What Has Happened to Respect for Others?/WHY RESPECT FOR OTHERS MATTERS

 Respect for defuses tension and keeps a bad situation from getting worse. 

. A Bible proverbs says: "A mild answer turns away rage, but a harsh word stirs up anger." (Proverbs 15:1) Disrespectful speech and actions only add fuel to the fire, often with disastrous results.

. Jesus stated: "Out of the abundance of the heart the" mouth speaks."(Matthew 12:34) Disrespectful speech can reveal a deeper problem-how we truly feel about people who race, tribe, and nationality, or social background is different from our own.

In a recent survey of more than 32,000 respondents in 28 countries, 65 percent said that the lack of civility and mutual respect today is the worst they have ever seen. 

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