As frustrating as the battle for purity must be, I suppose it's easier if you've got company.

— Kevin Roose

Christian pop culture can be worthwhile if done well, but bad Christian pop culture isn't redeemed merely by the fact that it's Christian.

— Kevin Roose

False conversions are a wart on the face of Christian evangelism.

— Kevin Roose

Fellowship" is a Christian speak for "flirt with unsuccessfully".

— Kevin Roose

I don't think college is something you should tough out.

— Kevin Roose

If prayers emitted light, you'd see ours (Liberty students') from space.

— Kevin Roose

In the evangelical world, prying can be an indicator of compassion.

— Kevin Roose

... I realized how naive I was. My aunt Tina was right: this stuff does exist, and it does hurt people, and although there are lots of people at Liberty who condemn violence against gays--including Dr. Falwell himself--the number of students who want to give them the Goliath treatment isn't zero. In fact, the number who live in my room isn't zero.

— Kevin Roose

The author's mentor advises the NAKED method of breaking the ice at the first meeting: Name, Address, Kin, Experience, and Dreams.

— Kevin Roose

When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became "distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.

— Kevin Roose