{"id":31894,"date":"2022-09-10T15:48:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/one-of-the-least-wanted-traits-of-a-college-roommate-being-an-evangelical-christian\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:48:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:48:09","slug":"one-of-the-least-wanted-traits-of-a-college-roommate-being-an-evangelical-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/one-of-the-least-wanted-traits-of-a-college-roommate-being-an-evangelical-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Least Wanted Traits of a College Roommate\u2014Being an Evangelical Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"
Priscilla Du Preez photo – Unsplash <\/p>\n

By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

As college freshmen move on to campus in the coming weeks, some may be praying their roommate is not an evangelical Christian.<\/p>\n

Richard Shafranek, a political science Ph.D. student at Northwestern University, surveyed a group of students at a large midwestern university to discover the most and least desirable traits of a potential roommate.<\/p>\n

Above anything else, college students don\u2019t want to share a place with someone from a different political party. Neither do they want to room with someone who is \u201cnot at all clean and tidy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next least desirable attribute, however, is someone who is an evangelical Christian.<\/p>\n

College students would rather bunk with a country music fan or someone who goes to bed at 9 p.m., than have an evangelical Christian roommate.<\/p>\n

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While being Catholic or LGBT also had a negative impact on a potential roommate\u2019s desirability, both were held in higher regard than evangelicals.<\/p>\n

Someone who was Hispanic, Asian, Jewish, or black were all viewed positively.<\/p>\n

Other traits that led to a negative reaction included someone who was very interested in politics, as well as someone who was not at all interested in politics.<\/p>\n

College students were also turned off by potential roommates who liked jazz music, visits the farmers market, is into cars, swims, plays golf, or is very clean and tidy.<\/p>\n

Positive traits were those of the same political party, a 1 a.m. bedtime, enjoys hip-hop or electronic music, does yoga, likes foreign films, and is in the performing arts.<\/p>\n

The most desirable trait for a roommate was one who enjoys watching sports.<\/p>\n

Few college students wanting an evangelical roommate demonstrates the changing religious landscape on campuses.<\/p>\n

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The annual American Freshman Survey by UCLA has found significant decreases in the number of new four-year college students who identify with a religion or attend religious services.<\/p>\n

In 1967, almost 8 in 10 college freshmen identified as a Christian. By 2017, it had fallen to around 6 in 10. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who identified as irreligious has almost quadrupled in the past 50 years\u2014up from 8% to 30%.<\/p>\n

However, Steve Turner, senior director of next generation mobilization for the North American Mission Board, sees a silver lining for college ministries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is actually the best of times for evangelism,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s harder, but more fruitful because we can strip it back to the essence of our faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

AARON EARLS (@WardrobeDoor)<\/strong> is online editor of<\/em> Facts & Trends.<\/p>\n

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