A few days ago, as I was traveling between Mass and the NR office in midtown Manhattan, I saw a man, after relieving himself, carrying his urine to dispose of on the curb. This was right by Penn Station, probably among the busiest blocks in the city. It was just after lunchtime, and people were everywhere, no one seeming to notice or care. Another man stood outside a café asking for an iced coffee as passers-by ignored him (not even intrigued by the quite specific ask and craving!).
This is how we can be. We get too busy to see the human face in front of us. We get so invested in our parties and ideologies and world, as we try to manage it, that we ignore the needs and indignities around us and the real people that policies and even our social-media commentary might be affecting. Daniel Darling, vice president for communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention, wants to do something about that, so he has authored The Dignity Revolution: Reclaiming God's Rich Vision for Humanity.
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