Hi All.

Fur starts to fly with this question and rather than simply respond to questions given by the Observer the Reverends begin to engage one another.

Which is fair.  To a point.

Questions honestly asked need to be answered just as honestly.

You know the drill:

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Hi All,

You know the drill:

[quote=The Observer]

Hi All,

And now The Reverend denBok gets a solo:

[quote=The Observer}

Hi All,

This is strictly to the Reverend Vosper,

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Hi All,

Next question same drill

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Hi All,

Since the interview is gaining some buzz and the thread it is initially referenced on is getting long I and others have decided to take a closer look at the interview and reflect upon it.

So, here goes.

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I think if Gretta Vosper cannot find a way to use traditional Christian language (including God) to describe her faith journey and to proclaim the Gospel to others then there is something insincere about maintaining her status as a United Church minister. No person, or no individual congregation should be unilaterally redefining what it means to be Christian. Theology is work that the whole church does in dialogue together.

Hello Friends,

This is my first post on WonderCafé!  I'm Mark Andrew from Kitchener, Ontario, and I have a fundamentalist evangelical background. I grew up in a small town in southwestern Ontario, then moved here to attend Bible college. Then my theological beliefs started to change drastically, and everything changed.  Actually, I just posted a video on YouTube about it if you'd be interested in checking it out!  I talk about exploring the UCC, Unitarians, and now Unity. I also am inspired by Buddhism and some contemplative Christian authors.  Thanks!

Thought I'd link this here in case anyone in the London area is interested. The local Humanist Association (with which I have loose ties since a number of them are UUs) is sponsoring a pair of lectures entitled  "The Evolution of Belief". The first one is next Wednesday and the speaker is Gretta Vosper. The second is in June and features Dr. Rod Martin, a psych prof from UWO and a member of the Humanist Association.

Is there a difference?

Well, obviously there is a difference, but what about the more "radical" Progressive Christians, such as John S. Spong or United Church Canada's own Gretta Vosper? I've read a lot of Spong's works as well as finishing up Vosper's "With or Without God," and one comes away feeling like they both, more or less, pay lip service to Christianity while there is nothing that really distinguishes them from atheists.