I am an openly unapologetic progressive and have been for over a decade. I was a closet progressive for a few decades before that. Blogs posts that espouse progressive principles immediately catch my eye. Here are a few I saw recently.
One of the reasons I left pentecostal and then evangelical Christianity over a decade ago was the movement’s dogged insistence on holding on to traditional interpretations and applications of the Bible when it came to certain social issues, like same-sex relationships. Their stance did not match the radically welcoming, unconditionally loving Christ I saw when I read the Bible. I’m not the only one; many people are leaving traditional Christianity for this reason, including Bert Thelen, S.J., an 80-year-old Jesuit. Doing so allows us to live in ways that more fully reflect the way we understand Christ.
Speaking of love, read Christina Aguilera’s beautifully written love note to her fans. I’ve been sleeping on her career, and this letter is another wake up call for me to pay more attention to what she is doing. A voice like hers combined with a heart full of love is a wonderful thing and all too rare in the entertainment industry.
