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Re: Do Liberal Christians Deconvert?

beowulfs_kin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:40:06 -0000

Oh, I agree that liberal Christians care more about their neighbor than the world. I don't know what fundamentalist Christians believe (because that term is used so loosely as to be completely divorced from any definition), but as for people who are evangelical Christians (which I consider myself one) it isn't judgementalism that is the issue. It is commitment to the teachings of the Bible as a whole and within context -- not the parts that one chooses to believe.

Re: Do Liberal Christians Deconvert?

beowulfs_kin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:11:10 -0000

In my view, liberal Christians see no need to deconvert since their views are largely the same as the world's views on things.

Re: Considering another tattoo

beowulfs_kin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:09:58 -0000

Fair enough on your last point. But why is it that it is only in religion where people are expected to co-exist? Certainly, no one seems to mind a vigorous debate about what is the best answer in politics. Sure, there are people who want compromise to make things go forward, but people who advocate this don't want their essential beliefs compromised.

And I still contend that no one on the Christian side is trying to not co-exist -- just advocate for the position that they think is truth.

Re: Considering another tattoo

beowulfs_kin — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:43:42 -0000

As a Christian (as you know since I am BK from the Christain CADRE), I don't know anyone in Christianity who argues that we shouldn't co-exist. No one is talking about murdering or wiping out those of different faiths. And the people who display this bumper sticker aren't really interested in co-existence (unless they are trying to convince radical Islamists to not kiill people who don't share their faith).

What the bumper sticker is really contending for is not co-existence but absolute equality of value for each religion.

Thus, I think that this is only a more difficult rendering of an already flawed piece of bumper-sticker philosophy.