The Trial of Galileo From Lightandmatter.com |
Forget the specific story of Jefferson Bethke who (in a viral video) said he doesn't like "the Church" but loves Jesus, and then went on to backtrack when a blogger, Kevin DeYoung, made what seemed to him a persuasive and perhaps better informed counter-argument. Ignore for the moment the question of whether or not the teachings of Jesus or the various Christian church systems are worth living by - that isn't what concerns me.
Here's what got my goat. David Brooks takes this example and then generalizes to say rebellion against established ideas is not a good idea in itself, for most people. (No, this rant is not about the 1% v 99%)