11 December 2008

Authority and asking "Why?"

When someone who is your respected elder does/says something inappropriate, do you get to ask "Why?" Is it legitimate to question them on it? What if they are your boss? Or your boss' wife?

I am told that I don't get to ask "Why." That my professional opinion doesn't get a say in the matter, and that my personal feelings are of no consequence, and that I should just humbly submit to their authority.

What if I am convinced that biblically what they've done is wrong? And that biblically, am I not to let someone "look down on me because I am young"? What does that actually mean or look like?

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