Cordelia ,'Potential'
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I'm trying to describe that I'm in the interesting position of being theologically conservative while being socially liberal.
And the more I think about it, the more I think that socially conscious won't work, because it insinuates that people who are theologically conservative aren't socially conscious, which will also cause problems (no matter what *my* thoughts on that particular issue are).
Actually, that's not the point of the letter as a whole...it needs to be said to address the most recent sermon series.
vw, open-minded? tolerant?
I'd go with progressive.
I wonder if any word or phrase would do if what you're essentially saying is "Your sermons have been A, which bothers me because I'm B." Because regardless of what word you use, it sets them up as not-B.
Actually, I'm arguing on the side of the pastor on this one. Basically, my point is, if I can sit through it without causing a huff, then I don't see what other people are having a problem with. It's kind of complicated. There are a few people that are attempting to split the church, and I'm really furious about the whole thing. The Elders have asked for letters, so I've written one. I just want to make sure it doesn't get tossed into the "Communist/Crazy" pile.
Because regardless of what word you use, it sets them up as not-B.
This is right, and I think it's really what I was getting at by talking about reframing. Conservative/liberal (regardless of which side you're using to mean "good") is such a big kneejerky thing where people rush to align themselves -- maybe the issue can be seen, not as "your sermons are A while I am B" but as "sermons are assuming (A somehow comparable to B), but really 17".
(edit after vw's post - I'm really sorry about the possible split. I know it's an incredibly traumatic thing for a church to go through, and that's true whatever the theological issues.)
I like socially tolerant
I was at a meeting the other day which was presenting survey results. The terms used were:
- Traditional - Moderate - Progressive
But I'm from Soviet Canuckistan so maybe those won't be helpful.
I'm trying to describe that I'm in the interesting position of being theologically conservative while being socially liberal.
Maybe look at some of the red letter Christian stuff? They're pretty interesting. [link]