Vice President Pence had a message for Liberty University’s graduating class of 2019: “Be ready.”
But as Pence looked out over the sea of people dressed in navy graduation caps and matching gowns on the breezy, overcast Saturday, the focus of his commencement address wasn’t on preparing graduates for the difficulties they may face landing jobs or paying off student loans.
Those with degrees from the private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Va., may likely face a unique obstacle in their post-grad lives, Pence said — being “shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible.”
View the complete May 13 article by Allyson Chiu on The Washington Post website here.