Sentences with phrase «liberal denominations»

Even the most liberal denominations like the Unitarian Universalists function to conserve the cultural commitments of the middle - class status - quo.

Liberal denominations have become more liberal and the conservative denominations have become more conservative.

«Protestant Christianity» is a pretty broad term, and it includes folks ranging from the Westboro Baptist Church fascists to churches pastored by Liberty University clones, to «mainstream» protestants, the various liberal denominations, thousands of small, basically non-Catholic independent churches and even groups like the Amish.

The more liberal denominations began to decline while the more conservative ones kept growing.

I'm genuinely curious to know of surveys saying that young people are leaving liberal denominations because they aren't interested in social justice, the findings of modern science, and creating a welcoming environment for LGBT people.

As a former evangelical, I put some faith in the fact that I was in a church that was part of a mainline, liberal denomination.

I spoke to one liberal denomination (their term, and they were not offended by it).

Not exact matches

The CCCU's terms about theology, as I understand them, were designed to set a boundary against theologically liberal colleges and seminaries and against church - and denomination - based schools.

It's curious to think of the American Catholic generations in this way, of course, since liberal Christians of all denominations imagined in the 1960s and 1970s that they were expanding and opening up their faith.

That's why you have ultra liberal and ultra conservative denominations..

This issue again brought the Century into conflict with the denomination's most influential papers — the Christian Standard and the newly conservative Christian Evangelist, formerly the publication of well - known liberal editor J. H. Garrison.

Since the liberal establishment controls the mainline denominations — particularly the bureaucracies of the mission agencies — the liberal / ecumenical view prevails in the official denominational structures.

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

She went to the most liberal seminary of our denomination.

People within each denomination who support abortion rights and take liberal stances on numerous issues, meanwhile, have formed similar bonds on the Democratic side.

I am so inclined due to Tocqueville's teaching on common opinion, and in the light of certain 20th - century articulations of Christianity found in theologically liberal Protestant denominations or Catholic factions.

Neoevangelicals, though still avowedly fundamentalist in doctrine, wanted to remain in mainline denominations, and they wanted to pursue dialogue with neo-orthodox and liberal theologians on an academic level.

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

Opinion polls show that these members are as liberal on economic issues as members of mainline denominations, even when social class and race are taken into account.

The preference for a male may be unspoken or obliquely voiced by search committees, especially in liberal Protestant denominations where «it is totally unacceptable to refuse» pastor candidates because of gender, race or ethnicity and it is «frowned upon» to make age or marital status an issue, said the study, published last year as part of the Pulpit & Pew project at Duke Divinity School.

It is represented in our day by liberal arts colleges, the Masons, Rotary, life insurance, Religion in American Life, the Anti-Defamation League, the League of Women Voters, Reader's Digest, the Jaycees, the Pro-Choice Movement, Robert Schuller, the WCTU, Common Cause, savings banks, the Moral Majority, William Buckley, the Institute for Religion and Democracy - and many preachers of the mainline denominations.

Both a new, regional survey by an Ohio University scholar and a nationwide poll conducted in 1997 by the association determined that UUs found a philosophical - ethical home in the socially liberal, creedless, gender - inclusive denomination after rejecting the teachings and practices of their previous religious traditions.

One third of America identifies with «moderate» or «liberal» Protestant denominations, but these barely show up.

It was a surprise for me that, when I left a liberal - progressive mainline denomination and became Orthodox, my scope of ministry in the church became much larger.

This trend appears across liberal, moderate and conservative denominations, across large and small denominations, and across fast - growing and slow - growing denominations.

Remnant charismatic groups in mainline Protestant circles persist, sometimes identifying with socially conservative renewal groups that oppose progressive leaders in mainline denominations, attacking their liberal social stances.

Because of their increased importance to the diminished Democratic party, homosexuals will put strong pressure on the national party and on liberal religious denominations.

But what about my generation, the generation of American liberal Jews who feel increasingly alienated from old - world Orthodoxy and increasingly wooed by Christian denominations that are publishing position papers that redefine Christian attitudes toward Jews and invite us to dialogue?

I think the split was between those who considered themselves more conservative and those who considered themselves more liberal, with the more liberal members ending up with the denomination.

(And I can say that since I am a member of probably the most liberal Christian denomination right now and have heard some of these comments.)»

«Instead of attracting a younger, more open - minded demographic with these changes,» Douthat wrote, «the Episcopal Church's dying has proceeded apace... Practically every denomination — Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian — that has tried to adapt itself to contemporary liberal values has seen an Episcopal - style plunge in church attendance.

The problems of teen - age sexuality and the fact that conservative political and religious groups have put these problems on their agendas suggest that it is urgent for mainline denominations and liberal churches to recover a credible voice in matters of human sexuality — both the ethical and the practical.

These groups unwittingly weaken the impact of the Christian message either as they try to alter the distinctive character of entire denominations, attempting to turn liberal churches into conservative churches, or as they undermine the consistency of image projected by liberal churches in areas important to their particular constituency.

The first strategy, the most popular in many liberal churches and denominations, will be simply to accept the new pluralism of the family.

The liberal minister has become a common figure in most of the major Protestant denominations.

They way Steve, Brigitte and aDK view the bible, for instance, is actually quite modren and less consistent with tradition than cetain liberal protestant denomination — they're calim that they are the keepers of Christian traditionals is just that: they're claim.

That is why liberal Protestant denominations are tearing themselves apart when they connive in adopting a utilitarian or consequentialist sexual morality ¯ for these churches are, whether they admit it or not, unmooring themselves from their constitutional foundation, which is ineluctably based in the charter of the Christian Scriptures.

I'm not from a «liberal» Christian denomination either.

He contended that the ELCA is driving out its best and brightest theologians — not because it is too Lutheran, but because it has become just another «liberal Protestant denomination.»

He had left the denomination that he had long seen as a «smugly self - satisfied member of the liberal Protestant club.»

Some strong black leaders joined, and a number of suburban liberals, happy to find a church that really acted on the denomination's social principles, drove into town to work in Trinity's new ministries.

Iain McLean has again entered the fray, arguing that the upcoming consultation on same - sex marriage will make it necessary for minority religions like Quakers, Unitarians and Liberal Jews to defend the right of other denominations and religions to refuse to participate in marriages of same - sex couples, which they object to on moral grounds, in order to protect religious freedom.

The United Church of Christ, a liberal Protestant denomination and the fifteenth - largest religious collective in the United States, has been at the forefront of faith - based climate efforts.