Kelly McDade and Howard Davis
Recorded
November 3, 2020
Archived
November 3, 2020
43:01 minutes
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Id:
hub000295
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Kelly McDade (54) and the Rev. Howard Davis (46) discuss their political and spiritual influences, the dangers of social media, and how people can find common ground.Subject Log / Time Code
- KM talks about people coming together to discuss current issues, rather than fighting with each other
- KM discusses how people tend to dismiss others with different views.
- HD comments on the anger so frequently seen on social media
- KM - talks about how her Episcopal priest was one of her most influential people in her life
- HD talks about the extreme poverty he saw in the Mississippi Delta
- HD talks about the influence of a camp counselor
- HD states he's probably too conservative for the Republican party.
- KM compares politics to a popularity contest
- HD talks about help for each other coming through various channels aside from church
- KM talks about her husband's work as a crop duster and government inefficiency.
- HD talks about his mother's work as a journalist and publisher
- they discuss their families
- KM talks about liberals acting righteous and that the truth is much more nuanced.
- they talk about pro-life issues and racial injustice
- KM says we have to be willing to take a look at our history
- HD talks about the role of a pastor and current events
- they discuss coming together after a divisive election.
- they discuss that the national discussions take away from more meaningful discussions at a local and personal level
Participants
- Kelly McDade
- Howard Davis