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Why Jesus Was a Liberal: Rev. Scotty McLennan

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The L Word: Why Are Liberal Christians Living in Exile?

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Rev. Scotty McLennan ridicules the negative connotations of the term "liberal" in relation to politics and Christianity. McLenna says it is time liberal Christians reclaim the term.

"Liberal Christianity can point to the Old Testament prophets, and to Jesus, as the original, political liberals," he says.
Scotty McLennan Compares Miscegenation Laws to Prop 8

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Rev. Scotty McLennan recalls California's groundbreaking overthrow of its anti-miscegenation laws in 1948. It took the rest of the U.S. 20 years.

McLennan compares the issue to the recent Prop 8 ruling and speculates on the future of gay marriage. "We're still quite a ways away from it," he says.
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Laudencia

Posted: 06.09.09, 08:21 AM

This sounds good to atheists and unbelievers. Without God and without faith, we are left to our selves and to our doubts. Nobody is sure. But, Christ introduced himself as God and is responsible for everything. He was blamed for all our sins and was executed in our behalf. Having paid for the debt of all men He intended to save, He will one day come again, no longer as Saviour but as Judge of all the rest who die in their sin.

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Posted: 06.08.09, 02:20 PM

BILLYHOYLE: I agree with popculturemedia; please explain how that point is relevant.

popculturemedia

Posted: 06.08.09, 02:40 AM

BILLYHOYLE -- I'm not sure what your comment that says "Jesus was a free market capitalist" has to do with the content of this video of Rev. McLennan? Can you please explain the relevance?

BILLYHOYLE

Posted: 06.07.09, 09:21 PM

Wait, didn't your god say 'Thou shalt not steal'? This would make him anything but a modern day liberal. After all, it is the liberal that feels it is their duty to STEAL from one and give to another, of course after taking a cut off the top. Jesus was a free market capitalist, a truly, free market capitalist. Not one of those 'free market' capitalists we hear so much about today. These are anything but free markets. Also, wasn't it the STATE that slayed this man? Why would he advocate such a large state, as the leftists want so bad?

josealonsoleon

Posted: 06.07.09, 12:49 PM

"Beam me up Scotty"! As an atheist listening to your literalistic sermon that's the thought that kept crawling around in my mind when thinking about the majority of religious nut cases roaming about in America. I kept saying to myself if these crazies could rally towards your way of thinking and embrace your values. But then I wake up and realize no one is going to be beamed up because if there were more of such Scotties like McLennan this could mean the beginning of the end of religion as we know it now in America and other parts of the world and I am too old now to believe in Santa, this is one gift I will never find under the Xmas tree.

popculturemedia

Posted: 06.06.09, 01:53 PM

Scotty McLennan brings up a tremendously timely and important point about American's reclaiming the "L" word -- "Liberal" -- as a word that is honorable, necessary and deserving of respect by both opponents of liberal ideologies as well as by proponents. McLennan's new book, "Jesus Was A Liberal" should be on anyone's reading list who is interested in religion or politics who sees value in finding ways to live more harmoniously with those with whom they disagree.

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