Christian vs secular campus life

SimplyHezekiah
Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:09:42 +0000

Hi all,

I am a current freshman at Rice, and I can tell you that the campus is definitely not religious. I have encountered some heat from people as a result of my beliefs (I’m a Christian), but if you call them on it then they are good about it. Personally, I think that basing your decision to go to Rice on what percentage believes in a policy issue is absolutely ridiculous. I don’t really believe that Intelligent Design is a theory…I believe that Biblical creation happened. I don’t have “beyond a shadow of a doubt” evidence; if that were the case then I don’t think there would be any controversy on either side. If that makes me “wacky” then so be it! The main thing here is you have to be able to discuss things and defend your beliefs if you want to express them and be taken seriously. In the Rice Thresher, there are debates about these things, and it’s refreshing to read intelligent responses from fellow students. Just make sure that in your quest to be “open-minded” that you remember that others with religious beliefs usually have deep personal convictions for those beliefs, and to call them stupid or wacky for their beliefs is incredibly close-minded. Go Rice!