," etc.
- Physics: The Foundational Science — The highlight of this text is its wealth of lengthy historical essays on Men of Science, Men of God; physics takes a real back seat.
- Vocabulary, Spelling and Poetry series — Besides learning words useful in reading the King James version of the Bible (which PCC believes is the only good translation), students are treated to lengthy essays on how, e.g., the "descriptive" school of dictionary writers are spearheading a satanic conspiracy bent on making "evolutionists" out of English speakers.
- Economics: Work and Prosperity — Ostensibly an economics text, actually an anti-communist tract, although apparently the news of the Soviet Union's collapse passed the author by. Not surprising, since he is Russell Kirk, who not only died in 1994, but was not an economist even when he was warm. It should be said, however, that the authors of real economics texts could take a hint from Dr. Kirk's writing style.
- Sex, Love and Romance: Sex Education from the Bible — Probably the only sex-ed book that contains more references to Satan than to semen. A must-read for aspiring misogynists and writers of religious-themed erotica.
- Bible Doctrines for Today - a Bible course text that may also double as bad science fiction. An excerpt: "Some have suggested that as Christ returns, the New Jerusalem, a satellite space city, begins its descent toward the earth (Rev.21:1-2). This event has not gone unnoticed by the sophisticated tracking devices of the world. The armies of the world therefore pinpoint its destination as Jerusalem and gather there to do battle against what they interpret as invaders from outer space."[citation needed]