Liberal Christians?
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There is an interesting new essay by Tony Campollo over at the Huffington Post that progressives need to read.
While many of my fellow progressives have nearly written off the Christian Church as a vehicle for the Religious Right, (the recent support of Colorado ministers and ministries for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage immediately comes to mind) the Church, as a whole, is much more nuanced.
Tony Campollo is a Baptist minister and is a liberal Evangelical. From his post:
I just hope his voice gets as much attention as Dobson and his crowd.
While many of my fellow progressives have nearly written off the Christian Church as a vehicle for the Religious Right, (the recent support of Colorado ministers and ministries for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage immediately comes to mind) the Church, as a whole, is much more nuanced.
Tony Campollo is a Baptist minister and is a liberal Evangelical. From his post:
The word liberal has become a political label of ill-repute among many Evangelicals. But if by social liberal, you mean someone who believes America should guarantee medical coverage for all of its citizens; fund the public schools in poor urban and rural communities at the same level as those in rich suburban neighborhoods; be committed to progressive environmental policies; give more than four-tenths of one percent of its federal budget to help the poor of other countries; and give up its militaristic adventurism--then I embrace the label with enthusiasm.
I just hope his voice gets as much attention as Dobson and his crowd.
