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I'll be your new host. 12 xmas74 Feb 2012 Oct 2024 12 43548
What should be the purpose of this group? 15 xmas74 May 2012 Oct 2024 4 66203
Christianity is as faithful to Christ as it is to the poor 1 The Great Open Dance Yesterday Yesterday 3 404
Ordain women now! It's biblical, it's rational, it's time. 1 The Great Open Dance Jun 1 Friday 7 588
Ordain Transgender and Nonbinary Persons Now! 2 The Great Open Dance Jun 10 Jun 10 3 529
Bad theology produces suffering. Good theology produces flourishing. 0 The Great Open Dance May 26 May 26 7 790
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity 0 Dulcinea May 25 May 25 8 552
Christopretensism is the new word I just learned. So descriptive! 23 summer_in_TX May 17 May 24 42 3430
The Church Must Celebrate LGBTQ+ Persons as LGBTQ+ 1 The Great Open Dance May 12 May 12 3 799
In our age of "the Mar-a-Lago look," we need authentic community more than ever 0 The Great Open Dance May 6 May 6 4 882
Does your church practice competitive virtue signaling? If so, then you may already be in hell! 4 The Great Open Dance Apr 29 May 5 9 1259
We weren't made to be alone: finding divinity in community 0 The Great Open Dance Apr 20 Apr 20 2 1055
Who else would allow a really bad singer to sing with such gusto? 2 The Great Open Dance Apr 14 Apr 14 7 1183
Easter Song: 2nd Chapter of Acts - Music Video Live 0 Jacson6 Apr 2 Apr 2 0 768
God is love. Love is something you do. 0 The Great Open Dance Mar 29 Mar 29 2 1083
This is no time to overlook joy: when in resistance, we have to celebrate all that is good 7 The Great Open Dance Mar 23 Mar 23 7 1810
Christ is the sacred Yes within the cosmos 3 The Great Open Dance Mar 2026 Mar 2026 2 1318
God Rejects Crucifixion Through Resurrection: Let us become resurrection to one another 0 The Great Open Dance Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 965
Questions for ELCA members 7 wnylib Feb 2026 Feb 2026 2 2009
The Crucifixion was a Crime: In an age of performative cruelty, we can't see Roman brutality as salvific 2 The Great Open Dance Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 1554
Jesus didn't die for your sins: God isn't violent, so violent atonement theories are wrong 3 The Great Open Dance Feb 2026 Feb 2026 3 1782
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who some of you might remember, greets Aloka. . . 0 Stargleamer Feb 2026 Feb 2026 13 1027
Christ endorses love over against violence. So must Christians, especially in America today. 5 The Great Open Dance Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 1877
Love will sacrifice for justice: we are creating the beloved community 0 The Great Open Dance Jan 2026 Jan 2026 3 1047
The love of God includes all and excludes none. So teaches Jesus. 7 The Great Open Dance Jan 2026 Jan 2026 4 2174
Your emotions are gifts from God: they don't make life easy, but they do make life meaningful 0 The Great Open Dance Jan 2026 Jan 2026 0 1220
Eve didn't cause the Fall. Eve caused the Rise. 0 The Great Open Dance Dec 2025 Dec 2025 3 1271
Jesus Christ, Jesus Christa: Freeing salvation from gender 1 The Great Open Dance Jun 2025 Dec 2025 5 2638
We suffer in myriad ways: God offers myriad balms 0 The Great Open Dance Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1274
Love suffers, celebrates, and questions: God is love 8 The Great Open Dance Dec 2025 Dec 2025 1 2550

Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith Continued...

