"truelife.org"

[Gary Creely]

So I get my typically daily heaping helping church help advertising emails this morning, and I come across an organization called "truelife.org". Beside thinking it is a goofy concept, I could not help but want to take their little quiz. Of course I failed! I'm not sure even a concerned Nazarene would have passed the quiz. If nothing else it is rather amusing, I suppose I did not expect a organization taking their approach to be so fundamentalist.

[Kevin Rector]

I didn't see a quiz.

[Gary Creely]

You have to start the sign up process, but don't worry, you will not get past the quiz.

[Benjamin Burch]

You have to start the sign up process, but don't worry, you will not get past the quiz.

I'm extremely entertained that oppressing women is so high on the priority list of so many. I never realized one imperative in Scripture could be so much more important than others when it is so immaterial to the entire message of the Bible.

[Billy Cox]

I'm extremely entertained that oppressing women is so high on the priority list of so many. I never realized one imperative in Scripture could be so much more important than others when it is so immaterial to the entire message of the Bible.

Yeah, well maybe Jesus was nicer to women than he had to be, but he still selected only men to build his Church. (haha)

[Mike Schutz]

Thanks for playing.

[Gary Creely]

Here is the test:

http://truelife.org/users/questionary

[Ryan Plott]

this is probably one of my favorite quizzes ever! it's a good thing orthopraxy is required for entrance to heaven and not orthodoxy.

[Jim Chabot]

this is probably one of my favorite quizzes ever! it's a good thing orthopraxy is required for entrance to heaven and not orthodoxy.

I passed!!! Yes!! They invited me to join!!

Oh wait, that's not good is it?

The first question was the toughest so I just answered the way I thought they would like since there there was no correct answer.

On the others, I couldn't agree 100% nor could I disagree 100% either so I went with the closest answer.

I ignored the innerancy aspect of the canon question and answered based upon whether 66 was a good number or not.

I had to think hard on the last answer, and in the end I guess I've turned out to be not the best Arminian.

Wouldn't be my first choice for a church, and I'm glad that we get there with our hearts rather than our heads!

[Gary Creely]

Looking at some of the videos it appears that it may be something put together by Liberty university.

[David Troxler]

Looking at some of the videos it appears that it may be something put together by Liberty university.

As you read through the links you can connect to without joining, they say they have the backing/cooperation of 30 Liberty University professors in developing their videos, but stops short of saying they were done by Liberty. They have a North Carolina address.

[Steve Reece]

I wouldn't even pass a "true Nazarene" quiz.

[Hans Deventer]

I passed!!! Yes!! They invited me to join!!

Cool. I didn't understand question #8 "Do you believe that abortion and euthanasia involve the taking of innocent human life?"

Of course the answer is no, because I answered yes on "5. Do you believe that because of Adam's sin, all people inherit a sin nature and face God's judgment? "

Nobody is innocent. Duh.

[Shea Zellweger]

yay! I'm a 7/11!

[David Graham]

Darn, I failed the test....... apparently the "correct" answer to all the questions was yes.

I guess I'll just have to go on through life being "unenlightened".

Blessings,
Dave

[Kazimiera Fraley]

I don't know if I should be amused or offended that being who I am doing what I do automatically disqualifies me and my church from membership.
I guess I don't want to be apart of something which feels that strongly about what God called me to and the Church ordained me to do .


poking around on the site resulted in this great little questionaire:

http://truelife.org/visitors/various_questionnaire

I think I will put that my interests are: procrastination, evil and the Da Vinci Code!

[Mike Fraley]

My interests were procrastination, pornography, and death. Nothing catches my eye more than putting off looking at naked people while I'm dead.

[Jon Bemis]

Bummer. I failed too. I guess I'm not qualified to join this elite group!

[Jim Chabot]

Cool. I didn't understand question #8 "Do you believe that abortion and euthanasia involve the taking of innocent human life?"

Of course the answer is no, because I answered yes on "5. Do you believe that because of Adam's sin, all people inherit a sin nature and face God's judgment? "

Nobody is innocent. Duh.

