Uncle Fuzzer wrote:
I find no friction in being a Progressive Liberal Christian.
"Progressive Liberal Christian". That's a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Better known as an oxymoron. You may claim to be a 'progressive', you may claim to be a 'liberal', or you may claim to be a 'Christian'; you may not claim to be any two, or all three together. Each is a fundamental contradiction of the other two.
To understand the basic difference in the thinking of liberals and progressives, one can see how differently they react to abuse of the Palestinians by the Israelites. Progressives do not have any fear while criticizing Israel’s actions, while liberals can be seen supporting Israel as they are afraid of being labeled anti-Semitic. One cannot be both. There are many more instances of contradiction, but that on its own is sufficient to illustrate the schism.
Once a proud ideal, Liberalism has been hijacked by bizarre special-interest thugs who defy the Word of God and believe that the Bible has no place in public life (except maybe in a museum where people can look at it from time to time, from a distance, of course). For the Christian who believes that unfeigned faith in Christ should correspond with Jesus’ high view of Scripture, it is impossible to be a follower of Jesus and be an adherent to this schlock.
Hence, we are confronted with the impossibility of being a Christian, a liberal or a progressive all at the same time, or any two together, for that matter.
Uncle Fuzzer wrote:
I think being a Christian mandates being a Liberal
I disagree entirely. It is patently obvious that Christianity does not mandate any political beliefs or system, rather provides a certain moral guidance for the promotion of peaceful co-existence. In the total absence of government or political authority, Christianity is perfectly suited to the maintenance of peace and prosperity. In the face of political totalitarianism, it is an effective tool of resistance, just ask any influential c*******t.
Uncle Fuzzer wrote:
and I am excluding the Far Right Wing evangelical Pseudo-Christians!
Right-wing evangelical Christians suffer the same conundrum that Muslims do. They are attempting to meld religious belief with political dogma. Whenever faced with a political question, I always refer to the Constitution first. This is a document written by men who had a first-hand understanding of tyranny and its roots in religious conformity. It was certainly intolerable enough that they risked their lives to be freed of it. That's one reason they wrote the First Amendment, to ensure that legislative authority is not abused by religious zealots to force their beliefs on the population, regardless of the intent or ideal.