APPENDIX

LET'S DIALOGUE WITH THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT

A syllabus of strategies, moral values, and Biblical citations.

By

Peter Wong

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Personal Story

3. The Christian Right Is Not Monolithic in Belief

4. Understanding the Conservative Mindset

5. Language of Moral Values

6. Rules for Nonconfrontational Dialogue

7. Supremacy of Jesus' Teachings as Moral Values

A. Competing Moral Values

B. Jesus' Teachings as Supreme Moral Values

C. Ethic of Reciprocity as Embodied in the Golden Rule and Second Great Commandment

D. Jesus' Other Teachings

E. Jesus' View of Rigidly Obeying Moral Codes

8. Other Generally Accepted Moral Values

9. Exposing Unconsidered Facts

10. Exploring Unappreciated Consequences

11. Probing Unrealized Inconsistencies

12. Dealing with Primal Concerns

13. Illuminating a Moral Dilemma: Weighing and Balancing

14. Shift to Agreement on Sub-Issue

15. Funneling the Dialogue

16. Pro-Choice: An Example Dialogue

17. Same-Sex Marriage: An Example Dialogue

18. Embryonic Stem Cell Research: An Example Dialogue

19. Global Warming: An Example Dialogue

20. Concluding Remarks

[1] Copyright 2007 by Peter Wong. Permission is granted to MicahsCall^TM--www.micahscall.org-- permitting free downloads of this article. MicahsCall seeks to build a community of people-locally, nationally, and internationally-who believe in peace, social justice, caring for the environment, tolerance, and compassion, and inclusively welcomes all people of faith and goodwill. Peter Wong is a concerned Christian and an attorney who holds a Ph.D. in engineering. Appreciation is expressed to Carolyn Nicholson who made substantial contributions to its contents and thanks to Sarah Johnson for editorial assistance.

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