2016 Postmortem

Rural people feel differently about guns than urban people do because the culture surrounding guns is so different between the two. Most aspects of religion is about helping others and their communities. Churches do a lot to help their communities. Yes, some religious beliefs teach against homosexuality, and there are plenty of religious hypocrites. There are also tons of people who are NOT that way. You have got to respect the freedom of others in the same way you expect and demand them to respect yours. Sometimes that is going to mean you will be offended. We are NOT going to change the things that we differ on but we CAN focus on the things in which we agree. Religious people don't like abortion. I don't think ANYONE actually "likes" it. One side just knows it must be legal and the other wants to prevent all abortions. So meet in the middle on coming up with ideas to PREVENT unwanted pregnancies. Sure, promote abstinence but have talks with religious leaders about working together to develop education resources and information that both sides agree on and provide that.

NEVER can we accept racism, sexism, bigotry, etc...and there is no reason why you can't stand your ground on these issues while trying to work together on things everyone agrees on.