A New York Times reporter’s effort to collect stories of students’ negative experiences at Christian schools backfired last week. On Jan. 24, Dan Levin tweeted, “I’m a New York Times reporter writing about #exposechristianschools. Are you in your 20s or younger who went to a Christian school? I’d like to hear about your experience and its impact on your life. Please DM me.”
After his original post, Levin’s Twitter page swelled with respectful comment after comment describing how valuable each user’s Christian education had proven. “I’d be happy to share my great experience and the moral values I was taught that I continue to carry on throughout my life today. Will these actually be reported on, or just the negative ones that you hear?” one user tweeted. Another said, “My Christian education was a happy experience, my teachers were committed to the well-being of their students.”
