Some Rules Are Meant To Be Broken

Some rules are meant to be broken! At least, that's what my public relations professors says. In PR, students are taught how to strategically solve problems using a book called, A Matrix Approach to Public Relations and Marketing. The Matrix provides guidelines and rules to help one successfully approach a problem. This is our "bible" in public relation. Every time we start a PR campaign we look to the Matrix to guide us and help us along the way. The only problem is that the Matrix is just a broad view of the PR industry and doesn't contain all of the answers to the problems that  PR professionals face. Thus, this is why sometimes you have to think outside the box and break some of the rules that you've been taught.

I think something very similar happened with Luther and Erasmus. During the renaissance the idea to seek for new knowledge was resurrected and both Luther and Erasmus embraced it. They were both God fearing men and knew the bible to be the word of God. However, they had several questions about the bible and about the Catholic church and its practices. At the time, those who questioned the church and its practices were severely punished. Thankfully, they were brave enough to stand up for their beliefs and to their surprise many people agreed with them.


Although they did not share the same exact view on religion, both Luther and Erasmus paved the way for many other influential people and helped them think outside the box. In fact, if it hadn't for both of these great men then there might have never been a reformation and we might still be in an apostasy. But lucky for us, they were able to think outside the box and break some of the rules.