{"id":5181,"date":"2014-07-03T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rogerwolsey\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2014-07-04T07:26:51","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T14:26:51","slug":"progressive-ponderings-on-patriotism-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rogerwolsey\/2014\/07\/progressive-ponderings-on-patriotism-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Ponderings on Patriotism & Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I speak from a progressive Christian perspective. You may not agree with everything I say, but I hope you agree that it\u2019s important to ponder such matters.<\/p>\n

Peace.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nProgressive Christians aren\u2019t the only ones to think this way. A growing number of evangelicals are embracing this perspective as well. A great resource for reflecting further on these matters is Greg Boyd\u2019s book, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Myth-Christian-Nation-Destroying\/dp\/0310267315\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Myth of a Christian Nation<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HIWs_G4oJaA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HIWs_G4oJaA<\/a>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nin pax Christi, (not pax Americana) \nxx \u2013 Roger<\/em><\/p>\nRev. Roger Wolsey is an ordained United Methodist pastor who directs the Wesley Foundation at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is author of <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Kissing-Fish-christianity-for-people-who-dont-like-christianity\/188533647842714\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Kissing Fish: christianity for people who don\u2019t like christianity<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Kissing-Fish-christianity-for-people-who-dont-like-christianity\/188533647842714?fb_action_ids=10151827028195914&fb_action_types=books.reads&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B188533647842714%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22books.reads%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D&fb_collection_id=14&ref=profile\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Here is the Facebook page for Kissing Fish<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rogerwolsey\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Roger\u2019s previous blogs <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following is a video interview I did for Patheos at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina. I shared more in further detail in my discussion of civil religion in my book Kissing Fish. I speak from a progressive Christian perspective. 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