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The Clockwork Pastor » Progressive Christianity
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Reverend Todd Stavrakos discusses the stance of mainline churches on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ..read more
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Why we need to move from affirmation to discipleship for LGBTQ people ..read more
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How are we receiving each other? How are we welcoming each other? How do we treat strangers, especially those who don’t agree with us ..read more
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Is First Christian a progressive congregation? The answer is complex ..read more
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The church needs to be a truthteller, which means the church is willing to speak the truth even if it means attacking sacred cows that people like ..read more
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As a nation, we strive to live up to better ideas and many times we do. But let’s not kid ourselves. We are not okay ..read more
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What does it mean to be church in the era of President Trump? What does this mean for Mainline/Progressive Christians? In the days following the Inauguration, I was less worried about the new President. It doesn't mean I wasn't concerned: but he was chosen in an election and should be allowed govern. It might be ..read more
The Clockwork Pastor » Progressive Christianity
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Every so often, I've heard an argument that goes like this: "the press only talks about the Christians vs. the gays as if all Christians are against being gay. Don't they know that there are Christians who support gays?" The frustration comes from being ignored by the wider culture, especially the media. When we think ..read more
The Clockwork Pastor » Progressive Christianity
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I wrote this post in the summer of 2011. The trend has continued in the succeeding years. I will write something more current on the issue, but this old posts still stands. I've been noticing lately within Mainline Protestant circles, the rising use of the word "progressive" as a way to describe Christians who might ..read more
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A friend on Facebook linked to an article in First Things by Mark Regnerus. Regnerus is an interesting fellow. He is a sociologist at the University of Texas and has been at the center of some controversy in recent years over a study he released on gay parenting that did not put same sex families ..read more