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What would it be like if our thoughts were not our own? What if everything that went through our minds—the good, the bad, and the ugly—was broadcast for all those around us to hear? How would we feel? Would we feel comfortable, perhaps indifferent? Or would we feel embarrassment or shame? A television advertisement shows pedestrians walking down a busy ...

What an impassioned discussion about race-based issues on ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless after the ESPN headline incident where a racial slur was used and employees suffered severe consequences — one fired, one on probation.

Okay, here's our TOP 100!  Enjoy :)

1.  We both have one full sister. 2.  Our birthdays are 2 years – 5 days apart. 3.  We both love Canada.  A lot. 4.  Our favorite bonding time is a good game of cribbage. 5.  We are both extremely messy people.  6.  Our cat’s name is Moose.  7.  Becca begged Ty for a fish tank but is TERRIFIED of fish. 8.  Ty just went on his first missions trip to Peru at the end of January.

I have a feeling this post is going to get me in trouble with some people. This is a conversation that is so polarizing in our culture that it has become impossible to explore why we hold the views we do and the ways they have shaped our culture without being accused of betraying one side or the other. But I’ve been in an interesting place recently as I’ve been listening to the political rhetoric about birth control as well as almost coincidentally reading traditional church teaching on the sacrament of marriage for my ethics class in seminary.