October 31st, 2006
Quite a while ago, I discovered BeliefNet’s Belief-o-Matic — a tool for ostensibly figuring out which religion best aligns with your worldview. At the time, the answer for me was that I best fit Mainline to Liberal Protestantism. This fit me quite well, and even helped me to realize that there’s a whole different world of Christianity out there beyond the conservative fundamentalism that filled my youth.
I noticed the bookmark for the Belief-o-Matic, and realized it might be enlightening (or amusing, at the least) to retake the quiz. I’m come to terms with (and made peace with) many beliefs that I’ve realized I have — and do not have. Here are my current state-of-mind results:
Your Results:
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.
Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.
Things have changed, and I feel very comfortable/confident with what I’ve discovered about my own beliefs. More on that — and on the future of this blog — coming soon.
Posted by Allison in spirituality & religion | 2 Comments »
October 30th, 2006
Spotted today: vanity license plate “SMPLIFY”
On a BMW X5. Whaaaa? Um, okay.
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driving along a country-ish road in Arizona
Mike: Oh! That burns me up Did you see that church?
Me: No. What did it say?
Mike: “No Jesus. No Peace. Know Jesus. Know Peace.”
Me: (mildly confused) Right, and?
Mike: It’s an ultimatum, a threat. Join our particular brand of religion, or else we’ll kill you all.
Me: I don’t think it’s meant to come across that way. They’re talking about peace in your heart, peace in your life — not a threat for world domination. So, you’ve always thought it was a threat of “our way or we’ll wage war?”
Mike: Well, yeah.
Me: Hmmm. Guess I’d better blog that one. I’ve never thought of it that way before.
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Public Service Announcement
The Mike whom I’m marrying next month wishes for me to clarify that he’s not the same person as the Mike who comments here on a regular basis. Just so ya know…
He reads (yes, he’s even read my early on gushing), but has yet to delurk.
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October 30th, 2006
After 1-1/2 weeks, I *finally* got a reply from a company here in town which has a Marketing position that seems pretty much tailor-made to my background. I just shot the HR Director a reply re: salary requirements, and now am crossing my fingers to get an interview.
A real job at a real company. OMG, I might actually have to (a-hem) shower before noon every day! (snicker)
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October 25th, 2006
Bwuhahahahaha.
You Are Changing Leaves
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Pretty, but soon dead.
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October 17th, 2006
(cross-posted at Maya’s Meanderings
Yes, I know — I haven’t posted in ages. I’ll start catching up before long, but this was just too good to not link.
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Mary P. wrote a post that I wish I’d written — about parents’ attitudes toward their children and sex.
When I was a young married with a baby girl, our daughter’s father would joke that she wouldn’t be allowed to date until she was 35. Well, 30 if the prospective boyfriend was a member of the royal family. I’d laugh at his little joke, but it always annoyed me just a bit, though I wasn’t sure why. (The fact that it was feeble and repeated waaaaay too often didn’t help, but it was the actual content of the joke which bugged me.)
Not too long ago, some commenters on a blog I was visiting were speaking of the future dates of their infant girls. A couple of the daddy-types came out with the typical Big Protective Daddy comments. “The first guy to stick anything in her,” said one, “and I’ll stick something bigger into him.” (Charming, no?)
Here’s a thought that most parents of very small children don’t really understand:
One day, you will be the parent of an adult.
Go read the rest. Really, just go read it.
Still not wanting to? Okay, then I’ll tell you what sums it up for me:
Okay, now we’re coming to the crux of this post. Why did that stupid joke, why do those ‘protective daddy’ comments exasperate me so? Because they are based upon the assumption that females are passive recipients of sex. Females have no drives of their own, they have no sexual volition. They make no choices. If they are having sex, it’s because someone required it of them.
“My daughter couldn’t actually want to indulge with her boyfriend!” these parents wail. “It must be his idea, the filthy creep.” Well, I hope for your daughter’s sake that this isn’t true. I hope that the sex she has, happens when she’s ready, that it is joyful, respectful, mutually desired and mutually satisfying.
Just like you want for yourself.
***applause***
Posted by Allison in administrivia, psychology, personality, & mental health, motherhood | 10 Comments »
