I, too, feel the need to qualify my choice of 'liberal Christian'.
I was raised in the Anglican church, which is one of the more conservative denominations, and very like the Catholic, as it was one of the first to split with that church.
However (and this is a BIG however!) I am a Charismatic Anglican. We are a rather rare breed. We speak in tongues (see the book of Acts, Chapter 2 to learn what this is all about.) We also believe in the power of the Holy Spirit to heal, to prophesy and work miracles. No one can convince me this does not happen. I have seen it and experienced it first hand.
Okay, going to dig myself even deeper here.....
I have currently stopped going to the Anglican church, and may not return. My reasons for stopping had to do with what the priest of the church I was attending did to some friends of mine. My reasons for not returning have more to do with the issue of gay marriage. The Canadian and U.S. Anglican churches have been kicked out of the world wide Anglican communion for approving the marriage and ordination of gays.
Let me qualify: I am not anti-gay. I have had gay friends in the past. I have worked with many gays (I think over half the gardening staff I worked with one summer was gay.) I've never have a problem with those I've met. There are, however, certain aspects of gay culture that I don't like or approve of, such as rampant promiscuity and the whole leather/S&M/bondage thing. That exists in the heterosexual world, too, it just seems to be more prevalent in gay circles.
However, I very strongly believe that marriage is a sacrement of the church. It should be between one man and one woman, as God intended. There is already legislation in place for gays to have common-law unions, which are regarded to be the same from a legal standpoint (as far as I know) as heterosexual common law unions.
Fine, let gays live together, have partners, husbands/wives, whatever you want to call it. Just one thing I would ask: PLEASE, don't call it marriage!
Okay, I'm in enough hot water already. Don't expect me to tackle the issue of ordination of gay priests! I DO NOT want to go there!
Whew. How's that for a thread derailment!