Sunday, December 30, 2012

Liberals are not moderates despite what they may say


All Saints’, Pasadena (L.A.) - “The Unitarians would never have done that…”

Just had a phone chat with a friend back in SoCal.  This is a self-described “spiritual, not religious” sort who attended a Unitarian Church and has looked into Buddhism.  Also self-describes as a “liberal.”

Well, this friend recently attended liberal flagship All Saints’, Pasadena, home of Episco-types Ed Bacon, Susan Russell and so on.

The call went like this,

Friend: “So I went to All Saints’ a few weeks ago.”

Me: “What, Pasadena?”

Friend: “Yeah.  What the hell was THAT?”

Me: Yeah, they can be kinda weird.

Friend: “No, really, that was friggin’ out there.  I mean, I’m liberal, but this was just ramming it down everybody’s throat the whole time.  Even the - whaddaya call it? LIE-tur-gee?  It was all politics.”

Me: Yeah, well…

Friend: I mean, the Unitarians would never have done that…

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