To the writers of The Insurgent:
My roommate is a pretty awesome guy. He might not take a bullet for a stranger, but he is thoughtful of others. He’ll take the time to help a friend with a problem, and if you’re in a bad mood he’ll say something ridiculously stupid to make you laugh. I’d argue he is one of the greatest people I have had the privilege to know.
My beef with you is about the really heartless (to say the least) cartoons and articles about Christianity in your magazine. They are a slap in the face to something huge that my roommate believes in. There was no point in your work but to hurt people who have faith in something good. To see how he felt when looking at your “art” really hit me hard. Your article mentions that your goal is to piss people off. Congratulations, you’ve pissed me off and you’ve hurt my friend; what successful lives you lead. You know, Jesus helped improve the world while he was alive.
Perhaps I don’t know my roommate as well as I thought after four years. Maybe in the days I don’t see him he’s off burning abortion clinics and oppressing women. As far as I’m concerned, he’s a pretty good guy, and I’d appreciate it if you’d quit punching nice guys in the face. If you’ve got an argument somewhere in your little heads, look me up and we can go battle it out somewhere.

Paul Houck, University student