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Advent Songs and Christmas Carols! 0 The Great Open Dance Nov 2025 Nov 2025 0 1394
You are exhausted because corporate capitalism extracts unreasonable productivity from you 3 The Great Open Dance Nov 2025 Nov 2025 3 2139
The Holy Spirit Sophia is a Spirit of Self-Surpassing: a religious identity is a growth identity 5 The Great Open Dance Nov 2025 Nov 2025 1 2165
The Spirit of Sophia grants us holy desire 2 The Great Open Dance Nov 2025 Nov 2025 2 1946
Goodbye "Big Eva," Hello "Gig Eva" 0 T_i_B Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 1635
Sophia the Holy Spirit brings us to fullness of life 0 The Great Open Dance Oct 2025 Oct 2025 0 1640
Theology that denies a feminine aspect to God is unbiblical. So, let's start calling the Holy Spirit "Sophia". 2 The Great Open Dance Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 2223
The Trinitarian God is love that unifies difference 3 The Great Open Dance Oct 2025 Oct 2025 4 1908
The Holy Spirit of Christ is a Holy Spirit of Love 0 The Great Open Dance Sep 2025 Sep 2025 0 5782
The universe is a womb for religious consciousness, and the Holy Spirit is our host. 2 The Great Open Dance Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 6919
Anyone else longing for the time when Rs and Ds have become reconciled to one another? 3 summer_in_TX Sep 2025 Sep 2025 1 7298
Jesus reveals the fullness of divinity as the fullness of humanity 0 The Great Open Dance Sep 2025 Sep 2025 4 8468
My mom died: I have some thoughts about God 13 The Great Open Dance Aug 2025 Aug 2025 19 6322
Suggestion for the Christian Left 3 HelpImSurrounded Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 2137
Awesome God by Emory Jones with angry new lyrics that spoke to me and others 2 bronxiteforever Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 5481
I feel it strongly: If our spirit is right, we shall overcome. 3 summer_in_TX Jul 2025 Aug 2025 5 3090
howdi our church. st james episcopal church is doing this event 0 AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 Aug 2025 7 2028
A serious question from a Jewish woman about Christianity 12 Danmel Aug 2025 Aug 2025 3 4352
Pictures I took of the moon Sunday and last night 2 BlueKota Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1950
God in Christ risks everything for us (perhaps we're worth it) 0 The Great Open Dance Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1847
The Kingdom of God is the Reign of Love (and love changes everything) 0 The Great Open Dance Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 1990
Jesus doesn't like oligarchs either: Christianity is an equality Gospel, not a prosperity Gospel 1 The Great Open Dance Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 1993
Jesus reveals the universal, unconditional love of God 0 The Great Open Dance Jul 2025 Jul 2025 5 2040
God is compassionate and vulnerable to us (any other concept of God is unbiblical) 2 The Great Open Dance Jun 2025 Jul 2025 4 2389
God's love overflows all boundaries 2 The Great Open Dance Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 2427
The Republican Messiah: "Does Trump Think He's God?" Politico Article May 30, 2025 6 Dem4life1970 Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 3380
We are co-creators with God: freedom is a gift, not to be rejected 0 The Great Open Dance Jun 2025 Jun 2025 2 2217
We are made for transformation: the image of God is an image of self-surpassing 0 The Great Open Dance May 2025 May 2025 0 2323
A prayer for Memorial Day 1 ShazzieB May 2025 May 2025 4 2380
Freedom, Agency, and Authenticity are Divine Gifts 0 The Great Open Dance May 2025 May 2025 3 2197

Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith Continued...

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The Christian Trinity and Gender Inclusive Language for God (that includes nonbinary persons) 1 The Great Open Dance May 2025 May 2025 4 2257
Stop the Township of Toms River, NJ from Seizing Christ Episcopal Church 4 ShazzieB May 2025 May 2025 21 3885
What God looks like (metaphorically, anyway) 0 The Great Open Dance May 2025 May 2025 4 2301
Eve rescued Adam: Without others we are not whole 1 The Great Open Dance May 2025 May 2025 2 2491
God makes us for self-love and self-unity: love harmonizes complexity 0 The Great Open Dance Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 2365
Jesus didn't die for our sins: Agape is a risky endeavor 22 The Great Open Dance Apr 2025 Apr 2025 2 7814
God has united body and soul for human flourishing 3 The Great Open Dance Apr 2025 Apr 2025 0 3151
Podcast: Christianity needs to change radically if it is every to be faithful to Christ 3 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Apr 2025 1 3169
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 2294
God wants us to be at one with the universe 11 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 4998
It's not too late to abandon "Christian Nationalism" 3 T_i_B Mar 2025 Mar 2025 5 3253
What is life for? (Certain powers fear abundance.) 2 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 2620
Whatever we do to nature, we do to God and ourselves. 0 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 2397
gasp!!! shrove tuesday already. then 40 days of lent. 0 AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 2503
Will the far-right wacko Repubs end up in hell? 7 ificandream Jan 2022 Mar 2025 5 6216
Why does God allow tragedy? 6 The Great Open Dance Mar 2025 Mar 2025 3 3934
God has made the universe more beautiful than necessary--for you 0 The Great Open Dance Feb 2025 Feb 2025 6 2446
Time is better than eternity (if we define eternity as timelessness) 1 The Great Open Dance Feb 2025 Feb 2025 0 2761
Many Christians are 'almost in despair' over what Trump has done to their faith: evangelical leader 35 no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 Feb 2025 23 29337
God Sings the Universe into Being 0 The Great Open Dance Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 2513
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