Call to Radical Love Doesn't Mean We Can't Set Boundaries

I once believed it was my obligation to forge friendships across ideological lines, even with those who had treated me unjustly or were open about their bigoted views. I believed that Christian peacemaking, and the mandate to forgive, meant staying on good terms with everyone, even those who had wronged me. I sincerely believed that if we could all just look across the lines that divide us and see the humanity in one another, we could heal the fractures in our culture. I even refused to unfriend people on Facebook. But in the past few years, with the rise in antisemitic hate, I've discovered what others already knew: that setting boundaries can be as valid a Christian response as building bridges.