Not changing minds but softening hearts.
When a political decision threatened to divide communities, the Minnesota Council of Churches found a way not to change minds but to soften hearts. The Respectful Conversations Project built empathy and improved relationships, and is still helping to bring peace to communities and strengthening civic engagement in the state.
Minnesota Council of Churches, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. j.morey@mnchurches.org
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D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology*; D008910:Minnesota; D029181:Spirituality