[lbo-talk] liberal christians speak out

[Dennis Perrin]

>However reasoned and eloquent their arguments, the "good" Christians 
>(liberals) will get precisely nowhere informing the "bad" Christians 
>(rightwingers) that they got it all wrong and don't have a clue what Jesus 
>was on about.  The history of Christianity is one of murderous intramural 
>conflict among the various sects claiming affiliation with the Prince of 
>Peace -- each of which is sure that it and it alone is channeling Jesus. 
>Short of putting Haldol in the drinking water I don't know what can be done 
>about this.
>
> Carl

Carl, I know you're a hopeless, godless romantic, but the majority of people 
worldwide, not just here, believe in some kind of spiritual realm. This 
isn't gonna change in our lifetime, so one must make do with what we have. 
As I've said before, the majority of Christians I know are peaceful, 
intelligent and committed to social justice (the few Muslims I know are the 
same, esp one young woman who despises the Taliban, Tawid, et al.). Let's 
make common cause with those who don't pine for Old Testament kicks, y'know, 
those who helped thousands of Central Americans to escape US-funded death 
squads, who work with AIDS patients, etc. They're really good people who 
take to heart the positive side of Christ.

DP