We're not good at living with tension. It's uncomfortable. It feels unsafe. The moment a friend, spouse, business, or political movement disagrees with us, we flee to the safety of like-minded thinkers, and dehumanize and attack anyone who thinks differently. No one wins. And if someone dares question our particular stance, we demonize them.
This is killing us? families, friendships, civility, and discourse. It kills our chance to hear and be heard. We must reject the notion that the path of truth forks away from the path of love. We must step out of our bunkers and step into no-man's-land to find the way that leads to both. Thankfully, we have help.
Captivating examples and timeless principles burst forth from the pages of history and Scripture. No one did this better than Jesus. Our fractured world desperately needs people to speak gently, affirm truth, and think clearly. We need people, for the love of God, to be willing to step into the tension.
'Dancing in No Man's Land' calls Christians to the higher challenge of stepping into the middle of the war, offering peace and truth in a culture that wants us to take a side.
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The Fairness Doctrine, a law on the FCC books, requires anyone who licenses broadcast time, to provide equal airtime to the opposing point of view on any issue of public importance. It was first enforced in 1949 and was repealed in 1987 under the Reagan Administration. Certain Democratic Senators such as Pelosi, Reid and Bingaman have recently voiced interest in having it enforced again. Conservative and Christian talk show hosts especially, but not exclusively, see this as an attempt to silence freedom of speech and see it as a violation of the first Amendment. They fear that the upshot will be an end to controversial talk radio. Jennings's Censorship provides a history and context for what is sure to be a new battleground in the culture wars.
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