God’s Harvard: The New Grooming Ground of the Evangelical Movement

By Hanna Rosin, Harcourt
Posted on August 23, 2007, Printed on August 23, 2007
http://www.alternet.org/story/60487/

When I first began covering religion for the Washington Post, more than ten years ago, deflecting conversion attempts became a routine part of my work. Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries. What did it matter that I was a reporter doing my job if I was headed for eternal damnation? To a population of domestic missionaries, I presented as a prime target: a friendly non-Christian who was deeply interested in learning more about their beliefs.