We live in an era in which...
We live in an era in which America is becoming increasingly divided by class differences and judgmentalism of those different from us. (See Charles Murray, Coming Apart.) Examine the class orientation of the congregation being addressed and ask members how well they know members of social classes not their own (if college-educated if they have friends with levels no higher than high school or vice versa in working class parishes). This erosion of a common culture makes us less tolerant and less forgiving.
