Civil discourse?

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Wednesday November 07, 2012 · 12:58 PM PST

2012/11/07 · 12:58

"Again and again in history internal feuds have destroyed nations great and small...Such a danger cannot arise as long as the American people are careful never to allow party spirit to become so embittered that the destruction of their political enemies seems to be more important than the safety of the country.

However strongly devoted you may be to any particular cause; however strongly opposed you may be to some other cause; the vital thing is to remember is that any cause, however good it may be in itself, is secondary in importance to the supreme cause of national unity. Any other doctrine than this is pure treason."Emmet Fox (1932)

With the election behind us, the opportunity to make choices continues in a whole new way. We decided who our leaders would be. Now we get to decide who we want to be and how we want to be together. For well over a decade now, our national political discourse has been growing more bitterly divisive. Some of us surrounded ourselves entirely with like-minded or like-speaking people. This is okay if we’re trying to learn a whole new language (total immersion works) or if we need to completely change the way we think (like when an alcoholic becomes sober). The problem is, we have no opportunity to grow or learn anything new, our beliefs are never challenged and our dialogues become echo chambers.

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Saturday February 05, 2005 · 11:59 AM PST

2005/02/05 · 11:59

Like many busy singles, I find it difficult to find time to date. The obvious meeting places don't work for me as I'm not crazy about the bar scene and in my church, single, straight men are few and far between. So I turned to two different dating sites online, hoping to find the success that many of my friends have found. Although one of them has turned out to be a good experience, the other (eHarmony) apparently has some affiliates that you might want to know about. Read More

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