Comments on: Conservative Christians: Quit Screaming. Liberal Christians: Quit Drinking So Much Wine.

By: The Charismanglican

The Charismanglican — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:24:06 +0000

Can post-liberals be smugly self-satisfied on that day? I LOVE being smugly self-satisfied.

By: Timothy Fowler

Timothy Fowler — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:11:20 +0000

Hilarious! One day liberal Christians will know the difference between our "journey with God" and Sojourner's Magazine.

By: micki

micki — Wed, 12 May 2010 08:18:42 +0000

Good post! Except, that as a Progressive, I find that I already have very deep convictions. They're just not the same ones as conservatives.

By: Des

Des — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:53:29 +0000

Is it possible that God could love both conservatives and liberals? If he could then why can't we? Our church had a series on grace last weekend (liberal) and the speaker couldn't help but portray conservatives in a negative light. I got to thinking about how the conservative speakers in other churches were talking about liberals in a negative light. Each congregations spouting "amens!" (more in the liberal one)

Does a rainbow have trouble with it's colors arguing with each other about who has the one true color?

By: christine

christine — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:03:37 +0000

John, am forwarding this to many of my liberal and conservative friends at seminary…..they don't even eat meals together!!!! I am so in the same place as you, sick of the quarrelling and seeing the good and bad points of both. Think I might start quoting you in essays

By: mkjenson

mkjenson — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:14:44 +0000

I'd settle for a Listening Day, where one side would be allowed to complete its arguments and the other side would have to follow with a classic therapy response, as in, "So are you saying that…?" What bugs me most is INCIVILITY, WHERE PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING ALL THE TIME (is that what I just did with all those caps?).

By: Greta Sheppard

Greta Sheppard — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:54:21 +0000

good answer, Leonardo…..the church has wandered from it's roots….the teachings of Jesus are not very popular today, but, boy, oh boy, do they ever free you up when you do them….. the church thinks more of obeying their statement of faith, than they do of 'obeying the teachings of Jesus…who spoke what the Father told Him to speak. The Holy Spirit lives in those who invite Him in…and He teaches those same people the teachings of Jesus…..if they would only listen up!!!

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:38:40 +0000

What is the origen of this division? I only know about Christians

"And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch."

"He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked."

"one Lord, one faith, one baptism;"

By: hopeinhealing

hopeinhealing — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:53:23 +0000

I like this.

By: jrc

jrc — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:51:04 +0000

Reminds me of Oscar Wilde…”I sometimes think that God, in creating man, rather overestimated his ability.”