To begin the work of creating a culture of inclusion we must first recognize that we live in a culture of exclusion. Early on we learn to label others as "outsiders," while seeking to make ourselves "insiders." We turn our backs on so many. We exclude women and children. We exclude women and and children. We exclude those whose skin color is different from our own. We exclude lesbians and gays, or the disabled, or the elderly, or people of different faith traditions. We exclude immigrants, or prisoners, or death row inmates, or the unborn, or the homeless, or refugees. And by definition, we exclude our enemies.
— John Dear, Living Peace