...such as being anti-racist, pro-diversity, pro-environment, anti-laissez-faire business practices, anti-war, pro-immigration, pro-government programs, pro-"social justice", and so forth?
This includes people who are born-again or evangelical Christians who support the above causes.
(This is a companion question to one I asked earlier today.)
2006-12-14 12:36:33 · 6 answers · asked by MNL_1221 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Those are political causes and not religious causes. Fundamentalists and Liberals should not use religion for those purposes but if someone is passionate about a cause and I realize it I'll give them a few extra minutes.
2006-12-14 12:43:08 · answer #1 · answered by mykl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the cause in question, really. Liberals don't "own" all of the above causes; many can be claimed by conservatives also.
I'm a conservative (as well as a Christian), and many of these causes are important to me as well. Racism is a sin. Taking care of the earth is Humanity's job, and has been since Creation. I enjoy some diversity, but would have to ask you how it is supposed to happen: by force or by nature? I feel business needs little regulation. I'm not a big fan of war. I support legal immigration, and appreciate some government programs. "Social justice" is too vague of a term to discuss here.
My point is, it is just as easy to take care of these things from a conservative platform, as it is to espouse a "liberal" one. In fact, as a believer, I would find it impossible to really take care of these important issues, while voting as a liberal! The "liberal" stance comes with too much anti-Christian baggage, such as abortion, anti-justice sentiments, anti-business attitudes, anti-morality bias, and anti-family dogma. As a conservative Christian, I find myself UNWANTED in the liberal political camp, even when I find something we can both work on.
2006-12-14 20:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
liberals believe the government is the source of all the answers for everyone else. Did Jesus ask the Roman government to heal the sick? or raise Lazerus from the dead? or cast out demons from the possessed. Where are this rationale thinking today?
Jesus proclaimed a "Kingdom" mentality, not democracy or liberal ways. His ways were monarchy based. Until Christians see this method as the true need for man, we will fall flat on our faces. Power and money becomes the norm, not servitude.
2006-12-14 20:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by n9wff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus supports immigration of Muslims into USA
2006-12-14 20:42:57 · answer #4 · answered by burbank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was exactly what you mentioned we all should strive to be as liberal as Jesus.
2006-12-14 20:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you mean like jesus was?
2006-12-14 20:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