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notMichaelJackson · 02-11-2003, 05:12 PM

I'm a liberal Christian. Fundamentalism is just wrong.

The Naked Mage · 02-12-2003, 10:47 AM

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What type of Christian do you respect more?

A respectable Christian? Pfft. I expect I'd sooner meet flying saucer inhabitants.

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Originally posted by Bree:

It takes balls of steel to admit that you believe everything the Bible says, 100% - even the really weird parts. It takes even more balls to try and live by that ridiculous standard.

No brains, perhaps, but balls aplenty, ayup.

Tom Sawyer · 02-12-2003, 02:22 PM

I like liberal Christians since they're going in the right direction.

Beginning to understand that you don't have to believe parts of the Bible is the first step to realizing that you shouldn't believe any of it. It's a slow, arduous prospect that will take many generations to get through, but each time someone rejects another part of the Bible, we're all one inch closer to a society based on reason and knowledge instead of wierd, made-up stuff.

I also respect liberal Christians more because it's more likely that they're basing some of their beliefs on reason instead of a storybook. Even if they don't go as far as I'd like them to at least they're working more to fit the God-concept into their beliefs rather than basing all their beliefs on someone else's God-concept.

notMichaelJackson · 02-13-2003, 09:46 PM

The difference between a liberal Christian and a fundamentalist Christian is that liberal Chrisitians realize that God is not a magician, or a Hollywood film director. No matter which position you see as more respectable, you have to agree that the God of liberal Christianity is much more realistic than the God of the fundamentalist.

View Poll Results: What kind of Christian has a more respectable position?
Conservative Christian (The bible is the word of God and it`s all literally true)	21	28.38%
Liberal Christian. (I pick and choose what parts of the bible I believe based on recent trends,my personal preferences and the ever shrinking volume of stories science,history and archaeology haven`t been able to prove wrong yet)	53	71.62%
Voters: 74. You may not vote on this poll

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02-11-2003, 05:12 PM	#71
notMichaelJackson Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: IL Posts: 552	I'm a liberal Christian. Fundamentalism is just wrong.

02-12-2003, 02:22 PM	#73
Tom Sawyer Talk Freethought Staff Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Toronto, eh Posts: 42,293	I like liberal Christians since they're going in the right direction. Beginning to understand that you don't have to believe parts of the Bible is the first step to realizing that you shouldn't believe any of it. It's a slow, arduous prospect that will take many generations to get through, but each time someone rejects another part of the Bible, we're all one inch closer to a society based on reason and knowledge instead of wierd, made-up stuff. I also respect liberal Christians more because it's more likely that they're basing some of their beliefs on reason instead of a storybook. Even if they don't go as far as I'd like them to at least they're working more to fit the God-concept into their beliefs rather than basing all their beliefs on someone else's God-concept.

02-13-2003, 09:46 PM	#74
notMichaelJackson Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: IL Posts: 552	The difference between a liberal Christian and a fundamentalist Christian is that liberal Chrisitians realize that God is not a magician, or a Hollywood film director. No matter which position you see as more respectable, you have to agree that the God of liberal Christianity is much more realistic than the God of the fundamentalist.

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