Comments on: Who Are the Paleo Evangelicals? https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Wed, 30 May 2018 21:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Warren https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/#comment-93800 Wed, 30 May 2018 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12466#comment-93800 In reply to Bart Gingerich.

Bart – Thanks for the comment. I am hoping you might give one example of how Merritt’s recommendations would put him in the evangelical liberal camp.

]]> By: James Ferguson https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/#comment-91965 Wed, 30 May 2018 20:09:33 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12466#comment-91965 BTW, how did they come up with the term “Paleo Evangelists?”

]]> By: Zoe Brain https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/#comment-91966 Wed, 30 May 2018 20:09:33 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12466#comment-91966 People like me would call them Christians. As opposed to “Christians”.

]]> By: Bart Gingerich https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/#comment-91963 Wed, 30 May 2018 20:09:32 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12466#comment-91963 What I would prescribe in terms of Christians and social engagement would be quite different from Mr. Merritt’s recommendations. I think Merritt better describes the rising evangelical liberals (which Kidd mentioned in his first sentence of the initial blog post). The label of “paleo evangelical” (which isn’t really the best one at least for me since I’m not much of an evangelical, but a High Church Anglican) applies to young orthodox Christians that tend to be traditionalists in the political theory sense (at least, that’s been the reaction I’ve been receiving).

]]> By: Patrocles https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/10/26/who-are-the-paleo-evangelicals/#comment-91964 Wed, 30 May 2018 20:09:32 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=12466#comment-91964 Obviously, there are three factors to regard: religion (or faith), culture and politics. Religion steers personal behaviour and, via mutual support, collective behaviour (either we support abortions or we don’t) – so, culture wars are quite inevitable. I understand reluctance w.r.t. party poltics, I don’t understand the attempt to evade culture conflicts.

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