Another Theological Quiz

I swear, this paragraph below reads like the Episcopal Church's Via Media program, especially the idea that learning takes place in dialogue...

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. Emergent/Postmodern 64% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 64% Classical Liberal 57% Modern Liberal 50% Neo orthodox 46% Roman Catholic 43% Charismatic/Pentecostal 36% Reformed Evangelical 11% Fundamentalist 0% What's your theological worldview? created with QuizFarm.com

I'm not a heretic!...?

By this test though, even a Hindu would come out as a Chalcedon compliant.

...I guess my heresies don't have a name attributed to them :)

You scored as Chalcedon compliant. You are Chalcedon compliant. Congratulations, you're not a heretic. You believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, apart from sin. Officially approved in 451. Chalcedon compliant 75% Pelagianism 67% Modalism 50% Gnosticism 33% Monophysitism 33% Nestorianism 17% Apollanarian 17% Socinianism 8% Adoptionist 8% Arianism 0% Donatism 0% Albigensianism 0% Monarchianism 0% Docetism 0% Are you a heretic? created with QuizFarm.com

Shameless low blow...

Hey check out the silly clown... and the painting.

...yeah yeah yeah, I know it's petty. There are so many legitimate criticisms to make of Bush that I don't need to stoop to this... but it was wayyy too tempting.

When is torture legal?

When you live in Bushworld.

In Bushworld, the following is a solid defense.

From...
A Lie a Day: I Guess He Has To Go Free Now

$%!@ Weather!

The weather here in Ohio has really been dragging me down recently.

Every day is overcast and gloomy. Every night is wet and foggy. It has been over a week since I've seen the sun, blue sky, or even the night sky. Winter is the best time to look at the stars, but you can't even see them here in Toledo.

Yesterday the security light behind my place, which has an electric eye so it only comes on at night, never shut off! That's how dark daytime is thanks to this 'lovely' weather.

...and it rained! In January, when we should be getting snow! ...I'm talking downpour, thunder, lightning, and all.

In January!

Winter Blahs?

I found this little quip from the movie WarGames to be a good allegory to my state of mind today...



"A strange game, the only way to win is not to play."

...it fits on so many levels.

On one side, it means "Be concerned, yet detached."
on the other hand, it means "fuck it. I'm going home."

...and right now I'm somewhere in between.

Machiavelli Would be Proud...

Recently, all the news is how Bush is going to relent to McCain and allow his amendment banning torture to pass into law. After all, as Bush has said "We do not torture"

See, McCain's amendment uses the Army Field Manual's definition of torture., which, as per the Washington Post...

"By contrast, the Army's Field Manual 34-52, titled "Intelligence Interrogations," sets more restrictive rules. For example, the Army prohibits pain induced by chemicals or bondage; forcing an individual to stand, sit or kneel in abnormal positions for prolonged periods of time; and food deprivation. Under mental torture, the Army prohibits mock executions, sleep deprivation and chemically induced psychosis."

So, when you want to still torture, but you don't want to say it out loud, what to do?... what to do?

Change the definition of torture.

Recently, the Bush Administration has made classified changes to the Army Field Manual's section on torture and interrogation. Just the thing: rewrite the definition of "torture" so you have all the loopholes you need and none of the loss of "moral character".

So now, when bush confidently says, "We do not torture"

we know that depends on your definition of the word "torture"
(that's ok for Bush to do), but if you parse the definition of the word "is", look out! That's grounds for impeachment!!!

With that said, I leave you with this bumpersticker...