Actually Nathan I tried to give you the benefit of the admitted doubt when I said that if you believe that your ideological/philosophical approach truly represents advocacy for the poor, then by all means continue with such advocacy.

However I do recall initially having had to argue that such advocacy is a part of ‘Kingdom living’ at all.

And the observation that political ideology trumps doctrinal belief is a shoe that should not be worn if it doesn’t fit.

As for me (since you said that my observation may apply to me), my conservative theological beliefs certainly don’t stem from and my liberal political beliefs; but my liberal political beliefs do, in part, stem from my conservative theological beliefs. And to a very great extent my conservative theological beliefs do inform my liberal political beliefs (especially regarding church and state).

I think it is undeniable that Adventist theological lefties have permitted their “education” to give them a different view of scripture.