Oh, the irony!

Among many others, one of the definitions of liberalism is as follows: n 1: a political orientation that favors progress and reform (Definition compliments of WordNet). Something I've recently realized, with my keen and penetrating mind, is that by this definition, Jesus was a liberal. Yeek! You can now see where the post's title comes from. So, all you liberal readers out there: this is your cue to jump up and say "HA!". Or is it...?
Well, the funny thing is, is that by that definition of liberalism, the definition of liberalism changes over time (as does that of conservativism--or is it conservatism? Whatever, moving on). Things that need (or are thought to need) reform change over time. So the opinions of a liberal in medieval Poland would be different from that of a liberal in modern-day America, presumably. Likewise, Jesus' opinion of liberalism is very different from today's average liberal's opinion of it. If Jesus were to come back to Earth now as a human again, and live among us again, his opinions would probably be more conservative. At least, he would share opinions with what most conservatives believe today: the beliefs of the right to life for all people, the definition of marriage being between one man and one woman, and the other stuff. But I don't think I'll get into what his opinion on Iraq is likely to be. ;)