Hi Lori,
I have had this problem also.
It is that darn human ego.
But, you can't blame them or yourself because this is such a heady topic and eternal life and eternal death is at stake so-to-speak.
I was never able to establish an open-minded group of friends, so I became a recluse unfortunately but that is the only way I could deal with it.
In such an economically competitive society, people have to evaluate ' where you are coming from quickly '.
Religion or lack of, dress, manner of speech and body language is calculated in microseconds and at a 9 ft distance in the US and person will determine friend or foe.
Europe is different as are other countries -- isolation seems to be very Americana.
The bottom line is this:
It is not who is right and who is wrong or what is right and what is wrong because all are in a state of becoming.
The acid test is whether or not a group can serve the greater causes of a sick and dying world in harmony.
Sensitivities differ between folks.
What is self-evident to some is completely over the head of others.
Society has such dyed-in-the-wool us vs. them that there is no let's work together.
But, we can start here.
Like-minded people who can leaven the whole loaf.
How's that for empowerment ?
Love, Peace, Joy and Harmony is the natural state of man, woman, nature and universes beyond.
Maintain your own harmony in your own realm.
Then strengthen that harmony before interacting with the outer world.
Peace has a power all of its own.
Yet, if you stand for Divine Love and not human sympathy, you will be challenged because the undercurrents of hate on this planet are ancient.
