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Karl - Liberal Backslider said:, and therefore old ways to talk about God can become misleading as our frame of reference changes, and we must find new ways.
Toney,Toney said:Now that our Forum has been around for several weeks, I have noticed a style that is probably a liberal attribute. The liberal's response to a benign assertion made by a fundamentalist or conservative member is both polite and unpredictable.
Conversely, the response by a fundie or conservative is often impolite, always cites proof text, and is tiresomely predictable. It is like a carcinogen that sits in self-appointed judgement of unworthy, yet healthy and humble little cells. It invades like a pernicious beast and strikes at the body. The liberal's antigen-presenting cells are those acquired by a commitment to cognitive dissonance and also may be found in ice cream.
nyj said:Toney,
I suggest we do not villify our brothers and sisters on the other side of the spectrum. It actually runs counter to your comments made in the first paragraph. Calling conservatives a cancer, while trying to claim the higher ground is quite the contrast.
Also, the law of Moses is "still around" but it is for the goats...
thexman said:"Convicting people of their sins is God's job"
This is one of the main reasons I had changed from being a conservative to a liberal Christian. I had sat through too many sermons in which the preacher or the pastor think they are God. Now I sympathize with people who are suffering in life. Because not only are they suffering from realities of life, but they are also being harshly judged and criticized by Christian leaders who are supposedly the very people victims should turn to for shelter. They get double whammied. It is easy to say and be self-righteous when you have the church's backing and the world's mainstream views behind you, but when one is in the ditch, it is the true Christians that offer the real solace. To put things in perspective, my own views and life-style have changed in just within the past 10 years. Yet people don't realize that the bible scripture is nearly 2000 years old. This is why I have also made the switch from being a Republican to being a Democrat in the past 5 years.
Becausedatan said:just curious.
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