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Allow Others to Hold to Their Principles
While you have your own set of principles, recognize that everyone else has a set of principles that guide their decisions and actions, too. Recognize that their principles are, to them, every bit as valid as yours are to you—even though they might be different from yours.
Assignment
Think about your principles. How can others think differently from the way you do? Why is that all bad? Can you live with those positions?
You may be pro-life. Others might be pro-choice. You are both operating on a set of principles that are immediately and personally valuable to each of you.
Don’t disparage others for their principles. If you disagree, that’s okay. But respectfully acknowledge that others think differently ...

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