Is it even possible to be a true liberal in the Bible Belt and still be a Christian? Maybe we're all in hiding. I know there must be some because John Shelby Spong's and Bart Ehrman's books get sold in the bookstore to someone! When people here find out that you are a Christian though, there are a few assumptions that they automatically make. Namely that you are conservative both from a religious standpoint and even sometimes politically! They assume that you adhere to a certain set of moral standards. By this I don't mean honesty and integrity, but that you think homosexuality is wrong. Often the assumptions are based on a fundamental approach of taking the Bible literally.
The one thing that I have difficulty finding here and long to have is discussion with open-minded individuals who have a sincere faith. I'm sure that these people exist in this part of the country and am still on the look out for them!
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