I am a Christian college student, and let me tell you, I wanted to be a journalist, but I got to the office to talk to my advisor, and you will never believe what he told me.
So, he said, what side of the political spectrum are you on?
I say, I am neither.
He says, what will it be, the New York Times or the LDS Ensign?
I say, neither.
He says, then you should not be a journalism major. Journalism is for leftists and the occasional conservative who works for the Mormons or Focus on the Family.
I walk out and decide to change majors.
I have had several friends who are teaching majors. despite the bad pay here in Utah, they elect to stay here because they get defended by the parents when they stand up for thier viewpoints. One was a Christian girl and another was a Mormon.
Aside from that, how do explain the diversity requirement at most colleges? I don't get it, why should I have to take a course on poor people in Virginia or handicapped people? It seems like a worthless requirement to me.
It's enough to make conspiracy theories strangely believable.
By the way, hope all goes well with the new major. My oldest son is 17. He thought for years (when he thought at all!) that he would go to business school, but now he's leaning toward a film major. I want to encourage him -- we need strong Christians in the arts and media -- but he's in for a tough road, I fear.