pemberly wrote:
i can see where he's coming from. i live in a decidedly blue state, and I find that most b-school ppl are very liberal and have preconceived notions about Christians, even if a person does not evangelize. i know when ppl ask me my religion and I reply, I always get an oh, followed by a look. Many people just assume that Christians will start trying to convert you or hate gays or whatever.
A few points:
1. B-school people tend to be pretty liberal in the social sense (has a lot to do with being young), but I was surprised by how conservative they are on a lot of issues. Most of the tend to be very pro-business (not surprising). You're not too likely to find to many anti-capitalist left-wingers at b-school.
2. I found the cross-section of political beliefs to be pretty much the same as I found at work. A few hardcore left and right-wingers and the vast majority somewhere in between.
3. If you identify yourself as a Christian you'll get a few people that will judge you based on that, but not many. I'm pretty much of the libertarian mindset and one of my very good friends is very far left. We give each other crap all the time, have some lively debates, but it never comes between us. You'll find most people are like that.
4. Get used to it! You can be gay, straight, left-wing, right-wing, like chocolate or like vanilla ice-cream and somebody will have a problem with it. Stand-up for yourself in a respectful way and don't give it much thought. There are much more important things to focus on.
RF