Given the popular perception that Americans have become more liberal, it may be of surprise to hear that most people still embrace traditional family values as the foundation of the American dream.
More than 75 percent of all American adults said their ideal life includes having good physical health (listed by 85 percent), living with a high degree of integrity (85 percent), having one marriage partner for life (80 percent), having a clear purpose for living (77 percent), having a close relationship with God (75 percent), and having close, personal friendships (74 percent), according to a Barna report released Monday.
Ummm, yep, that pretty much applies to myself and about 99% of the liberal people I know. So how does that not jive with the idea that Americans have become more liberal? It seems like we may just be living the 'ideal life' instead of dreaming about it.
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What?! Liberals dig integrity, health, and lasting relationships just like conservatives do?
Bob Ellis et al. just can't stomach the idea that "liberals," (or progressives, or communists, or hippies, whatever we are) are decent people who really do have the same basic desires and dreams as they do. To see us in the same light makes it harder to cast us as "the enemy."
Christianity is about reaching out to embrace the "other," the outsider. Funny Dakota Voice hasn't figured that out yet. Instead they continue to imagine a world of exclusion, of their chosen few surrounded by the corrupt multitudes. Oh well.
I just knew you'd know what I was talkin' about, Cory:)
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