Thank you for this. I’ve been praying in the closet because there isn’t a Christian church I feel I could belong to. I can’t/wont stand with those who think the US is correct or at all justified in its conduct.
I love your focus on empathy and responsibility. It’s not an apology when someone says, “I’m sorry you feel hurt.” We need to own our part, acknowledge what we did to cause the hurt. Be specific.
Thank you for this. I’ve been praying in the closet because there isn’t a Christian church I feel I could belong to. I can’t/wont stand with those who think the US is correct or at all justified in its conduct.
I love your focus on empathy and responsibility. It’s not an apology when someone says, “I’m sorry you feel hurt.” We need to own our part, acknowledge what we did to cause the hurt. Be specific.
I actually had that happen to me. So I get it. In any religion that requires that I cut off my empathy...can’t be based on love.
I’m not religious, but I’m pretty sure empathy’s supposed to in there.