Why Does My Hate Have to Match Your Hate?
Globally, we are so disconnected from anyone who doesn't think, look, or have the same political and religious beliefs that we do. We have no respect for differences, today. In fact, we have no desire to hear from anyone that has a differing opinion. We choose our news based on our political leaning, rather than looking for news that presents facts and gives us the opportunity to decide what to believe, based on the facts. We're too lazy to think for ourselves; or as Christians, we have become too lazy to check facts and pray. We rely on pundits rather than spiritual discernment and God's Word to direct us, in our decisions. If we're Christians, our choices--all of them, political, churches, what we watch and how we spend our time (and with whom we spend it) should be made based on prayer and discernment. For Christians, we owe it to ourselves and the world, to seek God before we decide things that have the potential to affect other people. ...