I really appreciate the response. I will admit to having a lot of fear about how the cultural swells are cresting right now, and I'm hanging my hopes on some s

I really appreciate the response. I will admit to having a lot of fear about how the cultural swells are cresting right now, and I'm hanging my hopes on some sort of rediscovery of repair/mercy/forgiveness/mutability. I fear that without these, there's no way through these overlapping cultural clashes , both in America and more generally in the world. Not that you owed me anything, but your response made me feel a little more hopeful than your original comment (which I don't begrudge you in the slightest, just being honest about where I'm coming from). Which is to say: thanks Anyhow, I hope you're well over the holidays!