Methodist Swing-Voters Are Key In 2008
As a movement with roots going back to the eighteenth century, Methodism is hardly a new phenomenon on the religious and political scenes, but this year Methodists are playing a…
Liberal Evangelical Churches: Yes, They Really Exist
Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Tipp City, OH is not experiencing a renaissance, nor is it discovering missions work or volunteering. It is, to paraphrase its pastor, Rev. Mike Slaughter,…
Sympathy and Understanding for Conservatives
I joke with my wife that during my youth and college days I kept moving so far to the right that I woke up one day on the left. I'm…
A Sad Lack of Responsibility in the Florida Panhandle
But Lord, I was only exercising my constitutional rights. I'm surprised by how little attention a recent event has gotten in the American press. It seems that the Florida "pastor"…
FREEDOM!!! Braveheart Comes to the Middle East
As I drove to work this morning I listened to an NPR retrespective on the history of US relations with Gaddafi over the years. I was most struck by some…
An Untimely Response
Several months ago a visitor to LiberalEvangelical.org posted the following comment. I intended to respond, but the holidays got in the way and then world events interfered, and before I…
Am I my brother’s keeper?
We try here at LiberalEvangelical.org to avoid knee-jerk reactions. So often our immediate impulse, when faced with shocking events, is simply to lash out in an emotional and habitual manner.…
Unlikely Headline of 2011: “2011, The Year of the Moderate”
Like many of you I had a little extra time this past month. I listened to some new podcasts and radio shows and TV news shows as I shopped for…
Did Mary and Joseph ever have to put him in “Time Out”?
My boy doesn't like Mark or John primarily because he doesn't like how they begin. There are no birth narratives! Luke may be doubly exciting since we hear about both…
GREAT NEWS LIBERALS! DEMOCRATS WON in a landslide! Small print disclaimer to follow…
If we only counted the youth vote (read: the potential votes of those who didn't come to the polls this past election day), the Democrats would have laid a solid…
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