I disagree. Liberal does not mean freedom from conservative teachings, but freedom to choose their own spiritual path, including whether or not to follow conservative teachings. Not allowing people the right to choose is hypocritical because you are free to choose to practice as a conservative Christian (biblical teachings). Others need to be afforded that same right. It is not up to us to force conservative teachings on those who choose not to practice them.
God gives all people free will. However, I highly doubt the US will ever reach a state where it enforces the Commands of the New Testament. Men are just too sinful to allow that to happen.
Wikipedia says this about Liberal Christians:
"Liberal Christianity, broadly speaking, is a method of biblical
hermeneutics, an undogmatic method of understanding
God through the use of scripture by applying the same modern hermeneutics used to understand any ancient writings, symbols and scriptures."
"The theology of liberal Christianity was prominent in the
Biblical criticism of the 19th and 20th centuries. The style of
Scriptural hermeneutics (interpretation of the Bible) within liberal theology is often characterized as non-propositional. This means that the Bible is not considered a collection of factual statements, but instead an anthology that documents the human authors' beliefs and feelings about God at the time of its writing, authors influenced by their own historical and cultural context.
[2] Instead,
liberal Christian theologians have an allegorical interpretation of the Bible which emphasizes the moral or other spiritual lessons which can be learned from its stories."
Source:
Liberal Christianity - Wikipedia
Chances are if you allegorize Scripture when the Bible does not clearly indicate that is it an allegory, then chances are you are a liberal Christian. Such examples would be saying that the talking snake in the Garden and Jonah being swallowed by a great fish were simply allegories or fiction.
If you are for abortion, and certain acceptance of sexual sins that the Bible teaches against, chances are you a liberal Christian.
If you are for Theistic Evolution, chances are you are a liberal Christian.
If you believe there was never any kind of Holy Scriptures or Bible that was perfect at some point, then chances are you are a liberal Christian.
Chances are if you think Christ tapped into some kind of nirvana like enlightened mind state (and we can do that, too), then chances are you are a liberal Christian.
Chances are if you believe Christ lives inside all people and all they have to do is simply access Him, then chances are you are a liberal Christian.
As for freedom of religion:
I honestly think there should be limits to freedom of religion. Religion should not endanger the lives of others. Satanism is clearly an endangerment to the lives of others. The Muslim religion is also an endangerment to the lives of others, as well. The Quaran teaches violence at it's core. The fact that many are simply liberal with the text currently does not mean that some of them may change and take their book more seriously and then start to act violently as a result of that book. Yes, I am aware that the Old Testament was violent, but we are not under the Old Testament anymore. We are not the nation of Israel; And times have changed. In fact, back in the OT times of Israel: God was not happy with his nation when they worshiped other gods.
