embracing pieces of truth. :)

"Go to sleep in peace, God is awake." -Victor Hugo

reconciling hard issues.

Related to a previous post on "Noticing each other."

The following excerpt is from Clayton Christensen's article in the WP, "The Burden of our Beliefs," and it deals with the issue of same-sex marriage and how people respond to either side.

The current change in New York's marriage laws may feel like a win for many. Men and women in same-sex relationships may feel they are closer to being a part of the "majority" and having vicariously left behind the group of minorities of mankind still in Rockwell's collage. The Mormons are still in the collage--worrying whether the net court decision might limit their ability to fully follow one of their most important beliefs. As an individual person who belongs to that and several other minorities, I say to the leaders of the same-sex marriage initiatives: Don't leave the Mormons behind. Don't belittle them or splat paint on their homes and churches. Help them ensure that a key belief that defines their "minority-ness" also is explicitly honored.

Because we are truly all in this together, we all must succeed together. If there is a win for one minority, we must not allow the natural course dictate that another will lose. When one loses, society loses.

absolutely beautiful day! :)