Atheists say something nice about religion & religious folks say nice atheism - go!

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

I like the idea of this thread; however, I'm not sure why we cannot equivalently (IMO) ask people to simply say something nice about others.  With that said, in the spirit and goodwill of this thread, I met a group of awesome people at a Christian University in Abilene Texas who were interested in bridge-building and conflict resolution (most of them are Christian)  .  In particular, during my two residency sessions, I enjoyed the quiet evenings where a group of us would gather in the living room of the apartment (four of us boarded in a student housing apartment for about 5 days) and just chat, exchange ideas, or enjoy each other's company; the evening Walmart runs and social/dinner outings are also memories that I cherish. I also valued the professors' passionate instruction about mediation and the positive impact that it can have in multiple contexts.  Specifically, their feedback about how to effectively mediate conflicts by developing the discipline to let the parties talk and knowing when/how to ask the right questions that can help nudge the parties out of impasse, was highly informative and motivating.

With that said, the particular views held by the people I connected with certainly helped me understand a different perspective of the world, but in the end, I think this experience of mine was special and unique because these people were decent and made the most out of an opportunity to learn something new and challenge their way of thinking.  IMO, some of them have taken the art of bridge-building to such a high, masterful level, which is, IMO,  a special and unique achievement that I greatly appreciate.