All These Friends Who Are Distancing Themselves From Liberal Quakerism...
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Kind'a sounds like a Quaker to me!?
posted by Lorcan @ 9:47 AM
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Where are you seeing a distancing from liberal Quakerism? Are there specifics or is it just a feeling that this is happening? How do you define "liberal Quakerism"?
I do see a move toward reclaiming the Christian paradigm of historic Quakerism. I don't see this "reclaimation" as distancing itself from liberalism. But perhaps this "revival" moves us beyond the labels of "liberal" or "conservative" and into a new area understanding of what it means to be members of the Kingdom of God.
Peace bro'!
-Craig
Hi Quakerboy!
Thee will find, in Beppeblog, and his new Blog, in my links, his discussion of leaving the SOF because of his issues with Liberal Quakerism, and thee will find in Martin Kelly's blogs some discussions of the emergence of Convergent Friends, as a response to Liberal Friends. I agree, the term Liberal Friends, is to a degree meaningless, as there are any number of expressions of Liberal Quakerism, from Hicksites, Beanites, New Age, Non-Theist, as an expression, I am not sure it is very descriptive.
For many years I've been distressed by the success with which hardnosed opponents (especially political ones) have belittled, degraded, ridiculed and otherwise shown themselves hateful to anyone who has the courage to use the term liberal. I wear it proudly and will fight (intellectually) anyone offensive in response.
A friend turned me on to Rabbi Lerner's Left Hand of God, which I found almost totally compatible with my own values, although he is apparently too cowardly (or something) to call it liberal.
Instead he calls it the Left Hand of God, fighting words to any good liberal.
When Jesus ascended he took his seat at the right hand of God, but Lerner has assigned that honor to knaves and scoundrels of every sort.
Everyone degrades language. All good words, like love, faith, etc. has been systematically abused and degraded-- one of the most subtle and effective tools of the devil.
You got me started, but as I said at a recent discussion group: I have spoken!! in jest of course.
Good post, Lorcan.
Thanks for the clarification, Lorcan! I have friends that refust labels. For me, I kind of like them :-).
I myself am a liberal, Conservative, Christian, anarchist, queer Friend with convergent tendancies. I guess that means, like Paul, "I am all things to all people." Well, except Pat Robertson...dang, it's hard to see the Light in him...gotta keep trying though.
Peace!
-Craig
Ah Craig; That is a dear way to put it... Pat Robertson offers some challenge, dosen't he? Pat, if thee is out there, we love thee, but do try and be kind!
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