ldquo Men have been found to resist the most powerful monarchs and to refuse to bow down before them rdquo observed philosopher and author Hannah Arendt ndash She added ldquo B ut few indeed have been found to resist the crowd to stand up alone before misguided masses to face their implacable frenzy without weapons rdquo As a Jew Arendt witnessed this firsthand in her native Germany There rsquo s something terrifying about being rejected by the group The apostle Paul experienced such rejection Trained as a Pharisee and rabbi his life was turned upside down when he encountered the
[... more]