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Politics : The Left Wing Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (4109)	2/15/2001 8:49:33 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

Ok, I took it. Found it a little irritating, as in many, perhaps most, cases, the answer I'd have preferred to give was not among the options. The test seemed to assume that the person taking it is Christian and at least vaguely familiar with the bible, neither of which are, in my case, true. Playing along like a good sport, I submitted the "next best" choices, and was informed that they placed me among the Bishop Spong crowd, whatever that is supposed to be. It also gave me a not particularly accurate review of myself: You think the Bible is a powerful metaphorical narrative and believe that Jesus was a heroic figure similar to Gandhi. Wrong. I think the Bible is an awkward and barely readable load of propaganda. I suspect that an itinerant preacher named Jesus gained a following at around that period, and was executed for preaching a doctrine inconvenient to the authorities, but that's about it. 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. I don't even believe in God, let alone 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. The only times I've been in a church since I was 14 were when failing to attend a wedding or funeral would have caused significant offense to someone I cared about. If Rastafarians had churches, I would go for the music. You watch "Touched by an Angel" What's that? I didn't even know it existed until now. You read Toni Morrison, Deepak Chopra, and Bishop Spong, the controversial Episcopalian prelate. Gag, puke. You ardently support gay rights... I support them. I'm not sure ardently is the word; I don't go out on marches or shout slogans ...and feel guilty that you yourself are not gay. Yuk. You live in a leafy university town Nope. 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. Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong. You give to charity, preferring the local homeless shelter to those bureaucratic national charities. Wrong. I prefer to give directly in cases where I think it will make a difference. For you, the crux of Christianity is Jesus' revolutionary message of empowering "the least of these." Wrong. The crux of Christianity is a large yawn, followed by a mad dash for the nearest exit.