Nice essay, but as you pointed out, we're not used to the discourse, we don't know when were getting snowed, when we're getting too personal, and then how to go about having a dialogue on things which might be beyond discussion.

So, if you could, start. You could describe at arm's length how to have such a discussion--but in your essay you said that's part of the problem, keeping religion at arm's length. If you touch the palm of your hand to your chest, that length, please begin the dialogue.