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...fairness to the members of Opus Dei who wear mustaches, beards, side-burns and long hair and who do not necessarily wear coats and ties at meals at Elmbrook, I have to protest your presentation of Opus Dei in the April 13 issue of the CRIMSON. Dan Barney did a conscientious job, but Opus Dei is not a conservative organization. Neither is it a liberal one. Not everything in this world (happily) can be reduced to such convenient labels...
...fairness to the many thousands of barbers, plumbers, secretaries, housewives and ordinary workers in all walks of life in Spain (and the world over) who are members of Opus Dei and far outnumber the owners of banks, insurance companies and industrial plants, I should also protest the picture of Opus Dei as a conservative, status-quo oriented organization...
...join Opus Dei? "It was the best way I could serve God," one member said. "Through my own sanctification. I could help those around...
Much like the 17th century New England Puritans, members of Opus Dei believe in the sanctity of hard work...
Schmitt said that Opus Dei doctrine differs from the Protestant work ethic in that it "stresses the need for attention to virtue while working, rather than the virtue of work for success's sake...