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04/08/2002 Entry: "Prejudice"
I spent today in a training session with some other ministers thinking about prejudice and the way it affects belief, thought and behaviour. We were focussed on homosexuality, but were challenged to think about all our prejudices. One disturbing moment in the day was when I was invited to share a role-playing exercise. With some others, I was a member of the "British Union Party", a (fictional) extreme right-wing group. What terrified me was how easy the attitudes of such a group are to get into - the kind of views they present are so widespread and prevalent in the media, it required almost no thought to begin to sound like a fascist. In my defence, I have to say that being 'in character' gave me a headache very quickly, and I'm glad that I seemed to be rebelling against myself, but it disturbed me nonetheless.
