Religious Colleges

[Charles Fout]

As long as we're on the subject, what I will add to the conversation is my coworker's experience of having gone to a small religious college (not Liberty.) They offered him a full ride, and for financial reasons, at the wise old age of 18, he took that over his first choice, which was Big State University.
What he came to realize for the next few decades is that anyone who sees on a resume or LinkedIn or in conversation where he went to college makes assumptions that he must be religious and/or have conservative social values. Neither is true. He doesn't like the baggage his degree came with. Your mileage may vary.

That’s very interesting. It’s probably a good thing that the stereotyping isn’t the norm or else there wouldn’t be any religious colleges left. They would all be out of business.

With Christianity being the dominant religion in the US, that's not exactly true. Plenty of people are fine with degrees from generic Christian colleges and universities. For instance, I believe that Yale is a Christian university but all it means there is that you have to attend a religion class or two. 

The Liberty variant of Christianity and Christian universities has fewer followers and comes with more baggage. Having to cite the Bible in accounting class, for instance, is pretty ridiculous and makes the classes sound like a joke to a lot of people.

Any such course requirements are perfectly in line with Liberty University's Mission Statement, and should not be a surprise to anyone.

"Statement of Mission and Purpose
Maintaining the vision of the founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell, Liberty University develops Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential to impact the world.
Through its residential and online programs, services, facilities, and collaborations, the University educates men and women who will make important contributions to their workplaces and communities, follow their chosen vocations as callings to glorify God, and fulfill the Great Commission."

https://www.liberty.edu/about/purpose-and-mission-statement/