I am a Woman and I Have Rights
Jessalyn Hutto
It was an atypical debate between old high school friends on a Facebook comment thread. Usually, a topic so divisive and political can quickly deteriorate, especially given the completely different world views we were coming from. The friend who had posted the original article: a gay activist. The others: atheists. And then there was me: a conservative Christian. This was a cable news squabble waiting to happen.
I rarely touch political posts by friends coming from such extremely different perspectives, but every once in a while I feel it is necessary to lovingly and graciously insert a biblical worldview into the conversation. Not for the sake of argumentation, but for the sake of providing a balanced, logical, and thoughtful perspective that they may never hear otherwise. I also feel it is important to keep open these strained lines of communication with old friends–for them to know that all though we disagree, although our priorities are so completely opposite, that I love them and desire the best for them...
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