That’s Dr. Biden to you!
You call a professional what that person wants to be called. End of discussion. President-elect Joe Biden walks offstage with his wife, Jill Biden, after speaking after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Dec. 14, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
December 15, 2020
That was because I had just earned the degree of Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.
As soon as I got my degree, some of my congregants asked me: “Does this mean we have to call you ‘Doctor’ now?”
My response: “No, thanks. ‘Rabbi’ is sufficient.”