1.0Steven Waldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldmanswaldmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/author/swaldmanAt Church Services, Ed Discovers The Depth of the Culture War Breach - Steven Waldmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nRby2tJErp"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/12/at-church-services-ed-discover.html">At Church Services, Ed Discovers The Depth of the Culture War Breach</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/stevenwaldman/2008/12/at-church-services-ed-discover.html/embed#?secret=nRby2tJErp" width="600" height="338" title="“At Church Services, Ed Discovers The Depth of the Culture War Breach” — Steven Waldman" data-secret="nRby2tJErp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Ed Kilgore has a thought-provoking post arguing that the central split within modern Christianity is not whether you accept the basic creeds but whether you view the Bible as inerrant. And the divide over this leads to fundamental culture war splits over issues llke abortion and gay marriage. “It’s a wonderful thing that Christians are…