Lexi, Thank you so much for writing this wonderful piece on Erasmus. You spoken to the core of what my wife and I are experiencing as people who believe in the importance of staying true moderation and civility in a time when divisiveness is being fostered by constant warnings of "existential threats" from the media, including social media. I particularly love your reference to the definition of Epimythium (Yes! I learned another a new word!). It's such an apt summary of our force behind our present day culture's move towards estrangement with each other.
We have subscribed to your Substack and have already purchased "The Soul of Civility," which we are reading now. We would like to learn more about what you are doing. If you have a schedule for your upcoming appearances (I read the list), I'd like to know the dates.
I really appreciate how you emphasize civility and the value of how we treat one another—especially in divisive times. That said, I’m struggling to see how civility alone addresses the systemic realities we face—like the housing crisis, racial inequity, or economic collapse. We all know what’s happening in Texas—how the legislature is pushing tax breaks to make private Christian colleges more affordable, while public education suffers. And we can’t ignore people with disabilities—they’re still struggling for real support and dignity. If your book engages these issues—how civility can lead to tangible policy change—I’d love to hear. But without addressing these real-world harms, it feels like the ideas stay too abstract to create real change.
God sees and hears our suffering, but God sends prophets to understand and change the world as we know it every so often to bring about furthering enlightenment and change human consciousness.
Look at Carl Jung’s psychological interpretation of the Bible and Dante’s Enferno. Carl Jung’s interpretation also plays a lot on Buddhist principles as well.
What really drives me insane is that Christian people act like Christianity is the only thing that ever existed and will ever exist. Just like Judaism. There are other religions that all connect to the one true God they are just different expressions because of culture!!
And I really wish that you would do a deep dive into relating your history background into current events and our timeline and tell us what YOUR personal beliefs are — instead of tiptoeing around being a moderate in a divided political climate; I understand that you’ve been in politics before — but authenticity starts by letting us know what your beliefs are, what you stand for, what you don’t, and not tiptoeing around this stuff because you’re afraid of being shamed by either side so you say “Oh, I’m a moderate.”
Instead of saying you’re a moderate just say what your beliefs are!! A good place to start in changing the world would be telling us what you believe. Because right now, I don’t really know what you believe in.
Lexi, Thank you so much for writing this wonderful piece on Erasmus. You spoken to the core of what my wife and I are experiencing as people who believe in the importance of staying true moderation and civility in a time when divisiveness is being fostered by constant warnings of "existential threats" from the media, including social media. I particularly love your reference to the definition of Epimythium (Yes! I learned another a new word!). It's such an apt summary of our force behind our present day culture's move towards estrangement with each other.
We have subscribed to your Substack and have already purchased "The Soul of Civility," which we are reading now. We would like to learn more about what you are doing. If you have a schedule for your upcoming appearances (I read the list), I'd like to know the dates.
Blessings to you and yours, --JRG (Jim)
I really appreciate how you emphasize civility and the value of how we treat one another—especially in divisive times. That said, I’m struggling to see how civility alone addresses the systemic realities we face—like the housing crisis, racial inequity, or economic collapse. We all know what’s happening in Texas—how the legislature is pushing tax breaks to make private Christian colleges more affordable, while public education suffers. And we can’t ignore people with disabilities—they’re still struggling for real support and dignity. If your book engages these issues—how civility can lead to tangible policy change—I’d love to hear. But without addressing these real-world harms, it feels like the ideas stay too abstract to create real change.
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God sees and hears our suffering, but God sends prophets to understand and change the world as we know it every so often to bring about furthering enlightenment and change human consciousness.
Look at Carl Jung’s psychological interpretation of the Bible and Dante’s Enferno. Carl Jung’s interpretation also plays a lot on Buddhist principles as well.
What really drives me insane is that Christian people act like Christianity is the only thing that ever existed and will ever exist. Just like Judaism. There are other religions that all connect to the one true God they are just different expressions because of culture!!
And I really wish that you would do a deep dive into relating your history background into current events and our timeline and tell us what YOUR personal beliefs are — instead of tiptoeing around being a moderate in a divided political climate; I understand that you’ve been in politics before — but authenticity starts by letting us know what your beliefs are, what you stand for, what you don’t, and not tiptoeing around this stuff because you’re afraid of being shamed by either side so you say “Oh, I’m a moderate.”
Instead of saying you’re a moderate just say what your beliefs are!! A good place to start in changing the world would be telling us what you believe. Because right now, I don’t really know what you believe in.
ALL BE ONE.