Hello, I was wondering if you all have any thoughts about the relationship between theological liberalism and practical democratic party media. Do you think it is possible for average people to be exposed to, for instance, teachings that go in the face of theologically centrist or conservative ideas and not end up believing them?
As I see it, the Democratic Party seems to be dangerous. J. Gresham Machen wrote famously that liberalism is the biggest enemy of Christianity in America. I think, if you study the history of the church in the 20th century with Bultmann and all the people who demythologized the bible and the decline of the mainline churches, I think this sounds like a reasonable theory.
Do you think it is possible for people to be liberal politically and be isolated from the underlying doctrinal ideas? The issue of homosexuality comes to mind.
What is the route then for Christians who are concerned about for instance income inequality, obviously an important issue? Should Christians just defer to theological orthodoxy because of the inevitable heresies that associations with liberal politics implies? Or is there some other alternative?
As I see it, the Democratic Party seems to be dangerous. J. Gresham Machen wrote famously that liberalism is the biggest enemy of Christianity in America. I think, if you study the history of the church in the 20th century with Bultmann and all the people who demythologized the bible and the decline of the mainline churches, I think this sounds like a reasonable theory.
Do you think it is possible for people to be liberal politically and be isolated from the underlying doctrinal ideas? The issue of homosexuality comes to mind.
What is the route then for Christians who are concerned about for instance income inequality, obviously an important issue? Should Christians just defer to theological orthodoxy because of the inevitable heresies that associations with liberal politics implies? Or is there some other alternative?