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lobolanceIt amazes me sometimes how many different ways the words 'conservative' and 'liberal' are used.
For example, seminarians who don't want gays in official roles in the church are called 'conservative'.
I thought conservative meant fiscally responsible and stay-out-of-others'-lives. Conservative has come to mean socially repressive... in addition to the other meanings. It really is used as a code word these days, the meaning depending on the speaker. It's interesting how much decoding one has to do. Imagine coming here from another country and not knowing the code?
For example, seminarians who don't want gays in official roles in the church are called 'conservative'.
I thought conservative meant fiscally responsible and stay-out-of-others'-lives. Conservative has come to mean socially repressive... in addition to the other meanings. It really is used as a code word these days, the meaning depending on the speaker. It's interesting how much decoding one has to do. Imagine coming here from another country and not knowing the code?
