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	<title>Comments on: Pretty bad when the atheist has a better handle on who a Christian is than a &#8220;liberal Christian.&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: Jeff Peterson</title>
		<link>http://thelightheartedcalvinist.com/2010/01/30/pretty-bad-when-the-atheist-has-a-better-handle-on-who-a-christian-is-than-a-liberal-christian/#comment-1035</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Peterson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One need not be a &quot;gatekeeper of all things Christian&quot; to know that those who affirm all religious truth as equally valid truth (which then necessarily involves either a) rejecting those which do proclaim exclusive truth, such as Christianity or Islam, or b) embracing a contradiction if one wishes to then include thise that make exclusive truth claims with those that don&#039;t) deny one of the basic tenets of Christianity.  Also, when one affirms (from the Unitarian Universalist site):

&quot;Theological Perspectives

Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion that embraces theological diversity. Our faith has evolved through a long history with origins in European Christian traditions. Unitarian Universalism today is the result of the 1961 consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. To learn more about the history and evolution of our faith, please see History.

While our congregations uphold shared principles, individual Unitarian Universalists may discern their own beliefs about theological issues. As there is no official Unitarian Universalist creed, Unitarian Universalists are free to search for truth on many paths.

We welcome people who identify with and draw inspiration from Atheism and Agnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Humanism, Judaism, Paganism, and other religious or philosophical traditions.&quot;

and,

&quot;Paganism

Pagans, Wiccans, and people who follow other earth-based spiritual traditions are welcome in Unitarian Universalist congregations. Today, a significant number of our members identify with an earth/nature-centered faith.

One of the religious sources of our faith is the &quot;spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.&quot;

In addition to modern Paganism, many Unitarian Universalists find spiritual inspiration in other forms of nature-based spirituality, including simple seasonal reverence, modern Transcendentalism, and other nature-honoring paths.

More information about Paganism from a Unitarian Universalist perspective is available in the following UU World articles:

    * &quot;It&#039;s About Time, Persephone!&quot;
    * &quot;Scouting Alternatives Draw UU Youth&quot;
    * &quot;A New Day&quot;

For even more resources and to connect with other Unitarian Universalist Pagans, please visit the website of the Covenant of UU Pagans.&quot;

Even a cursory reading of the Bible by a rank amateur such as myself will show that such beliefs would be condemned by the Scriptures as false, leading one to condemnation.

Thanks.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One need not be a &#8220;gatekeeper of all things Christian&#8221; to know that those who affirm all religious truth as equally valid truth (which then necessarily involves either a) rejecting those which do proclaim exclusive truth, such as Christianity or Islam, or b) embracing a contradiction if one wishes to then include thise that make exclusive truth claims with those that don&#8217;t) deny one of the basic tenets of Christianity.  Also, when one affirms (from the Unitarian Universalist site):</p>
<p>&#8220;Theological Perspectives</p>
<p>Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion that embraces theological diversity. Our faith has evolved through a long history with origins in European Christian traditions. Unitarian Universalism today is the result of the 1961 consolidation of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America. To learn more about the history and evolution of our faith, please see History.</p>
<p>While our congregations uphold shared principles, individual Unitarian Universalists may discern their own beliefs about theological issues. As there is no official Unitarian Universalist creed, Unitarian Universalists are free to search for truth on many paths.</p>
<p>We welcome people who identify with and draw inspiration from Atheism and Agnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Humanism, Judaism, Paganism, and other religious or philosophical traditions.&#8221;</p>
<p>and,</p>
<p>&#8220;Paganism</p>
<p>Pagans, Wiccans, and people who follow other earth-based spiritual traditions are welcome in Unitarian Universalist congregations. Today, a significant number of our members identify with an earth/nature-centered faith.</p>
<p>One of the religious sources of our faith is the &#8220;spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.&#8221;</p>
<p>In addition to modern Paganism, many Unitarian Universalists find spiritual inspiration in other forms of nature-based spirituality, including simple seasonal reverence, modern Transcendentalism, and other nature-honoring paths.</p>
<p>More information about Paganism from a Unitarian Universalist perspective is available in the following UU World articles:</p>
<p>    * &#8220;It&#8217;s About Time, Persephone!&#8221;<br />
    * &#8220;Scouting Alternatives Draw UU Youth&#8221;<br />
    * &#8220;A New Day&#8221;</p>
<p>For even more resources and to connect with other Unitarian Universalist Pagans, please visit the website of the Covenant of UU Pagans.&#8221;</p>
<p>Even a cursory reading of the Bible by a rank amateur such as myself will show that such beliefs would be condemned by the Scriptures as false, leading one to condemnation.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: Dan Smith</title>
		<link>http://thelightheartedcalvinist.com/2010/01/30/pretty-bad-when-the-atheist-has-a-better-handle-on-who-a-christian-is-than-a-liberal-christian/#comment-1034</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Smith]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would actually contend that he would (and should) have a good handle on what a Christian is. After all, he is an atheist apologist, right? Know thine enemy...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would actually contend that he would (and should) have a good handle on what a Christian is. After all, he is an atheist apologist, right? Know thine enemy&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Ron</title>
		<link>http://thelightheartedcalvinist.com/2010/01/30/pretty-bad-when-the-atheist-has-a-better-handle-on-who-a-christian-is-than-a-liberal-christian/#comment-1033</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And you were made gatekeeper of all things Christian by whom, Jeff?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And you were made gatekeeper of all things Christian by whom, Jeff?</p>
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