So. A Brown University student transferred to Liberty University for a semester to write a book. I love the headline - Ivy Leaguer "infiltrates" Falwell's University.. Because, you know, it takes Bondian skills to apply and attend.

Disclosure:  While I did not attend Liberty, I come from this background.  I was raised an Evangelical Christian.  I attended religious schools, including college.  In fact, Dr. Falwell was a friend of my parents.  So yeah, I tend to get a bit touchy about the whole "omg they are SUCH FREAKS" thing.  Sure, sure, I can say that but that's my family.  I'm allowed to talk smack.  Others aren't.

Of course, and I saw this coming from parsecs away, Our Intrepid Spy discovered that Evangelical Christians are people too! 

He lined up a publisher — Grand Central Publishing — and arrived at the Lynchburg campus prepared for "hostile ideologues who spent all their time plotting abortion clinic protests and sewing Hillary Clinton voodoo dolls."

Instead, he found that "not only are they not that, but they're rigorously normal."

You don't say.  I take great joy when those who pride themselves on tolerance reveal their own bigotry.  And I love the admission that he went into this with a very definite point of view only to find out he's a huge bigot.  Nom nom that's some tasty irony there.   

Look, it should be obvious that I don't particularly agree with Liberty's stance on the fact that I'm evil and going to hell for the whole sexuality thing.  But you know what?  Those horrible Evangelicals are some of the kindest, most helpful, most caring people I know.  They'll tell me that I'm going to hell and need saving while in the middle of helping me move, driving me around when my car breaks down, proving food and clothing after a fire, etc. etc. etc. 

Maybe, just maybe, those who shriek tolerance should practice some of it.  Just sayin'. 

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