Is It Possible to be A Christian and A Liberal today? I don't think so.?

Answer 1

possible, yes. easy? no.

to be a christian in the u.s. today, following the preachings of today's MINISTERS, if you are a liberal, you can't possibly believe in god (liberals are godless because they believe in separation of church and state--although that has nothing to do with religious beliefs). liberals are the reason the country is going to hell, not because of good born-again christians like dubya who perpetuate war and world domination under the guise of fighting terrorism. (most folks with half a brain can see it's an ego trip of the most dangerous kind--think napoleon, etc)

in reality, the teachings of christ were far more liberal than todays ministers PREACH the word. read the book and think for yourself, act in accordance with christ's teachings and you will find yourself the better for it. (btw, he said 'love thy neighbor' not 'love thy neighbor except when they are different than thou art' meaning he loved and accepted ALL people regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation)

Answer 2

Libertarians (aka classical liberals) believe that too. And at the same time as a large kind of the adult men who created our authorities did in many cases believe in a more desirable means, did believe that non secular establishments furnish some advantages to society, and commonly made rhetorical references to God or "providence" of their writings and speeches, all and sundry who has taken the time to study both the Bible and the structure can see that the latter became no longer derived from the former. and that i quote: "the authorities of the U. S. of u.s. isn't, in any sense depending on the Christian faith." -- George Washington The founding fathers depending the U.S. structure on rationalist innovations that were born contained in the Enlightenment era and it extra heavily resembles the regulations of the former Greek and Roman republics than some thing taught by technique of the Christian church. the purely kinds of authorities the Bible helps are theocracies and monarchies, which the U. S. thankfully does no longer have. And a large kind of the founding fathers were no longer non secular Christians yet purely DEISTS, and were purely nominally individuals of a few church or different. except for Thomas Paine who became an outright atheist.

Answer 3

No problem. I believe in Jesus Christ and have accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. At the same time I am liberal about many things in my life. By the same token I am conservative about some issues.I would be willing to bet you are the same way. No one is, in my opinion, all Liberal or all Conservative 100%. Believe it or not all liberals are not for gays marrying but do not feel we should kill them for their beliefs. Christians who follow Christ do not believe in death to all who think differently from us. Jesus was a big-time liberal as he taught against the conservative platform of no change Pharisees. Maybe I am wrong but I don't remember
where Jesus ever taught "hate" for others but rather I think he taught Love for others. I ask you, can an extremist be a Christian?

Answer 4

Then you don't understand either belief system very well.

Liberals prefer personal growth over conformity, freedom over structure, and tolerance for others over tradition. In Christian terms, that means loving thy neighbor, being open to change and not judging others. There is nothing inherently contradictory in either belief system.

I know many devout Christians who consider themselves liberal. The difference is that they don't try to force their beliefs on anyone else, because they don't consider forced conversion of others to be an inherent part of the Christian dogma, tossing it out right along with slavery and stoning people.

Answer 5

Allow me to remind you of some definitions. Christian: a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ. Liberal: open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs. So, therefore, yes, it is very possible to be both Christian and liberal. I am!

Answer 6

I'm an agnostic with an interest in theology, and I think Christainity is based on the teachings of Christ, who held some extremely liberal views. I don't recall him lobbying for tax breaks for the money-lenders, being pro-capital punishment, do you?

Answer 7

peace, charity, foregiveness all seem to be Liberal ideals and quite Christian.

Answer 8

Yes, that is where the center-right comes from.

Answer 9

I think you can, but what parts of both ideologies make it incompatible?

Answer 10

Only if you have a brain.