Exploiting Differences

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

We’re all held hostage by war-making systems.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

When we fail to know our connection with the other, how can we possibly connect with you? Or, as the letter of James says, how can we love you if we don’t love our brothers, sisters, enemies? Impossible. They, too, are your offspring, your enfleshments in this world. If we see only separation from them, we separate from you as well.

That’s how I see the “fall” in the story of Adam and Eve. They saw their separateness and so became divided. Poor things… But that’s just a story. Poor us… for real.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“When do you think the Messiah will come?”

[As far as we know, not something He asked His cousin John when they were children.]

D. Blog: Questions in the News Room

Whose personal tragedy can we exploit today in order to draw an audience?

Which celebrity’s personal failings can we exploit to keep the public distracted from things of real importance?

How can we play up political differences of opinion to create strong emotional reactions in the population such that they want to hear the extremists rant?