We applaud a website called "think again-faith again" that offers suggestions about "What it takes to passionately disagree without being disagreeable."
https://www.thinkagain-faithagain.life/intentions/
The pursuit of clarity, charity and understanding can be enhanced with these intentions expressed on their website:
Six intentions for a fruitful conversation:
1. I will listen with respectful curiosity and offer the most generous interpretation of the intentions of others as I hope others will do for me.
2. I will avoid making grand sweeping judgements. Rather, I will connect what I hear and express to my life experience and beliefs. I will not speak on behalf of groups, institutions, or other individuals.
3. I will listen with resilience, “hanging in” when I hear something that is hard to hear and remembering that this conversation is about me understanding the other person, rather than persuade them.
4. I will share airtime fairly and refrain from interrupting others.
5. I will pass and let others pass if I or they do not want to comment.
6. I will honor the confidentiality of participants and conversations
The site hosts conversations and articles about how to achieve "no more contention."
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