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There\u2019s no question \u2014 our country is divided. Tension hangs in the air over every conversation about the budget, gay marriage, immigration, and gun control. Of course, difference of opinion is nothing new in the U.S. This is a democracy after all. With the celebrated First Amendment as the cornerstone to our rights as Americans, we can freely shout our differing views from the rooftops \u2014 though in this day in age, shouting exists rarely on rooftops, but on the 24-hour news cycle, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, and Twitter. It seems to me that this pervasive exposure to differing opinions, partnered with increasingly more polarized party politics, has created a culture of division in our country.<\/span><\/div>\n
Many Americans, particularly the younger generations, are disturbed by this culture of division and desire a more united, less polarized, America. The question becomes: how do we deconstruct our culture of division and build a culture of unity? Jim Wallis, in his piece, \u201cOn God\u2019s Side: For the Common Good,\u201d claims that much of the division felt in this country is because so many people audaciously claim that they are on God\u2019s side with their politics, actions, and words, and that those who don\u2019t think, act, and vote like them, are disobeying divine order. In an effort to move the country forward to unity, Rev. Wallis suggests that instead of making claims about being on God\u2019s side, we should start asking \u201care we on God\u2019s side?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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