Neat!

Although I left three or four questions unanswered because I tend to prefer nuanced answers, and in some cases their answers were not mutually exclusive. For instance, their second and third options for the origins of the physical universe and life on earth seem, to my mind, to both be necessary. Their synopsis of Orthodoxy bears me out in this. Origin of universe and life: God created the universe and life. The Bible is not intended to be a scientific revelation, and science is not infallible. There is no desire to create conflict between science and Christian faith. There is one point on which they completely missed the mark, and that was on belief in Deity. According to their synopsis, Orthodox believe in the "Trinity of the God the Father, the Son (Christ), and the Holy Spirit, which comprises one God Almighty" which is certainly true, but then in an attempt to differentiate Orthodox from Mormon, they added that we believe God is "incorporeal spirit". In fact, we believe that through the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Trinity, God assumed human nature -- including bodily existence. This is why we so strongly affirm that Christ was bodily resurrected from the grave, and it's why we place such a strong emphasis on the dual nature of the sacraments. They are physical elements imbued with and imparting spiritual grace. Surprisingly enough, they decided I was a Seventh Day Adventist at heart, and Orthodox second. Dirk