The 2016 presidential election is an opportunity to reinforce the
importance of civil discourse with students so they can learn to listen to diverse voices and learn from each other.
It was enough to listen to a variety of views on sensitive subjects, and model the
kind of civil discourse we seek in others.
On the latter site, pictures of Minger and Campbell are posted side by side and the title reads in the
spirit of civil discourse and scientific debate that «China Study Author Colin Campbell Slaps Down Critic Denise Minger.»
It serves as an indication of the
breakdown of civil discourse, and the attempt by some culture warriors on the left to denigrate traditional religious believers as a darkened sect, unworthy of consideration.
I hope Kohn can come to know better the millions of loving Christians who believe in the traditional definition of marriage and debate with them respectfully, rather than cast them
out of civil discourse.
To grasp the ultimate
meaning of civil discourse we need also to posit One who stands as Partner within the dialogue and also beyond it: an Interlocutor now and at the end of time.
Limbaugh's ugly rant against law student and activist Sandra Fluke was misogynistic, vitriolic, and far beyond any
definition of civil discourse.
Just an irreverent, introverted April Ludgate type looking for a little
bit of civil discourse, chaste fellowship, and maybe some shared Schadenfreude.
One approach to bringing up climate could have been to build on the broader
message of civil discourse reflected in the way lawmakers seated themselves.
In September, the Federal Judicial Center and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sponsored a «symposium» entitled, «The Nature and
Practice of Civil Discourse.»
When Del Mar residents Linda and Mel Katz received the Philanthropy in Peacemaking Award for their hours of work with numerous San Diego organizations including San Diego Central Library, UC San Diego Foundation and the Women's Foundation, they in turn gave a «shout out» to Del Mar for recently adopting «Civility Works: The Del Mar
Code of Civil Discourse.»
The belief that everyone, deep down, REALLY agrees with you, and only pretends to think differently, gets in the way of any
kind of civil discourse.
Friday, President John J. DeGioia of Georgetown University, in a public message called «On Civility and Public Discourse,» praised Fluke for providing «a
model of civil discourse.»
All comments judged not to be in keeping with the
spirit of civil discourse will be removed and repeat violators will be banned.
In any event, I want to thank Randi for taking the time and for contributing to the kind
of civil discourse that has the potential to gradually narrow that yawning chasm of distrust.
In too many cases it was a disgraceful display of boorish behavior that resembled anything but the kind
of civil discourse our forefathers had in mind when they crafted the Constitution.