What the heck, people?! Please make a decision: http://www.worldmag.com/webextra/18402
For as much bipartisan talk as our airwaves relay to us commoners, it sure doesn't seem like our representatives comprehend the practice of bipartisanship. This country's cavernous party divides run so deep that they have transformed the other side into real-life enemies. The subject of the battles vary, yet always rage front and center in the public eye, slowly chipping away at our confidence in our leaders and heightening our cynical response towards them.
An NPR interviewee stated recently that a decade ago, fierce debates could be fought across the aisle, but handshaking and casual catching up always surfaced when the debate was over. Today, that "post-game" civility has disappeared from Congress' floor. Let's return to the soccer field and make sure our kids are high-fiving and congratulating each other with a "good game" so they don't follow in the footsteps of today's leaders.
You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven... If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Matthew 5:43-47
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