Perhaps by shifting the focus of our national conversation to include how all Americans, regardless of orientation can share...values, we will find a solution to please both sides.

But this will take effort. This will take involvement. This will take personal courage. It’s easy to talk to people who agree with you, who go to the same church, work at the same job, and have the same experiences. A little more challenging to engage with someone from a different social, economic, or geographical background. But by voting, you are helping determine national policies that will impact people from every spectrum of society. Shouldn’t you have some personal knowledge of who they are? [read full post]