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Religious Illiteracy Causes a Campus Panic!

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The unknown can be frightening. And that may explain why so many secularists are afraid of religion.

The first week of April saw a social-media-driven panic sweep across the campus of Indiana University. Starting around 9:15 p.m., students started tweeting about a sinister character prowling about campus seeking whom he might devour.

One student tweeted, "[IU] students be careful, there's someone walking around in [KKK] gear with a whip."
Another complained about the school's failure to "make students feel safe."

A residence hall advisor then fired off an email saying, "There has been a person reported walking around campus in a KKK outfit holding a whip . . . I would recommend staying indoors if you're alone."

When an intrepid IU student confronted the threat at a local frozen yogurt shop — that's your first clue — he did not find a Klansman, complete with hood and whip. Instead, he found a Dominican friar, Father Jude McPeak, whose "hood" turned out to be his habit and whose "whip" was his rosary.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/catholic-or-kkk-confused-students-dont-get-religion-161709/#0R08tb5L8h5y23mJ.99

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