I agree with you, Matt. Here is a quote from the link:

But shifters are offended when they’re labeled liberal. And besides, liberal is so yesterday! And let’s be honest here; liberal has a negative connotation, thanks largely to vociferous conservatives (Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Joseph Farah, James Dobson, Gary Bauer, Phyllis Schlafly, Brannon Howse, Don Wildmon, Matt Drudge, Melanie Morgan, Tony Perkins and Hugh Hewitt – whew!) who are on the front lines of the culture war exposing liberalism’s globalist, big-government, radical feminist, rabid environmentalist, pro-abortion, anti-gun, peace at any cost, gay rights, anything goes, sick twisted agenda.

Jesus was pro-gun? This woman is a political/moralist windbag. I just love the melding of the spiritual with the political. Remember, Sean Hannity is a rabid Roman Catholic and Glenn Beck is a Mormon. So ecumenical. And just so you realize I attempt to be fair, Limbaugh has never presented the gospel in over a decade of public opportunity with millions listening. So you draw the correct implications.

My favorite line is in the beginning:

In the Sixties [where] the counterculture rejected consumerism, individualism, traditional values and ideas, and protested against their parent’s middle class values. Thus began an all out assault on what had made America prosperous for two centuries.

So consumerism and individualism are Christian values now? I remember, that’s right, Jesus said, “make sure you buy lot’s of crap on earth and build barns to store it in. You want to have as much stuff as possible when you die”.

Seriously, this article is embarrassing even for CRN’s standards…

“Christian values”

Here is where I find some of the emergent stuff challenging. Many times the conservative Christians project abortion, nationalistic freedom, gun rights, anti-gay rights, and a host of other issues they deem as “traditional values” But is love a value? Mercy? Grace?

Search that link and find me those qualities. And the entire premise is that these sinners are impacting the ambiance of my American lifestyle. That attitude is heresy, pure and simple.

how lovely, that quote above.

As if the conservative globalist, big-government, rabid corporate welfare, get in your bedroom, access to guns without common sense limitations, wars of convenience, fear driven divisive, anything goes as long as you say you love Jesus, sick twisted agenda posing as the “christian worldview” is really making life better for us here.

ECM’s missional concern

Emergents are concerned about being missional in a postmodern world. “The word missional emphasizes a return to the church’s identity as existing for the world—tto be God’s stewards over creation, to be a light to the nations, to be witnesses of the inaugurated kingdom of God on earth.”[7] In this regard Emergent leaders have been critical of evangelicalism. They believe evangelicals have not been effectively missional in a postmodern world. Naturally, many evangelicals find this view arrogant and self-righteous. Sadly, ECM’s arrogance has caused division between them and evangelicals.

And this… in the midst of her scathing blather against them (with all the SOP of lumping and broad-brushing) she then blames THEM for the division…

It really is sad what people will do in the name of God.

Neil

just another example of CRN’s speedy movement from wacky-ignorance-and-misunderstanding hot air to full-on-tin-foil-hat hot air.

I agree. I was kidding. I own a gun strictly for business purposes. I am in favor of strict licensing. No auotomatic or military grade either.

Bazookas? Maybe.