The Silent Majority: A Conservative's Campus Awakening

When I was a junior in college, I attended a semester exchange program at American University in Washington, DC. 

As the lone vocal conservative Christian, I often found myself isolated in intense debates against the rest of the class. 

At least that’s what it seemed like.

One day, after class, I had a conversation with a student named Chris on the way to lunch. 

We had just wrapped up one of those debates, and he said, “Todd, you just have so much common sense.” 

I replied, “Then why don’t you ever stand up and agree with me?”

He didn’t have a response, but I learned something that day.

There were 25 students  - and perhaps only 5 were arguing against me. 

Why did I assume the other 20 agreed with them? 

Perhaps they agreed with me.