<p>I agree with the op, enough with the judgment, it is all about fit. The sad fact is that a top student has to search far and wide to find a good, sound, militant education.</p>
<p>Best of luck gaytheist.</p>
<p>Intolerantly yours,</p>
<p>John Walker Lindh</p>
<p>Afraid we can’t help you with the college search, but we’ll be praying for you!
Blessings --</p>
<p>@Stats21: Good one!</p>
<p>In your shoes, I’d look for schools in the states with largest % of atheists or even nonreligious people. I think the state with the highest % of atheists is Vermont. Other option may be Oregon if I remember the census data.</p>
<p>My recommendation, however, is to go to the best place you get into and become involved in their atheist/freethinkers/nonbelievers association.</p>
<p>My advice to anyone who calls him/herself “militant [anything]” and says that any religion or political belief other than his/her own is the root of all evil: Please consider counseling. Such anger can’t be good for you.</p>
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<p>Hey, no one posting here has any “right” to not be criticized. When people post here about wanting to go to a school where there aren’t any <fill in=“” name=“” of=“” race,=“” creed,=“” or=“” ideology=“” your=“” choice=“”>, they get criticized as well. Atheists, militant, gay, or otherwise, don’t get some special pass on this. </fill></p>
<p>And you just gotta love how someone who wants to be all in-your-face-intolerant of another group demands tolerance for his own point of view. :rolleyes: </p>
<p>OP, some real advice: create a new user ID. Wait a bit. Then write a new post, asking if people have suggestions for schools that are especially atheist-friendly. You’re probably not going to find the atheist madrassa of your dreams, but you just might get some suggestions about schools where you’ll be able to learn and grow.</p>
<p>You should check out Bob Jones University!</p>
<p>@CountMonteCristo I hadn’t even thought to look there! One of my atheist mentors, my junior year bio teacher, went there but it hadn’t occured to me that there would be a large population of atheists there. Thanks so much for the objective, helpful information! ツ</p>
<p>gaytheist – I think your original post was less than diplomatic, but your basic point was clear. You’re essentially looking for a college where people like Dawkins are welcome or even cheered on. Unfortunately for you, I think there are relatively few such places. Atheists are a minority even at very liberal and/or secular colleges. </p>
<p>Princeton Review has a ranking of “least religious” colleges. It may be worth a look: </p>
<ol>
<li>Bennington</li>
<li>Reed</li>
<li>Bard</li>
<li>Vassar</li>
<li>Sarah Lawrence</li>
<li>Simon’s Rock</li>
<li>Emerson</li>
<li>Pomona</li>
<li>Grinnell</li>
<li>Macalester</li>
<li>Hampshire</li>
<li>Eugene Lang</li>
<li>Conn College</li>
<li>Hamilton</li>
<li>Haverford</li>
<li>Lewis & Clark</li>
<li>College of the Atlantic</li>
<li>UCSB</li>
<li>Skidmore</li>
<li>Bowdoin</li>
</ol>
<p>Have you considered colleges in Canada? UBC particularly comes to mind, but U Toronto and McGill are excellent as well. They’re much cheaper than comparable American universities, though financial aid won’t be as easily available.</p>
<p>Scratch off McGill. It has Faculty of Religious Studies and is affiliated with three theological colleges.</p>
<p>Notre Dame, BC, Georgetown. O wait. Those are all awesome schools. Gaytheist, which first if you ignore the pun means you are a homosexual religious person, I hope a school like that doesn’t exist because it would be the most depressing place to be. “there is no God, we just end at some point”. So in summary, your ideal university does not exist and maybe you should just go to a moderate or even a liberal college just to learn some sense of tolerance. And thank you for calling my beliefs the root of all evil.</p>
<p>OP deserves a 4 year full-ride at ■■■■■ U!*</p>
<p>Or maybe 4 years at Liberty, Biola or Bob Jones U?</p>
<p>(I see that I’m 2nd with my Bob Jones Rec! )</p>