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As someone who has personally gotten into an argument with Father Jenkins over workers’ rights, written about the ridiculous lawsuit, and signed petitions in favor of the reversal of hateful policies, I agree with you that not everyone is ideologically identical at ND.</p>
<p>However, the ideological diversity at Notre Dame is not what it would be in the general population. It is majority conservative and overwhelmingly wealthy Catholic. There are, of course, issues that are exceptions, like gay rights, which is largely a generational gap. Hatred for gays definitely seems to be the minority opinion at ND, as shown by overwhelming student support for gay rights, even amongst otherwise conservative students. Similarly, the vast majority of the student body is pro-life.</p>
<p>Again, there is ideological diversity. But, as I initially said, not “a lot.” Meaning noticeably less than a random sample of the US would yield. However, if someone comes from a very ideologically whitewashed background where everyone in their community was of basically the same belief set, or even if they came from a very red or very blue state, ND might appear more diverse in this way, so I suppose it is a matter of perspective.</p>