Legislating Morality/Faith
Revisiting and updating a blog from January 8, 2020: “We live in a globalized world where partly overlapping and partly contradictory visions of flourishing life coexist in the same public space.” [1] (Emphases mine) If the above quote accurately describes the reality out of which today’s social interaction emerges (and I believe it does), then the choices and challenges are clear. 1. We can choose to do nothing: continue living in a pluralistic environment in which some are comfortable, some are uncomfortable and impoverished, and some are fearful because they can neither tolerate nor control the differences. 2. We can choose the fight/flight response: declare our vision of flourishing life as the only right vision and demand that everyone else agree and conform. If there is resistance, we can choose either to fight to inflict our vision on everyone els...