Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
The point of a college education isn't so much to learn facts, it's to learn how to think. You don't learn how to think by constantly having your own ideologies reinforced by Academics who have their hands tied by legislation supported by an electorate wherein more people do not have even a high school degree than a bachelor's (Ohio: 17.1% without a high school diploma, 13.7% with a bachelor's; source: 2000 Census). You learn to think by having your views criticized by your Professors & fellow students. Just like any other ideology, Christian-influenced ideas like those held by Charis Bridgman are not above criticism, plain and simple. If you don't want your religious opinions criticized, move to Iran and become a Muslim.
In my own experience, left-wing Professors love having conservative students in class because it gives everyone a chance to witness the argument, and to sharpen their own argumentative skills (which, the last time I checked, is one of the foundations of a successful democratic society). Did the Professor usually end up looking like they won the argument? Of course, but any professional is going to beat any amateur, and you become better by practicing with a more skilled opponent. Conservative students need to have more personal courage and fortitude to argue with their Professors than do liberal students, but again, they're better off for it in the long run because they know how to do more than simply regurgitate pedagogy. I personally hold many conservative views, and never had any Professor treat me with disrespect or mess with my grades simply because they disagreed with me. My worst grades usually came from Professors with whom I agreed, simply because you don't learn how to argue a position that isn't challenged.
The bottom line is this Otterbein College is a private school. She can either deal with the situation or leave, since private schools are hands-off territory to the government.