How Did Your Church View Liberal Christians?

[Heavenslaughing]

So, most of us came from conservative churches, most of those churches did not like liberal Christianity, most of us did not like liberal Christianity while we were in them, and a plurality of us dislikes liberal Christianity now.

 

Although we're not able to correlate these answers with each other, I'm tempted to suggest a remarkable consistency in attitudes: whether we're conservative Christians or ex-Christians, we don't much like liberal Christians! Interestingly enough, quite a few of us considered or passed through liberal Christianity on our way out. We experienced liberal Christianity as a place in between our faith and our loss of it.

 

For the record, if liberal Christians want Fundamentalist language out of politics, I consider them allies. I enjoy reading the philosophies of the likes of Spong, even if I don't need Jesus to make some of those philosophies work for me.

[Mriana]

So, most of us came from conservative churches, most of those churches did not like liberal Christianity, most of us did not like liberal Christianity while we were in them, and a plurality of us dislikes liberal Christianity now.

 

Most, but not all. I came from a conservative background, didn't accept it, went to a liberal church after I left home and then left Xianity all together, not because I did not like the liberal church, but because I could not believe the theology. I have no issue with the liberal Episcopal Church itself, I just can't buy the crucifixion and alike nor can I believe in a historical Jesus. I can deal with liberal Xians far better than I can conservatives.

 

I enjoy reading the philosophies of the likes of Spong, even if I don't need Jesus to make some of those philosophies work for me.

 

These are the sort of liberal Xians I can get along with... to a point and have no issues with.