Straight to Hell
Yep, apparently I'm going straight to Hell...
My friend Simon, who teaches religion, put me onto this little survey to see where your religious affiliations lie. It appears that I'm not a very good catholic.
I'm not sure who the dude in the photo is... any ideas? I'm also not sure what all those percentages are meant to represent, but I'm sure glad that I'm described as 89% Postmodern and 0% Fundamentalist.
I've never really understood all the fuss about organised religion. If being told what to think and how to act is something that floats your boat, then go for it. But it's really not my thing... I think I can be just as spiritual, just as good a person, just as able to treat others fairly and equally, without the stifling organisation that most religions seem to entail. Just do unto others...
What I really resent is all the wars and strife that religion has caused over the ages. I especially resent all the indigenous cultures that have been ruined by well-meaning missionaries spreading the word of a God that was irrelevant and unnecessary to those cultures. And finally, I have absolutely no time for much of the fundamentalist, indoctrinated views that are sometimes espoused in the name of organised religion.
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
My friend Simon, who teaches religion, put me onto this little survey to see where your religious affiliations lie. It appears that I'm not a very good catholic.
 | You scored as Emergent/Postmodern. You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don't think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.
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I'm not sure who the dude in the photo is... any ideas? I'm also not sure what all those percentages are meant to represent, but I'm sure glad that I'm described as 89% Postmodern and 0% Fundamentalist.
I've never really understood all the fuss about organised religion. If being told what to think and how to act is something that floats your boat, then go for it. But it's really not my thing... I think I can be just as spiritual, just as good a person, just as able to treat others fairly and equally, without the stifling organisation that most religions seem to entail. Just do unto others...
What I really resent is all the wars and strife that religion has caused over the ages. I especially resent all the indigenous cultures that have been ruined by well-meaning missionaries spreading the word of a God that was irrelevant and unnecessary to those cultures. And finally, I have absolutely no time for much of the fundamentalist, indoctrinated views that are sometimes espoused in the name of organised religion.
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
BTW, guy in the picture is Brian McLaren http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_McLaren#Articles_Critical_of_Brian_McLaren . Another heretic!
ReplyDeleteDon't know what happened but I first posted a comment that simply said: Heretic! It was an accusation! ;)
ReplyDeleteI feel duly accused! :-)
ReplyDelete[...] Absolute truth as a concept came out and hit me, because it immediately gave me the impression that many people base their absolute truth on their religious worldview, which “gives” them that truth. Brett also posited that “it is impossible to separate church or worldview and state.” And I have to admit, I got hot under the collar because as a person who is essentially non-religious ( a lot of what Chris Betcher posted recently rings true for me), I thought that there was an inference that religion has been solely responsible for the values and rules that become the lense through which to view truth. My parting sentences reflected that sentiment. Your absolute truth may or may not be mine - so as soon as that happens, it can’t be absolute for everyone else. My parents sought to impose their values based on their church worldview onto me, and through their choices tried to ensure that no other alternatives were discussed or acknowledged. So I worry when I see words like “they have no set of values ” because my thought is that it comes off sounding like that those of us who have declined religion have no values or cannot recognise truth. [...]
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