November 2009 Entries
I was raised as Christian and attended a Methodist church where god was described as having anthropomorphic features. For example, Michelangelo’s famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome portrays God as being a kindly old man with a long white beard (Solomon, 2010). Growing up, I was raised to believe the concept of monotheism, meaning that there is only one God, not several. However, these conceptions of God have changed dramatically throughout the past two thousand years and...
According to the "the world's smallest political quiz", my political ideology is aligned with the Centrist group. They favor the "middle ground" regarding government control of the economy and personal behavior. Depending on the issue, they sometimes favor government intervention and sometimes support individual freedom of choice. They pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems. (Advocates, 2009)...