Comments on: Presbyterians and Lutherans http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sun, 19 May 2013 14:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ephilei http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247/comment-page-1#comment-12506 Ephilei Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:26:36 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247#comment-12506 I think you're right on the first, but not the second. There's hardly any motivation for denominations to merge, even if they're full compatible. They just don't see the point. Anything advantage most Christians see can be done equally via ecumenical parachurch organizations. I think you’re right on the first, but not the second. There’s hardly any motivation for denominations to merge, even if they’re full compatible. They just don’t see the point. Anything advantage most Christians see can be done equally via ecumenical parachurch organizations.

]]> By: Liadan http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247/comment-page-1#comment-12452 Liadan Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:18:37 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247#comment-12452 Sociopolitically, liberal denominations and churches already work together through other organizations, like conservative / evangelical denominations or churches do through groups like the NAE. That much is already a given. Certainly denominational affiliation is less important than it used to be; the main difference these days is whether a given church identifies itself with evangelicalism or not, and that's a cross-denominational split. My guess is that denominations are going to start going one way or another largely en masse, and the stragglers on the losing end of whichever way their denomination decides will probably jump ship to a different one entirely or go independent. More polarization, but probably fewer official schisms than one might imagine. Sociopolitically, liberal denominations and churches already work together through other organizations, like conservative / evangelical denominations or churches do through groups like the NAE. That much is already a given. Certainly denominational affiliation is less important than it used to be; the main difference these days is whether a given church identifies itself with evangelicalism or not, and that’s a cross-denominational split.

My guess is that denominations are going to start going one way or another largely en masse, and the stragglers on the losing end of whichever way their denomination decides will probably jump ship to a different one entirely or go independent. More polarization, but probably fewer official schisms than one might imagine.

]]> By: Ben in Oakland http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247/comment-page-1#comment-12429 Ben in Oakland Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:33:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/06/20/2247#comment-12429 next you'll be saying that maybe this really isn't about religion at all, but a lot of people using religion as the rationale for their own issues, fears, and prejudices. After all, if a Catholic and a Jew and a Muslim can sit down next to each other in fellowship, each knowing fully that the others' belief systems are completely in error and abhorrent to G, and yet still agree that gay people are really, really bad... ...why, anything is possible. How much could that possibly be about the actual sincerity of their profound religious values? next you’ll be saying that maybe this really isn’t about religion at all, but a lot of people using religion as the rationale for their own issues, fears, and prejudices.

After all, if a Catholic and a Jew and a Muslim can sit down next to each other in fellowship, each knowing fully that the others’ belief systems are completely in error and abhorrent to G, and yet still agree that gay people are really, really bad…

…why, anything is possible.

How much could that possibly be about the actual sincerity of their profound religious values?

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