tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464309008858992954.post5972881925102554204..comments2023-08-10T05:13:10.024-07:00Comments on The Ekklesia Project: Choosing the Evil of Two LessersZach Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12893369435666365181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1464309008858992954.post-48779366656536592962008-09-30T07:31:00.000-07:002008-09-30T07:31:00.000-07:00For the first time in my life, my job "requires" m...For the first time in my life, my job "requires" me to stay current with news from the upcoming election-- and my job requires me to use a neutral voice when dealing with angry people sniping. Every day.<BR/><BR/>I've not spent much time exploring pre-election dread-- I usually pretend to be an ostrich until it's over, talking politics only with those who seem likely to agree with me, surfacing only for major debates. Polarization is the enemy of conversation, and I've lost friends by mis-speaking my mind on issues of faith and politics. I never forget this loss, as I listen and wait and wonder how to pray.<BR/><BR/>I think you've named something here, Brian-- the stranger-in-a strange land feeling. I'm afraid of what others in my country believe. I'll keep puzzling the dread, fear, wish to hide: I've got another month to be "in" it every day.<BR/><BR/>I'm not in a quandry: I know I will vote, and I know how. Still the dread is palpable. I'll keep studying it.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795891854497157302noreply@blogger.com