How stupid do you have to be, American Christian, to have ever believed in salvation by state? For by State are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of the Republican Party.

Name one example of when voting Republican “saved” you. You have served yourself up on a silver platter. Now you are being skinned.

Dreher’s solution?

It is time for what I call the Benedict Option….Throughout the early Middle Ages, Benedict’s communities formed monasteries, and kept the light of faith burning through the surrounding cultural darkness. Eventually, the Benedictine monks helped refound civilization.

This takes courage; it takes dedication. The cost will be high.

American Christians couldn’t stand tall when the cost was minimal; why will they do so now?