It seems to me that when progressive American churches preach that congregations need to demonstrate “love” to the world, their definition of “love” is different from what I have in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
It has thrown me for a loop sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n
But I now understand that when progressives say “love”, they mean “acceptance” and little more.<\/p>\n\n\n
They are definitely “see-no-evil” types. Much of what Scripture and traditional Christianity would call “sin”, is overlooked, condoned, or even celebrated in many American churches today.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
With this brand of faith, the only true sin is the lack of “love”.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And if we see that acceptance <\/b><\/i>is synonymous with “love”, then it makes sense that these churches view intolerance <\/i><\/b>as the opposite: “hatred”.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Intolerance, then, is the only true sin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
(I am aware the conservative church’s definition of “love” is also skewed. I will get to that. <\/i>\ud83d\ude09)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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