The Value of Disagreement

a blogpost by Alissa Wilkinson

Celeste Scott — March 01, 2017

We are children of God. We are not our opinions or positions.

As an extremely strong-willed woman who “sticks to her guns”, I am not a big fan of disagreement, to say the least. I often associate my personal opinions on certain issues as a core part of my identity. And while our opinions can be a reflection of who we are and where we’ve come from, Alissa reminds us in this interview, “We are children of God. We are not our opinions or positions.”--and we must remember this when running into disagreements with other children of God. Check out everything else Alissa has to say about disagreement in this .

Best,

Celeste Scott

Celeste (51��,‘18) is a junior CMA major, who enjoys writing and listening to Drake. She can often be found in Common Grounds discussing memes and social justice with friends over a soy matcha latte.

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