Ignorance is Not Bliss

People always say that "Ignorance is bliss" or "Out of sight out of mind", but I don't think that's true.

I go to a private Christian college and so I figured that meant that everyone was a Christian. Boy was I stupid to think that. I guess that the reason I thought that was because we are required to go to chapel so many times each semester, plus we need to take classes about the bible and Christianity so I figured that if you weren't a Christian you wouldn't want to sit through that kind of stuff.

After seeing some of the people that go here I kind of thought to myself, "I wouldn't be surprised if that person was gay." Yeah it's dumb to just assume someone's sexuality based on stereotypes and such, but it's what I did. I reminded myself that it's a Christian college, why would a homosexual want to go to school where it's taught that the sexual preference they have is wrong? I couldn't fathom it because I was ignorant.

A while after starting school, my friend told me about how there were gay people and atheists that went to our school. It kind of shocked me, not because I had anything against them. If you're nice to me, I'm nice to you. It was just surprising to me that they would choose to go here.

Now, I don't think that going to a Christian college makes me superior at all. I chose it because it was close to home and I liked the small school feel of it. It was also nice to think that I wouldn't have to worry about all of these parties where everyone was drinking and doing drugs. I mean yeah, they might still happen, but it's a lot less noticeable. I have some friends going to a public school where all everyone does is drink and party and I would hate that. Another friend of mine goes to a big state school. She told me that it was common to have riots there, that scares me so much.

I guess that someone who isn't Christian might go to a Christian college because they like the smaller school feeling and aren't around all of the parties. I am completely okay with going here if that's what they want to do. I'm not the bible pushing kind of Christian that thinks that everyone should believe what I believe and that gay people should be "fixed."

Anyway, that's my rant for the day. I could probably sit here forever and write out my opinions on the matter, but I do somewhat have a life.

Cheers.