Reply #207: it is happening

[madison2000]

I think the liberal churches will play a key part in mobilizing the progressive movement. But we face the same problem as everyone else- the media ignores the liberal churches and focuses on the right wing.

The week the Bush budget came out there were clergymen from 5 mainline protestant denominations who came out and criticized it on the theological/moral ground that it hurts the poor, among other things. This represents millions of liberal Christians but I only found out about it through internet links. The major tv networks wouldn't air the UCC ad which announced that we are an inclusive church- and their rejection actually became the story that people heard about.

Believe me, we are trying. But "Chrisitanity" is not one religion any more- neither is Judaism or Islam. The divisions go back pretty far. Real conversation between liberal and conservative Christians is pretty hard- totally different framework of interpretation.