Reply #36: There's Christian and then there's Fundamentalist [View All]

[GreenPartyVoter]

I've been told I need to get hold of a book called "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time", that it helps to debunk many of the Fundamentalist myths that have been tacked onto the Bible.

Also, I have a website of Liberal Christian links and Scripture. Feel free to peruse. :)

http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/liberalchristians.htm



As a liberal Christian, I differ from the fundies in that:

I think the earth is ancient and that God created evolution, and that we do not have dominion over the Earth but rather stewardship of it.

I think homosexuality is not a sin (I even suspect Christ may have leaned that way)

I think abortion is awful but won't have it stricken from the law books because yes, women will grab coat hangers, and no it's not right to make a 13 year old girl give birth to her own brother or sister.

I believe that the government should play a role in lifting people out of poverty because no church or groups of churches can reach far enough (nor would all of them reach out to the "unwanteds" of society.. even though that is EXACTLY what the Lord did.)

I believe in Jesus, believe He is God, but I do not believe that He is THE way but rather A way to heaven. (It doesn't matter what you call God. He just IS and He is what everyone who speaks of God is referring to.)

Also, am adding that I believe in Purgatory rather than an eternal Hell.

Love, Peace, and Blessings

~Jen