Monday, August 01, 2005
Our Newest Op Ed
The Lame Joke of Progressive Christianity
- Eric Reikowski
When George W. Bush defeated John Kerry for the presidency in 2004, many political analysts attributed his victory to "values voters"-conservative Christians who favor traditional Biblical morality and would like to see it openly acknowledged by their leaders. However, it appears there is another group of values voters that the media and general public have missed, or more likely, just plain ignored.
I am referring to the up-and-coming community of "progressive" Christians.
For those of you who don't have the faintest idea what progressive Christianity is or what distinguishes it from conventional Christianity, you are not alone. As the Dallas Morning News recently reported, not many people know about this "loose-knit" and "independent-minded" group of Christians. Most people are only familiar with Religious Right fanatics such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Unfortunate as that may be, the progressive Christian community wants you to know that there is an alternative to the rigid, unaccommodating theology espoused by the latter individuals............
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- Eric Reikowski
When George W. Bush defeated John Kerry for the presidency in 2004, many political analysts attributed his victory to "values voters"-conservative Christians who favor traditional Biblical morality and would like to see it openly acknowledged by their leaders. However, it appears there is another group of values voters that the media and general public have missed, or more likely, just plain ignored.
I am referring to the up-and-coming community of "progressive" Christians.
For those of you who don't have the faintest idea what progressive Christianity is or what distinguishes it from conventional Christianity, you are not alone. As the Dallas Morning News recently reported, not many people know about this "loose-knit" and "independent-minded" group of Christians. Most people are only familiar with Religious Right fanatics such as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell. Unfortunate as that may be, the progressive Christian community wants you to know that there is an alternative to the rigid, unaccommodating theology espoused by the latter individuals............
Click HERE To Read On
# posted by Publius @ 8/01/2005 02:00:00 PM 
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