When Campbell spoke of “being silent where the Bible is silent,” he allowed for strong opinions on what that silence meant. Some might think silence permits; others might be sure it forbids. The “silence” Campbell called for was the refusal to make those opinions divisive matters of faith. Many in Churches of Christ turned Campbell’s teaching upside down, insisting that “being silent” meant prohibiting any practice not mentioned in the New Testament. They even went farther and refused fellowship