With that in mind, we can
assign positive intent to our children's actions, approaching the situation with compassion and understanding.
When people we love or respect shift in their theological beliefs, rather than jumping to judgment or to finger pointing, seek to listen and to understand, and to
assign positive intent.
Those who make assumptions or are looking for a fight will have a negative experience; those who
assign a positive intent to people in general and are seeking to be peacemakers will have a positive encounter.