Much needed point made by Joshua at Blogs4God:

“Yesterday I wrote, “With control of the White House, House of Representatives, and probably the Senate as well, Republicans are entering a historic time in American history. For the most part, Christian bloggers are ecstatic.” It was true yesterday, and it’s still true now: an overwhelming majority of pundit blogs listed here are conservative/Republican. That does not necessarily mean it reflects the views of those who operate this site. Most importantly, it does not necessarily mean that is “the proper Christian stance.” Indeed, many righteous, good natured Christians can disagree on all sorts of policy issues. And while conservatives outnumber liberal Christian bloggers, I still make every effort to recognize the minority. Such is the case with Steve Ross, who runs The Mountain Top. He outlines his many left-leaning positions, and for those of you interested, I urge you to take a look.“

If only a large portion of the conservative people would realize those truths.  “Proper Christian Stance” is the key operation here.  More centric or liberal theological views are,  in fact,  derived from Biblical themes,  guided by extensive historio-crtical methods,  and enlightened by Sociological and Hiastorical data.  IN other words: “Biblical”.  There are almost as many “Biblical” conclusions to be drawn about any topic  as there are number of Christians.

Thank you Joshua,  for your coverage of this and you represent for me that much-needed dose of “we’re in this together” that has been largely lost on the Southern Baptist Leadership today.  They have forsaken the former sense of the denomination as a largely conservative but cognizant of the liberal contributions and work of the less conservative viewpoints.  Being a former Southern Baptist,  and having seen my own place in that community become “outcast” from the vantage point of itas present leadership,  made it impossible for me to continue to name myself among that group.   But I’m still hoping.