{"id":1228,"date":"2020-07-14T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T16:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:08:45","slug":"ask-a-christian-ask-an-atheist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/ask-a-christian-ask-an-atheist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask a Christian \/ Ask an Atheist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What do you think when someone tells you they\u2019re a Christian?\u00a0 What do you think when someone tells you they\u2019re an atheist?\u00a0 Are your assumptions fair?\u00a0 Do they affect how you work with them or interact with them?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On this episode of our \u201cAsk a\u2026\u201d series, we have Ask a Christian, &#8211; Robert Davis, pastor &#8211; Ask an Atheist &#8211; Christian Charette, former pastor, now with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coupleforward.com\/\">Couple Forward Counseling<\/a>. These two dive into a conversation around beliefs, morals, perceptions and misconceptions, and relating to each other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find this podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/418HzEq4O5HaZFg5SoZoNO\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/diversity-beyond-the-checkbox\/id1496992226\">Apple Podcasts.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8050 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png\" alt=\"Ad showing an image of TDM Library with text reading &quot;your on-stop-shop for up-to-date, expert DEI resources. Get your first 30 days free&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/christianjcharettelmfta\/\">Christian<\/a> on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you think when someone tells you they\u2019re a Christian?\u00a0 What do you think when someone tells you they\u2019re an atheist?\u00a0 Are your assumptions fair?\u00a0 Do they affect how15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[75],"tdm_type":[89],"class_list":["post-1228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-religion","tdm_type-podcasts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creating an Inclusive Workplace: A Conversation Between Atheist &amp; Christian | The Diversity Movement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fostering diversity &amp; inclusion by discussing topics that bridge sterotypical polarity. 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