tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3231019824118276765..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Whigs and Tories. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-32084141730761264522017-04-24T17:29:25.518-05:002017-04-24T17:29:25.518-05:00The Slicksters and the Abrasives.The Slicksters and the Abrasives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69499785479087286022017-04-24T15:28:36.119-05:002017-04-24T15:28:36.119-05:00In this video, visual age, maybe we should search ...In this video, visual age, maybe we should search for Art work, or a video to describe opposing sides. Words will always change in their meaning, just look at the monikers Republican and Democrat. In a postmodern age (whether we like it or not), it is important to begin all discussions by defining terms, and ensuring that all sides mean the same thing when they use descriptors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69356637751548696822017-04-24T08:00:41.822-05:002017-04-24T08:00:41.822-05:00Conservative vs liberal are still apt terms. Of co...Conservative vs liberal are still apt terms. Of course, within both ways of thinking are differences of opinion on specifics of dogma, on application of principles, and on degrees of passion. But essentially, conservatives and liberals hold opposing viewpoints, and liberals normally fall on the side of progressives, while conservatives prefer more traditional approaches. In some cases, conservatives and liberals can meet in the center, find common ground, and actually work together. <br /> I think many people hold a mix of libertarian, conservative and liberal views which they frequently apply to specific issues. Many do not like to be committed blindly to one particular side, when facts have a way of helping us examine in detail the matter at hand. In my own views, I lean conservative, but may agree with liberals on specific and limited matters. I vote as an independent primarily to keep my sense of balance open, but have yet to support liberal social causes which conflict with my faith and biblical worldview. I believe our faith should be the primary lens through which we discern our opinions and positions on issues, examined individually, and regardless of whether or not they can be ascertained as conservative or liberal, or fall in the libertarian column.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-37246114543822975442017-04-24T07:45:54.048-05:002017-04-24T07:45:54.048-05:00The idea that the Tories weren't aristocrats d...The idea that the Tories weren't aristocrats during the Jacobite struggles is incorrect. You might find Eveline Cruickshanks' Political Untouchables: The Tories and the '45 to be a helpful read.David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.com