\u201cThe Big Sort\u201d<\/a>. As The Economist article noted here indicates, around the time of 2008 people were moving to live amongst people of the same ideological stripes. I don\u2019t think that phenomenon has lessened, but has likely intensified, including in our churches in some contexts. Often the only time we meet people of different perspectives is on Facebook and other forms of social media, or on game shows like SNL\u2019s \u201cBlack Jeopardy.\u201d The problem with this situation is that it jeopardizes true community made up of diverse voices from across the political and cultural spectrum.<\/p>\nAs funny as the skit was, and although the skit could not do everything, I wish there had been or will be a sequel. If only the game show host and three contestants could have continued the conversation rather than assume they understood where one another was coming from. They were just starting to connect with one another as persons who had views rather than as views shrouding individuals. If only the question \u201cWhich lives matter?\u201d was followed by the question \u201cWhy do these lives matter?\u201d Then we might get somewhere, for the \u201cwhy\u201d question goes deeper and addresses values and affections. The \u201cwhy\u201d question helps us account for people\u2019s experiences and personal stories. Asking the \u201cwhy\u201d question does not mean that we will necessarily agree at the end of the day, nor that we would not challenge one another. But it would help us complexify our arguments so that we move beyond game shows, Reality TV, and shock jock radio.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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