I'd go with progressive.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
juliana - May 31, 2007 10:25:50 am PDT #974 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Daisy Jane - May 31, 2007 10:26:38 am PDT #975 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
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.
vw bug - May 31, 2007 10:29:59 am PDT #976 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
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.
amych - May 31, 2007 10:31:47 am PDT #977 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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.)
Laga - May 31, 2007 10:33:13 am PDT #978 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I like socially tolerant
Megan E. - May 31, 2007 10:39:19 am PDT #979 of 10001
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.
Trudy Booth - May 31, 2007 10:45:34 am PDT #980 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
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]
Aims - May 31, 2007 10:54:57 am PDT #981 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ok, what do the Bitches think of this as a bridesmaid dress, minus the obnoxious bow thingy? [link]
It will be the red shown.
Daisy Jane - May 31, 2007 11:01:47 am PDT #982 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Laga - May 31, 2007 11:01:55 am PDT #983 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Ooh sexy. And the dress is nice too.