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Are Theistic Evolutionists generally liberal?
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Stick around and find out. I think you'll be surprised to hear some rather unorthodox theology from our YEC friends (god-of-the-gaps, what constitutes the image of God, etc.). I can't speak for all evolutionary creationists here, but I'm fairly conservative, myself.
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I lean towards the conservative side of things, though many consider me liberal.
If you mean by conservative, "orthodox," then I'm solidly so.
If you mean by conservative, "orthodox," then I'm solidly so.
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Well, I am liberal in my theology and am also a Theistic Evolutionist but it certainly is not the case that all Theistic Evolutionists are liberals.
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I personally am not, but I can't speak for other TEs.
Perhaps creating a poll would be an easier way to find out?
Perhaps creating a poll would be an easier way to find out?
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I'm only sorta kinda a TE: I go with the Framework Interpretation variant of OEC, which allows for TE as a possibility.
I'd say my theology is mostly conservative in a C.S. Lewis/N.T. Wright kind of way.
I'd say my theology is mostly conservative in a C.S. Lewis/N.T. Wright kind of way.
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Hi there.Are Theistic Evolutionists generally liberal in their theology?
Not this one.
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Oh, this was about theology. Goes to show what happens when you don't read the the thread. I am orthodox in my theology, though I do enjoy considering things from other points of view. I have a special interest in the Gnostics and their theology. Very interesting, despite it being heretical.
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I consider myself theologically conservative, and I believe science. I don't always believe people who are scientists. I also believe that humanity has an overblown sense of our scientific understanding of the universe.
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I would describe myself as being on the conservative side of moderate. (by the standard of these forums anyway).
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I am a Theistic Evolutionist and I am a liberal. However, not all Theistic Evolutionists are liberal. Many are conservative.
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I'm a moderate -- fairly well persuaded by Karl Barth, theologically.
I think you'll find the TEs on this forum are fairly orthodox with a few exceptions (though, things may have changed since I was here last). In the Church as a whole? I don't think there's a strong correlation one way or the other. Certainly, all creationists I've ever met considered themselves conservative.
I think you'll find the TEs on this forum are fairly orthodox with a few exceptions (though, things may have changed since I was here last). In the Church as a whole? I don't think there's a strong correlation one way or the other. Certainly, all creationists I've ever met considered themselves conservative.
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I would like to point out again the following:
It doesn't matter if a TE is liberal, moderate, or conservative. If anything were to truly matter is whether the TE was orthodox or not, which is not dependent of either of those terms. I have seen very orthodox liberals and very unorthodox conservatives (and the opposite is also true; the idea that most liberals are unorthodox and most conservatives are orthodox is very misleading and, from personal experience, is not true).
I'm not as common here as most of the true experts in science TEs are, but having I'd say read enough of their posts, I would be willing to bet that all of them, liberal, moderate, and conservative, are definitely orthodox.
It doesn't matter if a TE is liberal, moderate, or conservative. If anything were to truly matter is whether the TE was orthodox or not, which is not dependent of either of those terms. I have seen very orthodox liberals and very unorthodox conservatives (and the opposite is also true; the idea that most liberals are unorthodox and most conservatives are orthodox is very misleading and, from personal experience, is not true).
I'm not as common here as most of the true experts in science TEs are, but having I'd say read enough of their posts, I would be willing to bet that all of them, liberal, moderate, and conservative, are definitely orthodox.
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Ummm...
Politically, I am libertarian (liberal on things such as drugs (though think most are indeed harmful and addictive), prostitution (I think prostitution is terrible, but if one wishes to sell their body then that is their choice), and even marriage (IMO the states should have no control in giving married couples benefits and a marriage certificate)).
Theologically, I am orthodox. You can put me down in the Five solas camp.
Politically, I am libertarian (liberal on things such as drugs (though think most are indeed harmful and addictive), prostitution (I think prostitution is terrible, but if one wishes to sell their body then that is their choice), and even marriage (IMO the states should have no control in giving married couples benefits and a marriage certificate)).
Theologically, I am orthodox. You can put me down in the Five solas camp.
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