Hans; A couple of years ago Dr. Jorge Barros told me that the ultimate test of one language skills is the ability to employ humor in another language. I apologise profusely if english is actually your first language, otherwise bravo, you have passed with highest regard!

[Jim Chabot]

Looking at some of the videos it appears that it may be something put together by Liberty university.

Hmmmm, we have Liberty's football team chaplain visiting our church this week. I'll have to see if he can pass the test! Disclaimer; He is here because he is our Pastor's brother in law, not as a recruiter.

[John Kennedy]

I think we could save a lot of time if we merged the 'truelife.org' thread with the 'define Christianity' thread. It'd be kind of like the schizophrenic with both sado and masochistic tendencies. One stop shopping.

[Hans Deventer]

Hans; A couple of years ago Dr. Jorge Barros told me that the ultimate test of one language skills is the ability to employ humor in another language. I apologise profusely if english is actually your first language, otherwise bravo, you have passed with highest regard!

Jim, English is NOT my first language, no apologies needed, and thanks for the compliment!
My first language is Dutch. English would be 2nd, French 3rd and German should probably not be mentioned :)

[David Pettigrew]

I wonder if they are the originators of this poster board?

http://www.stufffundieslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/107724332.png

[David Pettigrew]

I was doing ok till they got to "High Fullutent". Then they quit preachin' and went to meddlin'! No wonder I love the devil so much.

[Mike Schutz]

As my long-time pastor used to say, "The sin of fundamentalism is the sin of believing that you've got God all figured out."

[Rich Schmidt]

I wonder if they are the originators of this poster board?

http://www.stufffundieslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/107724332.png

They lost me as soon as I saw that they don't know when to use (or not use) an apostrophe.

[David Pettigrew]

They lost me as soon as I saw that they don't know when to use (or not use) an apostrophe.

Yes it has been my experience that the more exclusivist the beliefs, the worse the grammar.

[Todd Erickson]

The question that gave me the most trouble was question 11, "Do you believe that genuine salvation can be lost?" How do they define genuine salvation?

I was also a little mystified about the "66 books without error in their original form". Which original form? Pre or post dead sea scrolls? etc.

Just...kinda strange.

[Susan Unger]

As my long-time pastor used to say, "The sin of fundamentalism is the sin of believing that you've got God all figured out."

I like that!

[Craig Laughlin]

I wonder if they are the originators of this poster board?

http://www.stufffundieslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/107724332.png

What do they have against Preachers Kids? And lets watch the cracks about poor grammar and the devil. I'm starting to feel picked on. :ihe_cowboy:

I'm pretty sure Han's English grammar is better than mine!

[Jim Chabot]

What do they have against Preachers Kids? And lets watch the cracks about poor grammar and the devil. I'm starting to feel picked on. :ihe_cowboy:

I'm pretty sure Han's English grammar is better than mine!

Looks like the M.K's get a pass with these fellers!

[Wesley Anderson]

unless they happen to also be "Loud Mouth Women"

[Shea Zellweger]

What do they have against Preachers Kids? And lets watch the cracks about poor grammar and the devil. I'm starting to feel picked on. :ihe_cowboy:

I'm pretty sure Han's English grammar is better than mine!

I'm still trying to figure out how they can hate both Democrats and Racists. If there's anything I learned last election, it's that all black people are democrats.

[David Pettigrew]

I believe "P.K.'s" = Promise Keepers.

[Todd Erickson]

Shouldn't "High fullutent" be "high Fulluting"?

[Cam Pence]

So I get my typically daily heaping helping church help advertising emails this morning, and I come across an organization called "truelife.org". Beside thinking it is a goofy concept, I could not help but want to take their little quiz. Of course I failed! I'm not sure even a concerned Nazarene would have passed the quiz. If nothing else it is rather amusing, I suppose I did not expect a organization taking their approach to be so fundamentalist.

no true nazarene/wesleyan should be able to pass that test if it requires answering yes to each question...i am more happy with my membership here anyway :)

[Rich Schmidt]

Shouldn't "High fullutent" be "high Fulluting"?

