The recent discussion on the Chick Fil A controversy made me think of a wonderful book I read this summer, Jonathan Haidt's "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Disagree on Politics and Religion." I think he has a lot to say about why the cultural/social/moral issues become so polarized and tribal. Here's a TED presentation by Haidt that does a good job summarizing his research. I also think that his approach is very much related to traditional Quaker discernment that uses all of our moral…See More

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