Theology is the study of god. Period. It has nothing to do with the occult short of the workings of a god or a relationship to a god. It is certainly not a "political dogma" and most certainly has nothing to do with Stalinism. (???)

Stringsinger should have looked the word up before spouting off. I keep an entire dictionary on my computer for quick reference. Obviously, that's what I quoted from.

////a dictionary definition does not discredit the essence of Stringsingers post one jot////

Then, no doubt, you can explain what the essence was. Don't help him, stringsinger. Let smokey explain it on his own.