Mr. and Mrs. Page’s daughter was very fortunate in that she didn’t have these problems in college.  The fact remains that there are people who are insulted by this behavior, and do not see any positive aspects to it.

Would you think it a bad thing if a nonbeliever went to college and returned as an evangelical, or even a Catholic?

If you want respect for people with liberal beliefs, then I want respect for people with conservative beliefs.

It depends upon what you mean by new experiences. If you mean becoming sexually involved with a number of men over the duration of college - that’s liberality (actually promiscuity). And not a positive nor healthy “new” experience to my mind, either.
I never said these experiences make people evil or bad - those were your words. The acts themselves are immoral though - excessive drinking, frequent hook-ups, etc. And of course, we may find ourselves in heaven with these previously wild party-people, IF they have repented and amend their lives.
I think you are sadly mistaken about the nature of teaching in university, Ann. I would encourage you to sit in on a few classes here and there. You will be quite surprised. While the classroom is more open to discussion than 20 years ago, students with a strong belief in God and traditional values generally do not feel comfortable expressing their views in class, or on campus anywhere for that matter. After 3 or 4 years of this kind of barrage and the sense of isolation these young people experience, it’s no wonder many of them leave their faith behind. To be counter-cultural today takes a lot of guts, a great deal of maturity, and the willingness to suffer for ones beliefs.

You may say that religion has no place in a secular institute, but secular humanism is also a religion - just not a God-centred one.

God bless
Patricia

Hi

My name is Ann I am married to David.  Our Daughter had a wonderful freshman year at college.  She is not a “party girl” however, she is a young woman who welcomes new experiences.  We have raised our children to be tolerant and non-judgmental of others.  Just because some choose to experiment with sex before marriage, does not make them evil or bad.  There are many paths to the Father’s house. We may find ourselves in heaven with these wild party types - who just happen to be young and inexperienced at the moment.

I do not believe for one moment that the majority of our institutions of higher learning care about indoctrinating our children to a liberal point of view.  However, I do believe that they are interested in broadening our children’s views and offer a diverse curriculum and healthy debate.

I know of a few colleges down south who would not have allowed my husband and I to date in the good old days.

Respectfully,

Ann

Mr Page might want to question his daughter a little more closely on just WHAT does go on in college. This stuff is going on in high schools for heaven’s sake. Get with it.
While you might not consider it a loss if an evangelical loses their faith in God, there ARE some of us who strongly disagree. Liberals are always claiming that schools are not for indoctrinating, but at the university level it’s quite clear just what is going on. Indoctrination in liberality at it’s best both within and outside the classroom including, mocking of those with any belief system other than secular humanism, promotion of abortion and contraception, frequent hook-ups with mixed residences and even mixed residence rooms etc. Then the university administration complains when residences are trashed, students injured, women (and men) suffering from depression and the overall immaturity of the student body.
I have three university degrees ranging from 1977 to 2006 and I can tell you the university culture has changed and it isn’t for the better.

My daughter went to Simmons and encountered none of what is described here. There were troubled students but there are troubled people everywhere. I don’t know why Tufts would be that different. Perhaps she was being too judgmental. I’m sure there were students at Tufts she could relate to but it would be unrealistic to expect the entire student body to conform to her standards. I think you can find what your looking for wherever you go.

According to Focus On The Family (not my favorite group) fully 50% of kids who enter college as evangelicals are not evangelicals four years later. They, of course, think that’s a bad thing. They said that it didn’t matter if the school was christian or not.