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A Safe Space for Progressive & Liberal Christians
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Created on 2002-06-15 12:05:55 (#595307), last updated 2009-03-11
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Basic Info| Name: | A Safe Space for Progressive & Liberal Christians |
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| Membership: | Moderated |
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AboutThis community was primarily created for progressive and liberal Christians, and those interested in progressive and liberal Christianity. We welcome those from all religious backgrounds.
This group is a safe place for discussions, debates, venting, chatting, or whatever. Mosts posts will probably deal with progressive Christianity; however, any topic falling within the realm of progressive religion is appropriate. Questioning is always encouraged, but this is not a space for debates about traditional/conservative versus progressive/liberal ideas. There are other communities on LJ where such debate is appropriate as part of the discussion.
If you aren't sure what a "progressive Christian" is, the 8 Points of The Center for Progressive Christianity does a nice job of summarizing, so I'll borrow it to help explain:
By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who:
1) Proclaim Jesus Christ as our Gate to the realm of God;
2) Recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for the gateway to God's realm;
3) Understand our sharing of bread and wine in Jesus's name to be a representation of God's feast for all peoples;
4) Invite all sorts and conditions of people to join in our worship and in our common life as full partners, including (but not limited to):
believers and agnostics,
conventional Christians and questioning skeptics,
homosexuals and heterosexuals,
females and males,
the despairing and the hopeful,
those of all races and cultures, and
those of all classes and abilities,
without imposing on them the necessity of becoming like us;
5) Think that the way we treat one another and other people is more important than the way we express our beliefs;
6) Find more grace in the search for meaning than in absolute certainty, in the questions than in the answers;
7) See ourselves as a spiritual community in which we discover the resources required for our work in the world: striving for justice and peace among all people; bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers;
8) Recognize that our faith entails costly discipleship, renunciation of privilege, and conscientious resistance to evil--as has always been the tradition of the church.
If this describes you or people you like to associate with, click the link at the top of the page ("To join this community, click here.") to send a request to the moderator. If you have any questions, you can contact the moderator here.
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Websites of Interest:
www.religioustolerance.org
This group is a safe place for discussions, debates, venting, chatting, or whatever. Mosts posts will probably deal with progressive Christianity; however, any topic falling within the realm of progressive religion is appropriate. Questioning is always encouraged, but this is not a space for debates about traditional/conservative versus progressive/liberal ideas. There are other communities on LJ where such debate is appropriate as part of the discussion.
If you aren't sure what a "progressive Christian" is, the 8 Points of The Center for Progressive Christianity does a nice job of summarizing, so I'll borrow it to help explain:
By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who:
1) Proclaim Jesus Christ as our Gate to the realm of God;
2) Recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for the gateway to God's realm;
3) Understand our sharing of bread and wine in Jesus's name to be a representation of God's feast for all peoples;
4) Invite all sorts and conditions of people to join in our worship and in our common life as full partners, including (but not limited to):
believers and agnostics,
conventional Christians and questioning skeptics,
homosexuals and heterosexuals,
females and males,
the despairing and the hopeful,
those of all races and cultures, and
those of all classes and abilities,
without imposing on them the necessity of becoming like us;
5) Think that the way we treat one another and other people is more important than the way we express our beliefs;
6) Find more grace in the search for meaning than in absolute certainty, in the questions than in the answers;
7) See ourselves as a spiritual community in which we discover the resources required for our work in the world: striving for justice and peace among all people; bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers;
8) Recognize that our faith entails costly discipleship, renunciation of privilege, and conscientious resistance to evil--as has always been the tradition of the church.
If this describes you or people you like to associate with, click the link at the top of the page ("To join this community, click here.") to send a request to the moderator. If you have any questions, you can contact the moderator here.
Related communities:
christianleftinterfaithlgbtxmerely_theistsneedagoodlaityquakersradicalschalice_circleWebsites of Interest:
www.religioustolerance.org
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