But is the first way, which many liberals, both secular and religious, fear as potentially arbitrary and intolerant, the only alternative?
With the help of religious liberals, six states passed ballot initiatives calling for a raise in the minimum wage.
Most scientists that did express some belief in God considered themselves "religious liberals".
Rice decided with some annoyance that Graham had been, at best, disingenuous about his relationship with religious liberals.
He lived through the increasing tension between religious liberals and conservatives and took a moderate position, rejecting the extremes of both groups.
The final crack in the society occurred when "evangelical Protestants and religious liberals" fought over the educational methods and curriculum.
More than one got with religious liberals, who were an odd bunch indeed, saying that they believed because it made them happy or at least contented.
There is another worrisome trait shared by religious liberals and many conservatives: the tendency to moralize in the most extreme terms.
In 1920, he published an advertisement in the Tribune inviting religious liberals to a meeting in his home.
In general though, college graduates and political or religious liberals appear to be somewhat less civil religious.