Common Ground For Communication

It can be difficult for a Christian to communicate their values to someone who doesn't believe in God in a way they can relate to.

However, there is common ground for communicating what is at the core of Christian thinking about how to live life and treat people that both Christian and non-Christian people can relate to and see as viable for making decisions that affect the public.  

Christians,

Many people have the idea that a Christian perspective is really only viable for people who believe in that religion.  In other words, they think the ideas are principally based on the belief in the existence of a higher power within the context of Christianity.  This can make it difficult for a Christian to communicate their values in the public today.  However, there is common ground for communicating what is at the core of Christian thinking about how to live life and treat people that both Christian and non-Christian people can relate to and see as viable for making decisions that affect the public. 

The idea of treating people the way you would want to be treated is at the core of the teachings of Jesus, and it is a way of thinking that can be reasoned to be beneficial to the public regardless of who does or doesn’t believe in Christianity.  In fact, the idea of treating people the way you would want to be treated can be backed up with endless reasons and personal experiences.   Scientific studies can easily be performed to show its merit.

This idea, often called the Golden Rule, is key to keep in mind and discuss when sharing Christian ideas with the public.  Of course, in a free, democratic society, the right to believe in and live by the religion of one’s choice and be able to vote for laws that protect one’s freedom to do so is also paramount.  However, the idea here is that the principle of the Golden Rule allows Christians to strongly argue their beliefs concerning laws and other types of rules from both a religious context and a non-religious context.  It allows for better communication between Christians and other members of the public and shows the viability of Christian ideas to non-Christians so that Christians and non-Christians can better collaborate in making decisions that affect the public.