XPost: alt.books.cs-lewis, rec.arts.books   
   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 12:29:23 -0800, Catherine Jefferson   
    wrote:   
      
   >[alt.usage.english snipped; this has nothing to do with English usage]   
   >   
   >On 2/18/2015 9:56 AM, Steve Hayes wrote:   
   >> Actually not even in South Africa. That honour perhaps belongsd to the   
   >> Nederduitsh Hervormde Kerk, which included in its constitution the   
   >> article that there should be no equality (between black and white) in   
   >> church or state.   
   >>   
   >> They were theologically liberal, but politically conservative (very).   
   >   
   >Considering Galatians 3:28, they'd have to be VERY theologically liberal   
   >-- to the point of believing that they were free to completely ignore   
   >the teaching of the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church when they   
   >disapproved of it -- to take a position like that.   St. Paul   
   >doesn't mention "black nor white" in his list, but if that distinction   
   >had been a significant issue in the Roman Empire, I'm quite certain that   
   >he would have:   
   >   
   >  27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on   
   >  Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave   
   >  nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one   
   >  in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are   
   >  Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.   
   >   
   >Given the early history of Christianity, it's amazing how many parts of   
   >it have accepted slavery and slaveholding within the Church. :/  Goes to   
   >show just how easy people find it to ignore inconvenient teachings of   
   >their religion when it interferes with their personal desires or comfort   
   >levels.   
      
   Theological liberalism often goes hand in hand with political   
   conservatism and vice versa.   
      
   Theological liberalism is based on the idea that the church must adapt   
   to the world and current culture, ie the status quo.   
      
   As G.K. Chesterton put it, if the vision of heaven is always changing,   
   the vision of earth will always remain exactly the same.   
      
      
   --   
   Steve Hayes   
   Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm   
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