To the Editor:
Recently I was with a few friends and the conversation turned to politics. I don’t have to tell you that this is not a good idea these days. I began to squirm. I could feel my defenses as well as my blood pressure rising. One friend stood and stormed out of the room. Though no insults were hurled at each other, we were all feeling uncomfortable.
Clearly, the “fear epidemic,” as defined by Peter Marty, senior editor of Christian Century, and invoked by Donald Trump in daily Tweets, has stifled…
March 6, 2019
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