Unintended dog whistles I try my best to come to peace with people that come from different traditions, especially within the larger tradition of Christianity. I am doing a specific thing in a specific context for a specific reason. Circle of Hope is particular and not everyone needs to get down with us. Likewise, I don’t need to get down with everyone else. But sometimes, I encounter a point or an idea that I think does some damage to the basic idea of Christianity, or at least the idea I want to work with, and I think it needs some talk back if you will.