Great article.
A "wee" ineffectual god.
Pretty well nails it, as does the last line of special significance to this united methodist: "Mainline Protestantism will reach a certain point where it will appeal only to Wiccans, vegetarians, sandal-wearers, and people who play the recorder. No one will feel at home there if they believe in God."
As a soldier about to retire after serving my country for 27 years, I salute you.
When you go to church now, you hear about how BAD our Commander in Chief is, how horrible the soldiers are in Iraq. I have found this true in the Episcopal Church lately.
The soldiers need God, we (our country) have lost two boys this week by torture and death....what do we have to turn to if there is nothing to believe in but a liberal version of God and Jesus? When you are under fire, you don't call out for some washed down version of God...