hi, friend. i definitely think you’ll be okay at all of these colleges; however, if you do claim to be politically independent, i’m not entirely sure liberty would be the best option, especially since the uni is known for being radically conservative (and perhaps i am making generalizations about it, but the two people i know who have gone to liberty [who are both right of center on the political spectrum] transferred out after their first year because it was “too much.” i’m from tennessee if that helps.).
the beauty of going to college is being able to meet people from all different walks of life, and i don’t want the fears of your parents about you possibly being indoctrinated into the leftist ideology to stifle that, hahaha. i go to an overwhelmingly liberal college, and some of my best pals are religious (presbyterian, catholic, jewish, hindu, buddhist, etc.) and have had no problems whatsoever. furthermore, you can be super religious and be super liberal, and you can be super atheist and be super conservative. people are different, and that’s okay. you are secure in your faith, and i encourage your parents to trust that.
now that that’s out of the way, i would rank the colleges in terms of “least” liberal to “most” liberal like this: Liberty > HPU > Elon > UNCG > CofC. i definitely encourage you to look into uofrichmond, as well as possibly wofford, davidson, and furman. the last three are just schools i thought of at the top of my head. super excited for you to start applications!