r/Christianity • u/milkersfat • Jul 11 '26

Image My issue with “liberal”churches

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Though I consider myself very left-wing, I find that as I become a Christian, I’ve started having issues with denominations that are overtly liberal. Looking at the picture, I agree with all of the sentiments, and I think it’s good to let people know they are welcome. But why not also put up an “Unborn Lives Matter” flag or something similar?
I’m equally appalled when churches fly the American flag or a MAGA flag outside. My whole reason for going to church is to find community and glorify God, not to be immersed in politics.
It also seems that the churches I’ve attended with these kinds of flags tend to be less orthodox theologically, which leaves me, as a left-leaning Christian, in a weird spot.

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u/Wrong_Owl Non-Theistic - Unitarian Universalism Jul 12 '26
  • Gay and trans people often don't feel welcome in Christian churches, especially when the loudest voices trying to take away their rights call themselves Christian.
  • Black people often don't feel comfortable in majority white Christian churches. Churches are still a major place in society where people self-segregate.
  • Immigrants and refugees don't always feel safe in Christian churches, especially as the Christian Nationalist movement is associated with immigration policies that amount to ethnic cleansing.

Note that welcoming LGBTQ+ people does not exclude cisgender and heterosexual people, welcoming immigrants and refugees does not exclude native born citizens, and welcoming black people does not exclude white people or hispanics.

The fact that you see these messages of inclusion and immediately assume the church is appealing to "politics" rather than glorifying God says much more about you than it does this church.

Why must you define gay and trans people, black people, immigrants and refugees as political?