Politics and Religion

The Progressive Liberal Left, born primarily in the presidency of Woodrow Wilson, believed and still believes that humankind can be perfected by a larger, centralized government that knows how best to perfect humankind. The PLF believes that only the 'intellectual elite' knows what is best for America. The people, seen largely as 'uneducated peons', simply 'don't get it,' simply cannot understand the deeper implications of the larger-than-life issues. The PLF (read 'Progressive Liberal Left')believes 'progress' must move beyond the Constitution because the Constitution is 'evolving', always 'becoming', rather than being a static document.

Relate the above to the Presbyterian Church, USA:

The Progressive Liberal Left of our beloved church believes that 'progress' in the larger issues that dominate our life today (abortion, military involvement, sexual lifestyles, etc.) can only be resolved by the intellectual left-leaning elite of our church. The PLF of our church knows best and the rest of us peons simply don't get it! Our constitution, so to speak, is the Scriptures and the PLF believes the best interpretation of the Scriptures must see the Word as evolving, interpreted in the light of today's enlightened experience; i.e., only by the intellectual elite of our church. We have to move, the PLF believes, beyond the traditional understanding the Scriptures.

I understand we should be open to how the Holy Spirit might reveal to us something new. Many questions in our lives are open to question, subject to debate -- see women's rights, racial equality, etc. But some truths do not change. The PLF says, as a 'progressive' Atlanta pastor said to me several years ago,"No, all truths are open to change; nothing is sacred or set in concrete. Today we know better than past generations"