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. Evangelicals Are Not Monolithic in Belief
4. Understanding the Mindset of the Christian Right
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. Abortion: 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. Immigration: An Example Dialogue
21. Universal Health Insurance: An Example Dialogue
22. Concluding Remarks
[1] Copyright 2008 by Peter Wong. Permission is granted to MicahsCallTM--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.
[2] Excerpts from the Syllabus on abortion, same-sex marriage, embryonic stem cell research, global warming, and immigration have been previously posted on MicahsCallTM--www.micahscall.org.
