Brexit and Christianity

This is a bit of a detour from my Christian journey, but I just really felt a need to write it. In terms of a specific outcome – ie leave or remain I believe we should think carefully how we express ourselves. We should speak with respect to those who oppose our own views and never assume we are right and others are wrong. A definitive right or wrong is rarely the case in politics -  there generally is no absolute right or wrong in an objective sense– merely our own subjective opinions. Unfortunately, a respectful conversation between opposing sides has rarely been seen in the Brexit debate - whether that be between the general public, politicians or political commentators. 

I am not prone to sensationalism and like to consider both sides and all angles, but I am aghast at how Brexit is being dealt with  - there seems to be a loss of democracy in this country – courtesy of Parliament and aided by political commentators.

It is almost like there is a bubble which includes Parliament and political commentators – and this bubble exists in isolation to the rest of the general population. We are being led by personal bias and not facts, scaremongering, and condescension. We are also observing such a lack of respect between politicians, between the media and politicians and even the media and the public. What happened to courtesy?

We all have opinions but we need to keep our dignity. When expressing our views we should do it with integrity, honesty and respect.  And including Brexit in our Prayers is likely to be a good move too....