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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
By challenging the authority of the Bible are you not in danger then of challenging God's authority. The point I am trying to make is that if God is supposedly all knowing, then surely what he prescribed in the days of Jesus/Muhammed (depending on what religion you wnat to follow) would be applicable in 2007 as they were in the times of those prophets.
Because society has become liberal does this mean that the religion should change to allow for the facilitation of things which were previously forbidden. For example homosexuality is now seen as being socially acceptable, whereas a while back both society and religion were in agreement that it was wrong (or perceived to be wrong in society).
By changing religion to make it acceptable or developing it based on liberal theology, are we then not implying that God is not the the all knowing entity that we think he is, or that his original commandments only applied at the time they were made?
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I can't disagree with anything you say. And while I can outline the circumstances that allow for liberal 'Christian' theology, I certainly can't explain why they believe what they do.
I mean, in the case of many churchgoers I think it's a function of them being culturally Christian but lacking the means to challenge or think through the liberal objections to their faith, because they, or their family, have never truly owned the faith for themselves. For some it may simply be a case of needing to find external validation for the way they choose to live their lives. However I couldn't point to any individual and tell you why they believe what they do.