Liberty University Brainwashing

For years, Liberty University's crest has read "Knowledge Aflame." However, I propose that it should be changed to "Liberals Aflame." Why? I think it should be due to the fact that if you're anything less than ultra-conservative at their school, you're pretty much burned at the stake. At a school that teaches that Christianity, a supposed peaceful religion that celebrates the acceptance of all people, I've never seen more hate and bigotry in my entire life.

Today, I was speaking with a former classmate and fellow Obama supporter from Liberty. He congratulated me on our recent victory in Obama being the presumptive Democratic nominee. I thanked him and asked if he was ready to do some work on campus and in Lynchburg, to get Obama elected in November. His response sickened me. He told me he wasn't sure because his girlfriend (who also attends Liberty) wasn't too fond of his support for Obama, as she is pretty set in her conservativeness.

I went from sickened to very angry. Is Liberty University getting THAT bad at brainwashing people? I mean, here is my former classmate, who just in February, was ready to help lead a group of young Obama supporters to making a huge statement that they support something different, in the midst of mediocrity and repetitiveness. Now, he's reduced to being afraid of showing support for his candidate, because his girlfriend has been trained to brainwash people into being conservative. What kind of sick school is this?

I was so angry, that I went on. I guess I was also reeling from my former articles on Southern conservatives' voting habits. I was angry and wanted to know why these conservatives are so bent on abortion, when there's a war still going on. I reasoned that killing is killing, no exceptions, in my book. These men at war were once innocent children in their mothers' wombs. So, why is it okay to send them off to war, with a chance of getting killed, but we have to try our best to birth babies instead of killing them? I mean, I am not a sadist who is pro-abortion. I just want to know what the difference is. It's so wrong.

I didn't get to voice my opinion on gay rights, because I had to sign off from Facebook IM, before I got really angry. However, I do have something to say about that. To these conservatives: I know what the Bible supposedly says about homosexuality. However, look at the big picture. We live in the United States of America. We are melting pot of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists, Agnostics, Muslims, Pagans, Apathetics, and beyond. Therefore, no matter what argument you use, not everyone follows the Bible. I'll tell you what all of us in the United States DO have in common. That's the document that states "ALL men were created equal." That's right. ALL. Not just straight, white, conservative men. Therefore, why should gays not have the same rights as straight people? It is an outrage to me, and I'm not even gay.

Anyway, I guess my point is that people who are teaching that these should be KEY deciding factors, and sometimes, the only deciding factors in choosing a President, like Liberty, are wrong. It's just sad that it seems like it will never end. However, I do salute those people that are in schools like Liberty, or towns like I live in, that are all conservative, but they stand up for something different. That at least gives me some hope.