Herodias Jared Wilson likens our time to a transition from Herod to Herodias (see here ). He quotes Mark: "For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not, for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly." John makes a public claim, rooted in his worldview, that is "heard gladly" by Herod even while not taken to heart. Herodias, on the other hand, reacts more strongly, she wants to kill John. Wilson suggests that the climate for those who follow in John's footsteps is becoming more Herodiasian. It is hard to make any empirical judgement about Wilson's claim, but it certainly seems right to me. When I joined Youth for Christ in 1992 there was general agreement that Christians were somehow honorable, vir...