Fundamental Disagreements... and humanity

Engaging with those with whom we fundamentally disagree

This Sunday: together at West Hill, we’ll listen to the message from a woman committed to finding ways to see humanity in everyone, even in the face of fundamental disagreements.

“Özlem Cekic's email inbox has been full of hate mail since 2007, when she won a seat in the Danish Parliament -- becoming the first female Muslim to do so. At first she just deleted the emails, dismissing them as the work of fanatics, until one day a friend made an unexpected suggestion: to reach out to the hate mail writers and invite them to meet for coffee. Hundreds of "dialogue coffee" meetings later, Cekic shares how face-to-face conversation can be one of the most powerful forces to disarm hate -- and challenges us all to engage with people we disagree with.” – TED.com