{"id":770,"date":"2011-02-14T15:52:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T15:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/apagansblog\/2011\/02\/the-unchristian-right-a-refreshing-christian-perspective.html"},"modified":"2011-02-14T15:52:24","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T15:52:24","slug":"the-unchristian-right-a-refreshing-christian-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apagansblog\/2011\/02\/the-unchristian-right-a-refreshing-christian-perspective.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The UnChristian Right&#8221;: A Refreshing Christian Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I became a Pagan I had to rethink my views about Christianity, which had become overwhelmingly negative. &nbsp;If the Sacred manifested in many ways and everywhere, it had to manifest there as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But as the religious right in Protestant and conservative Catholic guises became Christianity&#8217;s public face, the evidence increasingly indicated that tgis was one place the Sacred avoided. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Now it seems as if there may be a revival of genuine spirituality coming to Christianity&#8217;s public face. &nbsp;Certainly this post by Robert Flynn,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/open.salon.com\/blog\/robert_flynn\/2011\/02\/11\/the_unchristian_right\">The UnChristian Righ<\/a>t, holds hope for the future. &nbsp;May its point of view flourish and the Servants of Sauron be exposed for who they truly are, for the spiritual housecleaning needed over there is something they must accomplish themselves if they truly want their path to be a good one.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I became a Pagan I had to rethink my views about Christianity, which had become overwhelmingly negative. &nbsp;If the Sacred manifested in many ways and everywhere, it had to manifest there as well.&nbsp; 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