LDS apostle Dallin Oaks calls on parents to help children foster friendship across religious faultlines.
His call follows a Salt Lake Tribune special series indicating that some Utah parents are reluctant to encourage friendships across faith lines.
Some of the othering that kids encountered, interviewees said, was clearly intentional: birthday invitations, for instance, that fall strictly along the lines of church membership. Other times, and perhaps more often, the division appeared to be a byproduct of Utahns simply sticking with what — and who — is most familiar.
He noted that peace and goodwill are not only “for those for whom we already have feelings of love and affection, such as fellow citizens of our church or nation, residents of our hometown or neighborhood, or people of common culture. The heavenly hosts proclaimed goodwill to all men — to casual friends, to strangers, even to enemies.”
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