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\nBishop Savas called me this morning and we talked for nearly an hour about the AOI posting on George Soros. It was a frank, and I dare say, gracious conversation covering a host of topics including the title I picked critiquing his posting the his blog.<\/p>\n

Out of deference to Bp. Savas I am changing the title to something more benign. <\/p>\n

I am not going to go into the substance of the conversation although I will say something here I said to him: I understand that he is trying to bring Orthodoxy to the larger culture, and I appreciate it. It’s especially encouraging to see a Bishop do so. I went on to say that I especially appreciate his postings on art, music, and so forth. <\/p>\n

I did not mention (because it’s self-evident) that we have some different opinions on politics and culture and may continue to have them. That’s OK though. I believe that truth is discerned in the give and take, even if it gets a bit raucous at times. That’s a result of growing up in a household with four sisters and two brothers. It’s also because I’m Dutch. We do stuff like push the ocean back. <\/p>\n

Reasonable people can reasonably disagree about different things. They can reasonably work out problems when they come up as well. <\/p>\n

One final note, the title of Bp. Savas’ very first blog “Savaonarolla” was one the better titles anyone ever thought up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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