I'm inclined to think that if you're writing about fellow Christians in the pages of a hostile publication, you always ought to leave that audience a little bit annoyed at you for going too easy on those Christians. When I've searc…
I'm inclined to think that if you're writing about fellow Christians in the pages of a hostile publication, you always ought to leave that audience a little bit annoyed at you for going too easy on those Christians. When I've searched out critical comments of French coming from the left, they're always along the lines of "Why can't French see that the problem is with Christianity itself?" I can't find anyone criticizing him for going too easy on what's purportedly his own side. Comments about Douthat are much more critical. Some leftist NYT readers really do hate him.
Well observed.
Recall this piece of Aaron's, which I agree with:
https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/pick-the-right-forum
I wrote this comment:
I'm inclined to think that if you're writing about fellow Christians in the pages of a hostile publication, you always ought to leave that audience a little bit annoyed at you for going too easy on those Christians. When I've searched out critical comments of French coming from the left, they're always along the lines of "Why can't French see that the problem is with Christianity itself?" I can't find anyone criticizing him for going too easy on what's purportedly his own side. Comments about Douthat are much more critical. Some leftist NYT readers really do hate him.