"However, it is NOT Christ who has offended them."  (I have vision difficulties, I am correcting what I wrote below.)

Hi Susan. Yes, it is true, one way to say it as William does, is that liberals Friends do not have exclusive rights to the Society of Friends.  I am not ashamed to talk often and openly of Jesus Christ. But again, I am not ashamed to say often and openly that my understanding of Jesus Christ and how are we to then live differs from the teachings of mainstream Protestant Faiths and from Fundamentalism. 

This may sound harsh and I will say it with a bit of humor that cannot be seen on a blog post.

I usually leave liberal Friends gatherings gasping for air, feeling I have been in a dry place.  Of course it is peaceful to sit in quiet with kindly, good-hearted people.  I may feel calm in my body and mind. But if all I need is to sit in quiet with good-hearted, educated, progressively-thinking people, I might as well sit in the library for just about the same experience!

People may come to Friends Meetings because they have rightfully been offended by false Christianity and therefore cannot tolerate the taste of anything seasoned with Christ.  However, it is done Christ that has offended them but mislead Christians and Apostate Christianity.

There is one who can speak to our conditions, even, Christ Jesus!

With Loving Respect,

Laura