California Props

My church this week started a two week conversation about the California ballot propositions. Folks were each assigned a prop, which they research and then share with the group - including the personal bias used to approach the issue (for or against), a summary of the proposition and its effects, as well as summaries of arguments for and against. We made it through half of them, and it was a pretty great time. It was very informational, and we found that the research done was unable to answer the questions that people have (not to the fault of the folks doing the research, but more related to the lack of information on the props, particularly if one has a hard time reading ‘legalese’). The best moments were the moments where we got to discuss our reactions to the props. We had to constantly cut this short (or risk being there all night long), but there was good discussion. I think this experience along with time I have been spending with Jon Damiani disagreeing about politics has been very helpful. Not in a sense of particularly changing my political and economic opinions, but in terms of learning how to be friends with folks I do not agree with. That has always been a bit difficult for me: learning how to truly enjoy being with folks with whom I bitterly disagree.

Anyways... for anyone who cares here is where I am at with the props so far:
2: For
3: For
4: Against
5: Against
7: Against
12: For

We will be talking about the others next week!

Tags: Politics, Abortion, Green Energy, Energy Reform, Propositions