On the other hand, Roose was a typical sophomore at Brown university: secular, non-evangelical, and liberal. Liberty is a 10,000-student-large conservative Christian university with prayers before every class, teachings on Creationism, and a strict 46-page long rule book known as “The Liberty Way” which prohibits drinking, smoking, indecent attire (including Speedos at pools), contact with the opposite sex, and more. In The Unlikely Disciple (Grand Central Publishing, 2009), Kevin Roose chronicles his experience of studying at Liberty University for a semester. What do you think of when I mention the term “American evangelical”? Do you think of a picture of a white person who is homophobic, Bible-thumping, Republican, and unthinking? More importantly, do you see yourself as being unable to relate to the person you’ve pictured?
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