Whether to gain political advantage or power, Americans seem to have developed a nasty habit of telling our neighbors how to live their lives, as it seems to sell, for gaining power. I was surprised to see that it seems all of the letters in the Sunday, March 26, Tribune seemed to have touched on this issue somehow. In the culture wars that have developed, whether it be about wokeness, abortion, book removals, LGBTQ lifestyle, CRT, racial discrimination, conservative values, political one-upmanship or whatever issue that can evoke a response, it seems to have gone too far.
Organized religion, which one would think might tend to cool this malignancy off, is in the middle of this too. In an era when many young folks are apparently rejecting religion, partly due to the bad name it’s making for itself in this regard, religion seems to be all-in at making a run at trying to bolster its influence, in this era of declining relevance. It’s to the point that many believe that the net effect of organized religion in the world is far more negative than positive.
All of this brings us to the point where it would serve us all much better to just back off on the rhetoric and go back to living in accordance with that old adage: “Treat others as one would have them treat you.”
John Kennington, Cottonwood Heights
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