Andy's downfall probably originated with a certain naivete and the sense that his faith was invulnerable. For the second semester of his junior year, he signed up for what he thought would be a benign history course; The Historical Origins of Christianity. When he discovered the extreme liberal nature of the professor, Andy decided to stay and duke it out, counter fallacy with fact, lies with truth. I can take him, Andy had thought.
The professor ate him alive. Dr. Neal raised hundreds of questions in the name of Biblical cristicism and historical accuracy, questions Andy had never considered before. In spite of digging throught his apologetics books for endless hours, looking for answers, his faith began to slowly disintegrate.
It was like being attacked by intellectual bombs, each one tearing out another piece of his house of faith. By the end of the semester, Andy was despairing, the historical roots of his faith having been all but destroyed.
So far this looks like a mystery/love story/faith building book. Can't wait to see what will happen between him and Jesse (his long lost childhood best friend; girl)
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There are some pretty chilling things out there that liberals are doing to college students, which in turn will and is affecting our nation. I found these quotes on a message board:
You see, I am one of that rare breed--a conservative professor. For eleven years now I've been teaching literature and composition courses, helping students to hone their critical thinking and reading skills, a "market" many liberals laughably believe they have cornered. True critical thinking involves going beyond childish Bush-bashing; it involves using logic rather than simply throwing the grenades many liberals love to throw--"You're sexist! You're racist! You're a homophobe! You're stupid!"--in lieu of an actual argument.
I would be happy to challenge you to a "critical thinking" contest any day. But go ahead, foolishly believing that all the smart people are liberals; the more people like you continue to make that miscalculation, the easier it will be for conservatives to win the culture wars, not to mention the war on terror.
As a student who has survived the ravages of liberalism in our universities, I want to share with you some of my experiences with liberal bullying. When I was a student at New Mexico State University, I was a psych major. Now, everyone knows that psychology is literally "owned" by liberals. However, there comes a point at which one must draw the line of tolerance.
I have been forced to withdraw from courses taught by liberals simply because I refused to allow myself to be indoctrinated by their leftist propaganda. I find it objectionable that there are professors who are forcing students to agree with them, under threat of assigning failing course grades simply because the student disagrees with said propaganda. Folks, our universities have become reeducation centers.
"My teacher came into class the day after the election proclaiming, 'That's it. This is the death of America.' The rest of the class was eager to agree, and twenty minutes of Bush-bashing ensued. At one point, one student asked our teacher whether she should be so vocal, lest any students be conservatives. She then asked us whether any of us were Republicans. Naturally, no one volunteered that information, whereupon our teacher turned to the inquisitive student and said, 'See? No one in here would be stupid enough to vote for Bush.' "
Some students undoubtedly find such banter fun. But for others it can be chilling. And just as teachers' freedom of speech must be protected, so must students' freedom to learn, if it is threatened. "The inability to benefit from a robust and free exchange of ideas--intellectual harassment if you will--goes to the very heart of the academic enterprise."
Some student responses at Yale:
- "My professor mocked conservatives constantly."
- "Professors in Biology were extremely anti-religion and mocked it openly. Pro left-wing jokes/anti-Bush jokes abound."
- "I feel intimidated."
- "My Spanish teacher only presented readings against Bush's trade policy in Latin America. . . . Also actively silenced people who disagreed with her."
- "Professors often have a slant in the readings they choose. As long as you're aware of it, you can prepare against it."
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