Comments on: christian right - discredited?

By: bec

bec — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:28:55 +0000

I agree Janet, although I’d never thought of it like that before.

My husband’s got lots of stories from his days as worship leader at a big church. One of my favourites is the one he tells about how the band used to turn around and say “but it doesn’t sound like that on the CD”!! There’s this weird phenomenon we’ve both observed…amazing musos who suddenly become full of cheesy cliches the minute they walk into a church building…

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:20:55 +0000

I would agree that most (not all) of the EC thinkers and practitioners are more at the evangelical end of the theological spectrum… believing in Christ as the one mediator between God and man gives motivation to go the extra mile to connect with various subcultures in mission, IMO… which is more an evangelical than a liberal viewpoint.

But they are usually not fundamentalist… I think those who veer toward black and white thinking theologically are less likely to be highly innovative / creative in their approaches to mission.

By: Greg the explorer

Greg the explorer — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:56:23 +0000

I once got off a train at Gordon.

I also saw a crime scene that was gordoned off.

My children get told when they’ve done something wrong -”Uhoh you’ve gordon done it now”

By: Greg the explorer

Greg the explorer — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 07:50:11 +0000

I know a guy named gordon as well - and if either of you knew who I was you’d keep well away…oh, you are.

By: bec

bec — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:57:14 +0000

Homer - what is your definition of evangelical?

By: bec

bec — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:55:46 +0000

Yes, I know you know him. You’ve pointed it out many times before!

If you knew who I was you would realise that I know him too.

By: Bring Back EP at LP

Bring Back EP at LP — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:50:52 +0000

Bec,

I do know Gordon. I would not describe him as evanglical

By: bec

bec — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:00:48 +0000

btw…the point I was trying to make was that “evangelicalism” and “conservative politics” can’t be lumped together in Australian the same way they can in the US. It’s not even necessary to look at individuals to see this is the case - just looked at the Evangelical Alliance (now I assume, Homer, you’ll accept that EA is ‘evangelical’?!)

By: bec

bec — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:24:46 +0000

Homer, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard him describe himself as “evangelical”, and I’m not sure why that’s amusing…I assume we’re all talking about the evangelical tradition when we use the word here?

Can you explain what you mean by “liberal” and then explain why you think the EC is liberal”?

By: Bring Back EP at LP

Bring Back EP at LP — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:00:02 +0000

bec,

I am very amused to hear my old football compadre Gordon Preece describes as an evanglical!!

I just read liberal lines every time emrging church is around