5 Reactions to 'The Benedict Option'

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter

4. Rachel Held Evans

Rachel Held Evans, author of 'A Year of Biblical Womanhood.'
Rachel Held Evans, author of "A Year of Biblical Womanhood." | (Photo: Twitter/Rachel Held Evans)

Liberal evangelical writer Rachel Held Evans wrote a series of posts on Twitter dismissing the fundamental premise of The Benedict Option.

Evans argued that "Christians are NOT a persecuted minority in the U.S. Christians make up 75% of population & 91% of congress" and "White Christians have enough influence to hand Donald Trump the presidency. They are NOT a marginalized group in our society."

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"An entire industry of books, films, & orgs reinforce this narrative. I call it the White Christian Industrial Persecution Complex," tweeted Evans.

"So focused on themselves & their 'persecution,' white Christians = oblivious/indifferent to suffering of actual religious/ethnic minorities."

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