Changing Minds 101: Tip #2
In case you missed it, here’s the second episode of my ongoing series on how to change people’s attitudes toward the issues you care about.
Society & Culture
Cultural issues that aren’t specifically about Christianity or LGBT issues.
New video series: Changing Minds 101
Although I’m most well known for my work at the intersection of LGBTQ issues and Christianity, my recent book Talking Across the Divide is about how to handle all sorts of difficult issues. So I’ve just launched the first video in a new series, Changing Minds 101, which will give you short, bite-sized tips for changing … Read more
New video: An American Christian Manifesto.
I’m tired of the partisanship and polarization—tired of people focusing on what they’re against instead of what they’re for.
Here’s what I’m for—as an American and as a Christian.
This is my manifesto.
NPR Podcast: How to Talk to Someone Who’s Wrong
I’ve been doing a bunch of interviews this week to promote my new book, Talking Across the Divide.
One of them was with NPR member station KERA and their show “THINK.”
Race, gender, empathy, and my church’s “Two Dirty Words.”
In a world where majority groups and minority groups so often fail to understand each other, is there a place for empathy? (This was the last talk I ever gave at The Gay Christian Network’s annual conference.)
A note about Charlottesville.
For those of us who are white, it’s important to see what’s happening in Charlottesville and be reminded yet again that this is just the tip of the iceberg; racism is still very much alive in this country. If this many people can show up in one place for a blatantly racist rally (and not … Read more
Nuance.
The internet gives us a great opportunity to broadcast messages far and wide. But without back-and-forth and face-to-face, we lose a lot of nuance. We need the chance to say, “Did you mean…?” and “Can you clarify…?” and “Here’s how that sounded to me.” Nuanced, personal conversation allows us to refine our views and learn … Read more
A white guy’s thoughts on “Get Out” and racism
Even if you hate horror movies as much as I do, there are some incredibly important lessons to be learned from Jordan Peele’s film “Get Out.”
The more you know…
My 4th-grade teacher used to say, “The more you know, the more you know that you don’t know.” He was right. To this day I don’t trust people who think they know it all. By their arrogance, they reveal their ignorance.