tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post5430843416227448573..comments2024-03-22T10:51:23.567-05:00Comments on Faith, Fiction, Friends: "The Benedict Option" by Rod DreherGlynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-62029259328046720552017-04-07T10:18:55.391-05:002017-04-07T10:18:55.391-05:00I appreciated this review. Thank you.I appreciated this review. Thank you.Carol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857397650456513967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-60570183032492739522017-03-31T16:08:03.252-05:002017-03-31T16:08:03.252-05:00Thanks for this thoughtful review Glynn. I just f...Thanks for this thoughtful review Glynn. I just finished the book and like you, am sorting through all of the other reviews. I know this may be said for a lot of reviews in general, but I'm not sure that a lot of the reviewers actually read it.Rick Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576156926313370676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-54318576870099435192017-03-27T17:59:22.703-05:002017-03-27T17:59:22.703-05:00Hi Maureen, and thanks for the comment. "Beli...Hi Maureen, and thanks for the comment. "Beliefs" might have been the wrong word. "Cultural norms" might have been better. I think one of Dreher's points is this: what happens to an orthodox Christian in law school if, to be allowed to take the bar association exam, he or she is required to sign a statement affirming rights or norms that the Christian can't accept? In Canada, there have been moves to remove accreditation from law schools associated with Christian universities for the schools' statements on Biblical teachings, for example. Dreher foresees a not-too-distant future where Christians will be kept away from certain professions that require acceptance of things orthodox Christians can't, in good conscience, accept, and where Christian schools could be denied accreditation (something like this almost happened last year in California). Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791261486111154318.post-58211326015932214512017-03-27T10:01:29.795-05:002017-03-27T10:01:29.795-05:00This is what I struggle with: ". . . discrimi...<br />This is what I struggle with: ". . . discrimination is going to come, particularly in those professions that will require acceptance of beliefs that Christians will not be able to accept": How does anyone call himself Christian yet be unable to accept beliefs of those unlike him?<br /><br />Recently, the interim rector at my little parish introduced one Sunday not long ago a sign that someone had thought was "too political" to put up: The sign was in three languages in this order: Arabic, English, and Spanish. Its essential statement was, "We don't care where you come from. We welcome you." The priest's point was, this is what being a Christian means. Those words have nothing to do with being political. That sign is now in a prominent place on my church's front lawn. I could not be more proud to see it there.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com