Deutschmania wrote:However there are also Evangelical Friends , who would have some overlap with their evangelical counterparts.
Thanks, I've never heard of them before.
Deutschmania wrote:As to Mennonites in my country, the United States, in my experience, a number of them tend to be if anything right-wing, while some may be left leaning, but a considerable percentage askew political involvement altogether.
In the Netherlands I think Mennonites are a bit more left leaning then in the US (but the same may be said about the whole political spectrum).
My local Mennonite church for example expressed their solidarity with the lgbtq-community by raising a rainbow flag.
Deutschmania wrote:https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a53717/mennonites-protest-trump/
Love it!
Tainari88 wrote:I voted Catholic due to Roman Catholics in Latin America and Africa and Europe following Liberation Theology. Many RC sects are communally centered and that many parts of the Catholic clergy do require a vow of poverty. It means being rich is corrupt. In general. So that side of RC religious practices is very leftist. The other side is authoritarian and hypocritical and loves money, class consciousness, and ostentatious egotism. Both sides are present in the RC church. But the RC church does have leftist cores.
Yeah, the Roman Catholic church is a church with many rooms isn't it?
The Catholics didn't break up in different denominations in the same way the protestants did.
One big Mother Church, I kinda like that.
Of course there's a leftist core, it's called Jesus!
Do you know Dorthee Sölle? She's as far as my knowledge of Liberation Theology goes. She coined the term "Christofascism".
Drlee wrote:Methodists are not sure what they believe. (I am one.)
Also never heard of Methodists before, but I like this:
In addition to evangelism, Methodism emphasizes charity and support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the works of mercy. These ideals, collectively known as the Social Gospel, are put into practice by the establishment of hospitals, orphanages, soup kitchens, and schools to follow Christ's command to spread the gospel and serve all people.
and
Methodists are historically known for their adherence to the doctrine of nonconformity to the world, reflected by their traditional standards of a commitment to teetotalism, proscription of gambling, regular attendance at class meetings, and weekly observance of the Friday fast.