Comments on: Liberal Evangelicals? http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/liberal_evangelicals/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:23:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kevin Holtsberry http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/liberal_evangelicals/comment-page-1/#comment-14696 Kevin Holtsberry Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5651#comment-14696 This article just shows how ignorant most media folks are about religion. The "Religious Right" is the boggeyman so everything else is defined in relationship to that despite the fact it makes no sense. It is perfectly possible to be a evangelical liberal or leftist. I know a number of them myself. This article just shows how ignorant most media folks are about religion. The "Religious Right" is the boggeyman so everything else is defined in relationship to that despite the fact it makes no sense. It is perfectly possible to be a evangelical liberal or leftist. I know a number of them myself.

]]> By: bryan http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/liberal_evangelicals/comment-page-1/#comment-14697 bryan Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5651#comment-14697 I wonder how conservative their theology would be? There is no mention of a belief in the full truthfulness of the Bible, or the "hard sayings" of the new testament. What kind of "evangelism" qualifies them as "evangelicals?" I wonder how conservative their theology would be? There is no mention of a belief in the full truthfulness of the Bible, or the "hard sayings" of the new testament. What kind of "evangelism" qualifies them as "evangelicals?"

]]> By: Johnson http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/liberal_evangelicals/comment-page-1/#comment-14698 Johnson Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 /?p=5651#comment-14698 Hi there -- I can tell you, calling us "evangelicals" is precisely right. (I was one of the subjects of McGarvey's piece.) And from friends in Sociology, I can tell you that what McGarvey reports about swing votes in the "evangelical" crowd is also precisely correct in its terminology. See here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520234707 I am pretty conservative theologically, and my denominational background includes Church of Christ (my parents), then E. Free, Bible churches, and an independent church in the Baptist tradition. I agree the article seems to point out what is obvious to many of us. But as the 60 Minutes piece shows, it needed to be written, because the obvious is not obvious to everybody. all good wishes, J. --- Hi there -- I can tell you, calling us "evangelicals" is precisely right. (I was one of the subjects of McGarvey's piece.) And from friends in Sociology, I can tell you that what McGarvey reports about swing votes in the "evangelical" crowd is also precisely correct in its terminology. See here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520234707

I am pretty conservative theologically, and my denominational background includes Church of Christ (my parents), then E. Free, Bible churches, and an independent church in the Baptist tradition.

I agree the article seems to point out what is obvious to many of us. But as the 60 Minutes piece shows, it needed to be written, because the obvious is not obvious to everybody.

all good wishes,
J.

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