Complex sentence: He studied at Harvard for two years during 2008-2010, focusing on philosophy, and then left in order to pursue a full time study of the Holy Bible's statements on homosexuality in response to widespread homophobia he encountered growing up in Wichita, Kansas.
Split into simpler sentences: He studied at Harvard for two years during 2008-2010, focusing on philosophy. He then took a leave of absence in order to pursue a full time study of the Holy Bible's statements on homosexuality in response to widespread homophobia he encountered growing up in Wichita, Kansas.