The Scopes Option

No doubt there’s something appealing about the Benedict Option, blogger Rod Dreher’s proposal that religious conservatives form themselves into communities of the upright and faithful to preserve (Christian) civilization in the new Dark Ages. How pleasant to think of oneself ensconced behind robust stone walls like the early Benedictine monks (though heterosexually married with kids, of course), spending one’s days praying, tilling the soil, eating and drinking well, and copying out ancient texts!