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To: Poet who wrote (4081)	2/15/2001 9:47:56 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6089

A Bishop Spong one is more of a revolutionary, so III am not jealous at all. but the Hillary Clinton ones sounds like good folk. Here's the blurb ~ Bishop Spong Christian (a.k.a. "Biblical Revisionist") You think the Bible is a powerful metaphorical narrative and believe that Jesus was a heroic figure similar to Gandhi. You believe in God as a loving creator and that She will forgive you for just about anything. You're willing to admit that you don't believe in the resurrection. You go to church for the sense of community and the music and because you like to hector your fellow Christians about their backward ways. You watch "Touched by an Angel" but don't cry (well, OK, except that one time when the boy with leukemia met his real father). You read Toni Morrison, Deepak Chopra, and Bishop Spong, the controversial Episcopalian prelate. You ardently support gay rights and feel guilty that you yourself are not gay. (If you are gay, you're in a loving, committed relationship). You live in a leafy university town, order Chai at Starbucks, wear hand-blocked clothing, and subscribe to The New Yorker. You watch TV so you can talk ironically about how bad TV is. You give to charity, preferring the local homeless shelter to those bureaucratic national charities. For you, the crux of Christianity is Jesus' revolutionary message of empowering "the least of these." What I really like is the list of books. Except that I want to read many of them. And when??? I'm in the middle of an all important new mystery book right now. But Bishop Spong sounds like a really interesting thinker. BOOKS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR BISHOP SPONG CHRISTIANS The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant by John Dominic Crossan Resurrection: Myth or Reality? by Bishop John Shelby Spong Christianity Must Change or Die by Bishop John Shelby Spong The Inclusive Psalms 20-Minute Retreats: Revive Your Spirit in Just Minutes a Day With Simple Self-Led Practices by Rachel Harris Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay & Christian in America by Mel White The Bible Tells Me So: Uses and Abuses of Holy Scripture by Jim Hill, Rand Cheadle

To: Poet who wrote (4081)	2/15/2001 10:59:09 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

Okay, here's mine: I was a left-leaning Traditionalist. [Guess I really do belong on this thread aftera all.] Actually, though I consider myself a Christian, evangalical Christans don't. In fact, many Christians don't consider Quakers Christians at all. Come to think of it, some Quakers don't consider themselves Christians. But I DO resent being called a "Hillary Rodham Clinton" Christian. No how, no way am in in ANY way like that woman.

To: Poet who wrote (4081)	2/15/2001 12:23:59 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6089

Here's another quiz of a similar nature, originally posted on SI long ago by cosmicforce. This one matches you up with major denominations on beliefs. selectsmart.com . Most liberal types tend to show up near 100% Unitarian Universalist here, though it's sometimes surprising to find out what else you're compatible with. I came out slightly more compatible with "liberal protestant' than "atheist-agnostic" when I took it. -Win.