How tolerant are Ivy League schools towards atheism?

There are multiple Christian groups on the Harvard Campus. Harvard is interested in developing leaders in all fields not just secular ones. Two of my best friends from Harvard are ministers and another plays the organ in a church. I had a kid who applied to Harvard and keep in touch with what is going on on campus. It hasn’t changed that much. Really. In fact all indications are that there are more Christians, especially Evangelicals, on campus now than there were in my day.

Both of my kids just left that question blank.

“I wonder if she had written about growing up Mormon in an atheist community if the results would have been the same. Probably not.”

Why?

“I hope I am wrong, but given the secular left’s hatred of practicing Christians, I doubt it.”

Edited out a characterization of another member that had no foundation. One can disagree with a statement without disparaging another member. Much more of this and the thread will be closed and people will get stronger warnings. - FC

What an odd thing to say. What “secular left” (liberal atheists, you mean?) people hate practicing Christians? What do you mean by “practicing Christians”?

Ivy League schools are probably skeptical of a kid who’s been homeschooled, has some very suspect biology courses, and writes one of his/her essays about picketing the funeral of a gay soldier. These kids are about 0.01% of the Christian population.

Similarly, I doubt they’re favorably inclined towards those whose essays discuss religion in a way that implies Christianity is superior to other faiths. I’m reasonably certain 0.01% of Ivy League applicants actually write anything of the sort.

The 99.98% of Christians who belong to neither group aren’t likely to face religious discrimination. A substantially larger percentage than either of the above groups seems to believe they’re a persecuted minority. It’s hard to defend your faith when you represent a mere 70% of the population.

As a card-carrying member of the Liberal Conspiracy to End Religion, I can assure you that the last thing we want is to prevent Christians from attending our Reeducation Centers (also known as the Ivy League).

@NotVerySmart: ROFL

@Zinhead: you may not believe my statement. That’s up to you. I’ll even be MORE forthright. I was one of those three ministers – and all three of us practiced in conservative evangelical denominations. But your worldview seems pretty entrenched and if you can’t believe that Christian faith can be formed and fostered at any Ivy, well – no skin off my nose. And I repeat: I wouldn’t hesitate one second to send my own kids there.