<p>I am also looking at colleges as a Christian. I have no problem being in an environment with people of other beliefs, but I don’t want to have to constantly be on the defensive during college because of my Christianity. I have been looking at princeton. Does anyone have any info about being a Christian there?</p>
<p>Your presence would definitely be a positive contribution to PU’s struggle to enhance true “diversity.” And without a doubt, you’d experience a massive cultural experience contributing to broadening your education and enhancing your capacity for apoligetically and hermeneutically interpreting, defending, and sharing your faith. It’d be like being forced to work out in the a world-class prison gym to defend yourself and explain why you refuse to participate in certain “yard” activities new prisoners might be prone to. :eek: Undoubtedly you’d be a “better man” (or gal) but the cost would be steep in terms of monies, time, and stress. ;)</p>
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<p>Did you see my post on the closed thread regarding Princeton? If not, PM me and I can share what I know. My son, a freshman at MIT, applied to, and was accepted into, Princeton. We are personally familiar with the Princeton Evangelical Fellowship as well as the Westerly Road Church. Princeton is liberal just like most colleges around the country, but there’s wonderful Christian support there and a Christian could thrive at Princeton.</p>
<p>I can’t speak for the Ivies, however I can say that many schools are strongly against anything remotely Christian. I’m currently attending a community college in South Texas. I’m 44 years old & just returned last year (I’m on my 3rd semester) & I was shocked/appalled at the attitude. One teacher started of class by saying “If you are gay/homosexual I just want you to know you are welcome in this class”, I felt like saying “what if we are Christian?”. That’s just the tip. One rhetoric professor used his rhetorical skills to basically tear apart the faith of a whole class of mostly Catholics (Catholics are prevalent down here). These kids don’t know the first thing about apologetics so they can’t articulate their beliefs. I’m a history major so I constantly hear professors spout anti-christian statements. Most of the time I have to interject & correct them (I’m a candidate for a Master in Divinity from a local seminary & possess a BDiv) for being misinformed.
The thing is I have no problems going to a secular school Ivy or not for graduate school (heck for undergraduate if I could transfer!). I view is no different than Joseph, Moses or Daniel in Egypt/Babylon. All were educated in the world, yet none lost their faith in God. I already KNOW my faith, I feel very good about learning their point of view.
By the way I did get into a rather nasty discussion with one professor (the one who made the LGBT comment) & came out on the better end of it. He had no idea I could articulate my point & defend it & I exposed his own inconsistencies. I wound up getting an A in his class. So far my GPA is 3.88 with my lowest grade a single B. I feel that my grades are the best way for me to glorify God in college. I might be in the world, but I’m not a part of it.
Sorry for rambling, but I thought it was pertinent to the discussion. Feel free to remove if moderator feels it’s inappropriate.</p>
<p>Had not seen this thread in a while, so will respond.</p>
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<p>It‘s not surprising but it is inappropriate.</p>
<p>The O/P asked: “How accepting are the Ivies?” Brush aside for the moment the heavily loaded word “accepting” and change the question, let’s say, to “Will I fit it?" Or “Will I feel comfortable?” All legitimate questions for this forum. The responses could range from yes, no to somewhere in-between. The question doesn’t ask for a primer on the “true path” as some members may see it. Doing so is a violation of the ToS.</p>
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<p>Simple. Because I want to be.</p>
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My opinion is I can be anywhere I want.
If you don’t like my posts you may ignore them or respond as you wish.</p>
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<p>Not true, W/P. One may affirm that they are aware that they are supposed to testify truthfully and are aware of the penalties in failing to do so. </p>
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<p>You are correct. W/P is wrong in thinking that everyone sees the same banner.</p>
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<p>Here’s what the TOS says about this:
Clearly, anybody posting on threads about the nexus of religion and colleges should try to keep the discussion on topic, and to remain courteous. But it seems to me that there are people who really do want information about the religious environment at colleges–both religiously affiliated colleges and others–and they can get some of that information here.</p>