A shout out to all my fellow mainline liberal Christians out there on DU

[bluestateguy]

Sometimes I feel so outnumbered out there in the world; surrounded by evangelical fanatics who have the ability to talk very loudly and always seem to be heard by a lot of people.

[pnwmom]

1. Back at you.

[Honeycombe8]

2. What is a mainline liberal Christian?

Not sure if I qualify, since I'm not sure what that is.

[Major Nikon]

8. It means you're not a fundy and/or evangelical

[DerelictDeminGA]

3. My first post here

Presbyterian (USA) Minister of Music. Think you feel outnumbered and surrounded? I'm trying to maintain sanity living in a VERY Red county of a VERY Red state. Thankfully my parish is located in a Blue location. Peace!

[grantcart]

9. welcome to DU

[gopiscrap]

13. Welcome to DU

I also work in a mainline denominational church!!!

[susanna]

14. I was married...

by an amazingly wonderful Presbyterian USA pastor who is still a personal friend.

Peace and love to you.

[madrchsod]

4. out numbered here at du too...

i gave up talking to the fundmentalists...
when ever i bring up the fact that i believe jesus`s message is about social contacts they refuse to listen.

[tjwash]

5. UCC front and center

Liberal and open and affirming

[murielm99]

6. We are here!

Yes we are outnumbered, at DU and everywhere else. But we are here and I, for one, am not going away.

[DevonRex]

7. Hey back. I'm an Episcopalian when

I'm anything. I'm also a bit of a seeker and I love paganism. Thankfully, the church I go to doesn't mind seekers and explorers like me. I love finding commonalities and roots that bind us all. Traditions we share and new ones we haven't seen from other cultures.

[Permanut]

10. Thanks for the shout out, BlueStateGuy..

Progressive Lutheran here. I actually don't get much into the theology, just taking advantage of an opportunity to help those less fortunate.

[Ecumenist]

11. Hey BlueStateGuy, I live in a purple county in a blue state, Sacramento and I gotcha Back!

They really are more of us than the nuts, although I know it's hard to believe that sometimes. I just shake my head and remember to pray for them, bless their little pointy heads.

[gopiscrap]

12. Thank you I work as the head of a mainline

peace and justice project and am also on the pastoral staff of a mainline congregation! Ofgten I feel the same as you do!

[susanna]

15. Goodness help me, I grew up in fundamentalist Christianity.

I rejected it super early...some folks in the family still think I'm a "bad seed."

I think they're full of it. Life continues....(and, by the way, I'm right.)

[trailmonkee]

16. you should be calling yourself 'Christian', not liberal-Christian....

It's the right that stole the label.... They should have to distinguish themselves, not the other way around

[Jane Austin]

18. Episcopalian here, too.

Peace be with you.

[KoKo]

21. Another Episcopalian here!

[iamthebandfanman]

17. there were alot of devout christians

in the early socialist movements in the united states..
infact, one of them wrote the pledge of allegiance..
they understood the importance of caring for your fellow man :p

[Freddie]

19. ELCA Lutheran here

And we get it from both sides, the Fundies who say we're "not really Christians" and the atheists who say that all religion is evil and we're idiots. And yes, there's a lot of that one here at DU.
Yes, Christianity has a history of misogyny and homophobia. But many churches have recognized that the positive message of Jesus' teachings can rise above historical prejudices and recognize that all are equal. The ELCA was one of the first major denominations in the US to ordain women, and we have recently voted to welcome gay clergy.
Someone else here at DU recommended The Christian Left on FB. I "liked" them and I'm getting a lot of great, thought-provoking stuff. Highly recommended.

[roguevalley]

20. hugs out there. feel the change that is coming

[w8liftinglady]

22. I'm making prayerbeads for my patients as we speak.

All religions share the same desire for goodness,doing for others.