<p>Being from so far away, I do not really hear about Wake Forest that much. I know it was founded by Baptists but has no real religious affiliation now. I am wondering how much those traditions feed into the teaching today and what percent of students are Baptists... If you are not, are you out of place?</p>
<p>I think that I've heard that there are actually more Catholics at Wake than Baptists now. I'm not Baptist, and I have never felt out of place. It's not that much of a deal anymore.</p>
<p>This is a non issue anymore ... unless one is seeking a Southern Baptist campus. Then you're outta luck.</p>
<p>Even when it was SB, it was not much of an issue aside from the WFU admissions policy which required that some 42% (I believe that was the %) be NC Babdusts. Since parting company with the Southern Baptist Convention some 20+ years back, it's become an East Coast draw and national/international draw to a lesser degree.</p>
<p>Yeah. The current Factbook shows the present percentages at WFU:</p>
<p>24% Roman Catholic</p>
<p>11% Baptist
11% Methodist
11% Presbyterian</p>
<p>It's a nonissue.</p>
<p>okay thank you very much!</p>
<p>One thing about religion though- I've noticed that far more people actually go to church and are involved with religious student groups than they did at my high school (I'm from Michigan if that means anything). Like, students actually voluntarily go to church every weekend. As far as the influence of religion when it comes to teaching, it's a non-issue as previously stated. My roommate is Jewish and she's is not out of place at all. Most people are religious, but if you aren't they don't really care.</p>
<p>There are 3 Catholic masses on campus every Sunday, as well as daily mass throughout the week. There is a Baptist church from the community that meets in Wait Chapel, and I've never heard anyone complain about getting rides to other types of services.</p>