“...I realized how naive I was. My aunt Tina was right: this stuff does exist, and it does hurt people, and although there are lots of people at Liberty who condemn violence against gays-including Dr. Falwell himself-the number of students who want to give them the Goliath treatment isn't zero. In fact, the number who live in my room isn't zero.” PeopleGivingHurtLibertyViolenceStudentsI RealizedAunt Author:Kevin Roose
“I think the style Plimpton popularized - the dive-in, try-it-yourself journalism - is appealing and useful for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the value of an outsider's view into a little-known or misunderstood subculture. I tried to do the same thing with my book - tap into a pocket of American life that few people have any idea about, and tell the real, unvarnished truth about it in a way that was open-minded and authentic.” PeopleThinkingBookRealReasonValuesStyleJournalismMisunderstood Author:Kevin Roose
“I love being prayed for! I know that sounds strange, and I've had people ask me if I'm offended when Liberty students pray for me, since they're (usually) praying that I'll see the light and become a born-again Christian. But there's no malice behind it. They simply believe that unsaved people are in trouble, spiritually, and they want to make sure I'm safe from damnation. In a way, given their beliefs about the afterlife, it'd be mean for them NOT to pray for my salvation.” PeopleBelieveMeanChristianBeliefLove IsLibertyTroubleStudentsStrangePrayingSalvationAsk MeOffendedMalicePray For Me Author:Kevin Roose
“What President Obama has done so masterfully of late is to say, in so many words, "I'm signing this executive order permitting federal funding for stem cell research, but I realize that many good, moral people are opposed to this, and I don't take that lightly." I think we can be more civil and empathetic in our discussions of public policy, and I hope my book can be a contribution to that tone.” PeopleThinkingBookDonePresidentRealizingMoralPolicyDiscussionPresident ObamaStemPublic PolicyEmpatheticStem CellStem Cell ResearchGood Moral Author:Kevin Roose
