tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393124093765959848.post469564231396264756..comments2023-03-26T05:54:14.442-04:00Comments on Ordinary Neighbor: “The Discipline of Healthy Discourse: A Possible Gift of the Presidential Races”Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020625157927654919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6393124093765959848.post-57988018827041201692008-07-18T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-18T15:36:00.000-04:00I arrived at your blog from Josh Bottomly's (I'm i...I arrived at your blog from Josh Bottomly's (I'm in his housechurch) and read a few posts. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, in this post you have perfectly summed up the tension I feel when trying to talk about politics, and sometimes theology, with those who disagree. This summer I am surrounded by people who don't share my views, so I've been keeping my mouth shut so that I can live peaceably with them. I would love to have a calm, rational, respectful conversation with someone who disagrees with me if I knew it wouldn't dissolve into a much messier situation. <BR/><BR/>In this political season the country is so polarized that it can be difficult to infuse love into the conversation and make it the prevailing arc of the exchange. But I guess no one ever said it would be easy!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816345012314338110noreply@blogger.com