Google led me to Merriam-Webster (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highfalutin), which has "highfalutin," and Wiktionary (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/highfalutin), which also includes "highfaluting" and "high falutin" as alternate spellings.

Although... if you Google "high fullutent" you get lots of results for that spelling, too.

Oh! Ha! Including this post at English Fail Blog for Apostrophe Abuse Fail (http://englishfail.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/picketing-fail/).... with a picture of this sign! Ha!

(Edited to add: It turns out that all of those results point back to this sign and how they can't spell.)

[Cam Pence]

I wonder if they are the originators of this poster board?

http://www.stufffundieslike.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/107724332.png

sports nut's.....thats awesome

[Gina Stevenson]

Shouldn't "High fullutent" be "high Fulluting"?

Somebody beat me to the "high falutin(g)" that I was going to mention. ;)

Also, maybe I've missed something along the way, but I can't (at least at the moment) figure out what "EMO's" might be.

[Jim Frake]

Somebody beat me to the "high falutin(g)" that I was going to mention. ;)

Also, maybe I've missed something along the way, but I can't (at least at the moment) figure out what "EMO's" might be.

EMO Emotional (music genre)
EMO Emergency Measures Organization (Canada)
EMO Emotional Rock (music, fashion)
EMO Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization
EMO Emergency Management Office
EMO Emergency Management Ontario (Ontario, Canada)
EMO Emotive Hardcore (music genre)
EMO Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (Portland, OR)
EMO Environmental Management Office
EMO Emergency Management Organization (Canada)
EMO Emergency Off (definition used by SEMI)
EMO Exercise for Men Only (magazine)
EMO Exposition Mondiale de La Machine Outil
EMO Educational Management Organization
EMO Emergency Machine Off
EMO European Mortar Industry Organisation
EMO Emergency Measures Office
EMO Equipment Management Office
EMO Elektrik Mühendisleri Odasý (Turkey)
EMO Environmental Management Ordinance
EMO Effective Material Operator
EMO Experienced Musicians Only
EMO Electromagnetism and Optics
EMO Early Morning Originator (airline industry)
EMO Electronic Maintenance/Material Officer
EMO Engage Missile Order
EMO Extra Man Onboard (US Navy)

Take ur pick!

[Gina Stevenson]

Thanks. First tho't was EMO might have something to do with things "emotional." However, they seem to be rather "emotional" about all this stuff themselves(!), so tho't it just might stand for something else. ;)

[Mike Fraley]

Among their list of sin's shouldn't they have on their list's "people who use apostraphie's for plural's?"

[Hans Deventer]

Among their list of sin's shouldn't they have on their list's "people who use apostraphie's for plural's?"

Thats one of those statement's only heretic's would make ! :smilies1722:

[Daniel Hamlin]

EMO Emotional (music genre)
EMO Emergency Measures Organization (Canada)
EMO Emotional Rock (music, fashion)
EMO Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization
EMO Emergency Management Office
EMO Emergency Management Ontario (Ontario, Canada)
EMO Emotive Hardcore (music genre)
EMO Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (Portland, OR)
EMO Environmental Management Office
EMO Emergency Management Organization (Canada)
EMO Emergency Off (definition used by SEMI)
EMO Exercise for Men Only (magazine)
EMO Exposition Mondiale de La Machine Outil
EMO Educational Management Organization
EMO Emergency Machine Off
EMO European Mortar Industry Organisation
EMO Emergency Measures Office
EMO Equipment Management Office
EMO Elektrik Mühendisleri Odasý (Turkey)
EMO Environmental Management Ordinance
EMO Effective Material Operator
EMO Experienced Musicians Only
EMO Electromagnetism and Optics
EMO Early Morning Originator (airline industry)
EMO Electronic Maintenance/Material Officer
EMO Engage Missile Order
EMO Extra Man Onboard (US Navy)

Take ur pick!


Wow, that's efficient! Four letters and a punctuation mark encompass ALL of that! That's probably better than a 95% compression ratio! Oops, my Computer Science background is bleeding through,