• Ashley starts off by telling us how she didn’t grow up with political divisiveness, even if her parents came from different parties. She grew up in an atmosphere where talking about political differences was normal.
• Unfortunately, many evangelicals have come to the conclusion that you have to act, vote, and live a certain way to love them.
• The bible talks very specifically about giving hospitality, especially to other believers… this goes for even if they don’t look like you, act like you, or vote like you.
• We are letting assumptions of each political stance determine how we view a person and many of us find it too risky to open up your heart, beliefs, and even just have open conversation with someone whose political stances differ from ours. 

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• If a person centers their entire life on their politics, that in of itself is a dealbreaker.
• Be weary if they are focused on everybody agreeing with them and they can’t have difficult conversations without just being divisive and awful.
• Issues such as sexism and racism, such as putting women down and believing POC are less than are deal breakers.
• It's a deal breaker if they use their political beliefs to use power and make people subservient to them.
• It’s okay and healthy to set boundaries in regards to how much you bring up politics and controversial issues in conversation.
• You can have to go into dating someone of a different political affiliation without making it the goal that you have to “bring them to your side”
• Getting curious is so important. 

“If you are constantly trying to change a person you will be perpetually disappointed.”