More on the "Liberal" Word

I've written before how it bugs me that the wonderful word "liberal" (which means freedom) has been coopted by leftist and socialist thinking. Thomas Sowell writes:

"Some say it is 'name-calling' if you refer to someone as a liberal. There is nothing inherently negative about the word 'liberal.' If it has acquired negative overtones, that is because of what liberals have done and the consequences that followed."

Some of my left-leaning political friends have now adopted the moniker "Progressive." The same thing will happen to that word.

And to "Conservative."

We don't manage labels very well, do we?

How are we doing with "evangelical" and "Christian" and "Jesus-follower"?