Part I | Brief Summary

Category E | Perspectives

Topic 30 | Civil discourse versus the outrage industrial complex

The term “outrage industrial complex” was coined to describe patterns of contemporary political discourse (especially online discourse) that “strokes our own biases while affirming our worst assumptions about those who disagree with us.” Religious freedom is best promoted through facilitating and engaging in civil discourse, focused on the human dignity of all, rather than making excessive emotional appeals.