406: Are We Teaching our Children to Hate?

In this episode Val & Nathan dip into a bit of pop culture to illustrate how easily we might be inadvertently teaching our children to hate if we choose any spiritual path that does not include some form of 'transcend & include'.  Said another way--if we are not modeling what truly healthy spiritual development looks like but reserve some 'moral high ground' to hate a new group of outsiders, we are teaching margins, judgment, and the sometimes fear & hate.  

Listen in and enjoy more thoughtful conversation about a truly healthy & spiritually progressive faith journey.  

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:51 The Story of Thor and His Son

04:18 Lessons from Thor's Story

04:57 Human Nature and In-Group/Out-Group Dynamics 

07:59 Fear and Hatred in Faith Journeys 

10:49 The Conundrum of Justified Hatred

13:57 Transcend and Include: A New Perspective

17:50 Distinguishing People from Institutions

22:44 Understanding Psychological Development

23:11 Historical Context of Institutional Behavior 

25:14 Stages of Growth and Development

27:50 Teaching Children Perspective-Taking

30:49 The Role of Fear in Development

34:30 Mitigating Fear in Early Stage Faith

38:15 Distinguishing Beliefs from People

42:06 Navigating Mixed Faith Families

45:47 Embodying Compassion and Love

47:30 Parenting Without Teaching Hate

49:23 Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions