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In reply to the discussion: Things that made you a liberal [View all]MaryMagdaline
(6,858 posts)I cant be a Christian because I dont believe in the divinity of Christ (its a dealbreaker I am told) but Jesus is my prophet. I call myself a mathesisn Christian. The book of Matthew is liberalism 101.
My handle is a bit confusing. I would change it but I dont want to lose my frequent flyer miles here (joke). First I misspelled Magdalene. I should have fixed that immediately. It sort of rolled out since my real name is similar. Mary Magdalene was a gnostic. I am closer to her way of thinking. She was also a feminist who was a disciple and equal intellectually to Jesús. Unfortunately I forgot that some people were taught she was a prostitute (the church started that in the 4th century) and the name leaves a bad impression with those familiar with the Magdalene baby-snatchers in Ireland.
So, I am culturally very catholic but I have absolutely no idea how a catholic can be conservative.