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"

A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I Am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvinist, ... Emergent, Unfinished Christian (Emergent YS)

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".