Arguing with a crazy man

I've spent some time over the past few days intermittently arguing (via LJ comments) with a crazy man - or at least, I think he's crazy. Of course, he thinks I'm crazy, so I guess that makes us about even.

( argument with the crazy man )

Sigh...I just don't know what the answer is. I truly don't. Somehow the church - not just the Episcopal church, or the Catholic church, but the whole Christian body - has to find some way to navigate. I don't think absolute strict literalism is the answer; but if it's not, then absolute, strict liberalism probably isn't either. And neither of the extremes seems able to handle the possibility of compromise. Sigh...just don't know...