called a liberal and a fundamentalist within one hour
Yes I have been labeled a theological fundamentalist ( extreme, narrow minded, religious right, etc.. ) and then within the hour by another group of people a liberal ( extreme, broad-minded, religious left ) - how fascinating is that! I can take that as a good sign - Jesus too was accused of opposing extremes - or I'm not communicating clearly enough - but it is becoming the air we breathe.
Nobody hits this paradoxical ground better than Brian McLaren "Generous Orthodoxy"
as you can see from his crazy title ... so rather than expound this paradox myself - just buy the book.
But in some ways I do want to be a liberal - concerned for the poor, full of compassion, acceptance and concern towards others and also I do want to be more conservative - a belief in the basics of the Christian message and good news - "God loves and made us, We've screwed up a bit or a lot, Christ can put it all back together and bring healing and reconciliation. "
So that liberal/conservative paradox is here to stay - apologies to those I have confused.. Labeling is dead dangerous, we do "best of my label" against "worst of your label".

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