Any Liberal Christians on the board?

[Doodlebug02]

Are there any Liberal Christians on the board besides me?

 

[doppelganger]

I consider myself both "liberal" and "Christian". Why do you ask?

 

[angellous_evangellous]

What the heck is a liberal Christian?

 

[doppelganger]

What the heck is a liberal Christian?

One who sucks at the new "Convert or Die" video game.

 

[michel]

What the heck is a liberal Christian?

I think I might be one, if I understand the 'liberal'.............

 

[Green Gaia]

What the heck is a liberal Christian?

I would consider you a liberal Christian, AE. They're kinda like UUs, but Christian.

 

[doppelganger]

One who sucks at the new "Convert or Die" video game.

Or the old "Convert or Die" video game for that matter.

 

[robtex]

I think I might be one, if I understand the 'liberal'.............

yea can yall work that word out for us non-christian thread voyeurs?

 

[michel]

I would consider you a liberal Christian, AE. They're kinda like UUs, but Christian.

Ah well, maybe we ought to organise a committee to decide if we are going to organize a committee...............

 

[MaddLlama]

From the allmighty Wiki

Liberal Christianity, within a modern Christian context, is a movement within Christianity that is sometimes known as progressive or modernist, and is often characterized by the following features:

• internal diversity of doctrine that may or may not include those of the Nicene Creed or other traditional formulations
• an embracing of higher criticism of the Bible with a corresponding willingness to doubt supernatural elements of biblical stories (e.g. the virgin birth)
• the rejection of biblical literalism and the inerrancy of the Bible
• differing views of God that may include Unitarian beliefs
• differing views on salvation that may include universalistic beliefs
• a willingness to consider and adopt viewpoints which have their roots outside of Christianity (e.g. other faith/philosophical traditions)
• a willingness to re-evaluate and modify beliefs in the light of modern scientific theories
• an emphasis on inclusive fellowship and community, often applied in recent years to racial minorities and LGBT people, and to the ministry of women alongside men in the church

 

[CaptainXeroid]

What the heck is a liberal Christian?

Amy's overview on Liberal Christianity is a good place to start.

Politically, I would not describe myself as liberal, but in the religious realm, I consider myself a Liberal Christian.

 

[lunamoth]

From the allmighty Wiki

By these guidelines ML I would say that I am a liberal Christian.

 

[MaddLlama]

By these guidelines ML I would say that I am a liberal Christian.

I think that by those guidelines anyone who isn't an evangelical/fundamentalist Christian is a liberal one. =)

 

[Quiddity]

What if I like change and progression, but don't change my dogma?

 

[kimber1]

*waves hand*

 

[uu_sage]

*raises hand* I'm a Universalist with Unitarian leanings.

 

[Scuba Pete]

That's me to the "T".

I've been labled!

 

[dbakerman76]

I am a Unitarian Universalist in the truest sense of those terms. I am a liberal Christian who believes in the Oneness of God and in the final harmony of all souls with God.

 

[des]

Hey,

Well I go to a UCC (United Church of Christ) and if anything is liberal/
progressive, that would be it. Some people say that UCC means:
Unitarian Considering Christ. It is supposed to be insulting, I think.
But, in my case, I like it. I even tried to put it in the slot, describing me,
but I didn't get too far, as you see.

I think another characteristic, btw, would be more into the life
of Jesus, then the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Anyone think this one works?

BTW, there are moderates, who are not born-again, btw. I'm
not sure they are all fully liberal/progressive. It would be the
dominate ideas expressed in many mainline churches (like
American Baptist, many Methodists, many Presybterians, etc.)


--des

 

[kiwimac]

And then there's me.

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