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Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
 
I totally stole this from Myr. And the funny thing is, my results were 100% Orthodox Judaism.

I think a lot of the scoring comes from how important you rate each question. I didn't pay much attention to that, so it told me I was only 70% Mormon. Ah well. Just dont't tell anyone.

http://beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html
 

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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
 
Interesting. It said I've got OCD.
 

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Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
 
I really liked taking that quiz, actually.

My top five:

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1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (96%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
4. Jehovah's Witness (92%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (81%)

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Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
 
Hehe, go figure. 96% nontheist, 100% unitarian universalist. 0% about 2/3rds of the religions listed.
 

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Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
 
Guess I'm going to the right church

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (84%)
3. Roman Catholic (84%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (83%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
 

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Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
 
1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (91%)
3. Liberal Quakers (86%)
4. Reform Judaism (85%)
5. New Age (82%)
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
I never quite liked the fact that Judaism always regarded the name J-H-V-H to be so precious and what I like to refer to as superstition. Now I know why!

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (94%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
4. Neo-Pagan (86%)
5. New Age (86%)
6. Secular Humanism (81%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (68%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)
9. New Thought (62%)
10. Scientology (61%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (60%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (59%)
13. Nontheist (52%)
14. Taoism (52%)
15. Reform Judaism (49%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (44%)
17. Jainism (43%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (36%)
19. Sikhism (34%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
21. Hinduism (32%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
23. Islam (23%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (23%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
26. Roman Catholic (18%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)

Should I write a Unitarian Universalist Bible?
 

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Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
 
Narnia

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (95%)
3. Neo-Pagan (91%)
4. New Age (83%)

What I actually am came out second to last in my quiz...!
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Hail Universalism!
 

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Posted by newfoundlogic (Member # 3907) on :
 
1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Sikhism (98%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (97%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (97%)
5. Islam (94%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (80%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
8. Liberal Quakers (77%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%)
10. Neo-Pagan (74%)

Guess I'm Jewish.
 

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Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (75%)

The religion that I actually "practice" appears last on my list as well.
 

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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
 
"Should I write a Unitarian Universalist Bible?"

There are at least five things which are funny about this comment.
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
Please state them, Tom.
 

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Posted by urbanX (Member # 1450) on :
 
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (91%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (85%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (84%)
5. Roman Catholic (84%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (82%)
7. Hinduism (82%)

It just so happens I'm a mainline to liberal Christian Protestant...and I live in Philadelphia...the unoffical home of the Orthodox Quaker...
 

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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
 
I'll give you the first one to get you started:

1) The Unitarians already have a Bible.
 

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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
 
No big shocker:

1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (85%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (80%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (72%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (60%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (56%)
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
They have a Bible? Damn!

What did you get, Tom? Just as a side-note. I think many here would like to know!
 

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Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
 
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (90%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (83%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (79%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (77%)

I guess this means they think I am conservative

I'd actually consider myself to be #2
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
How many Mormons!
 

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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (89%)
4. Secular Humanism (85%)
5. Baha'i Faith (70%)
 

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Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
 
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (83%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
4. Orthodox Quaker (65%)
5. Reform Judaism (65%)
6. Secular Humanism (64%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
8. Neo-Pagan (53%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (52%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (50%)
12. New Age (48%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (45%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
15. Sikhism (42%)
16. New Thought (42%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (42%)
18. Nontheist (41%)
19. Islam (40%)
20. Taoism (40%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (40%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (35%)
23. Roman Catholic (35%)
24. Scientology (35%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (34%)
26. Jainism (30%)
27. Hinduism (17%)
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 

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Unitarian Universalism (100%)

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Wee~!

EDIT: Welcome to the club.

[ January 29, 2005, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: Jonathan Howard ]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Well, it got me right.

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (83%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (70%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (67%)
7. Orthodox Quaker (64%)
8. Liberal Quakers (61%)
9. Islam (57%)
10. Eastern Orthodox (55%)
11. Roman Catholic (55%)
12. Sikhism (53%)
13. Reform Judaism (50%)
14. Unitarian Universalism (50%)
15. Seventh Day Adventist (48%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)
17. Hinduism (45%)
18. Jainism (43%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (42%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (40%)
21. Neo-Pagan (39%)
22. New Thought (29%)
23. New Age (28%)
24. Secular Humanism (28%)
25. Scientology (25%)
26. Taoism (20%)
27. Nontheist (17%)

I was raised Presbyterian, by a mother who had been raised Baptist and left, and left to become LDS.
 

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Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
 
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
4. Neo-Pagan (83%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (76%)
6. Reform Judaism (69%)
7. New Age (67%)
8. Secular Humanism (66%)
9. Hinduism (65%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (58%)

They guessed right. At least for the first one. I dont totally understand the reasoning for the ones after that.
 

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Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
 
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (85%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (82%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (74%)

Well...Didn't know I was THAT close to being a Jehova's Witness
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
I've taken this same test before and every time I get the same answer. Which is good, I guess.

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (96%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (96%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (83%)
5. Roman Catholic (83%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
7. Hinduism (59%)
8. Islam (51%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (51%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
11. Liberal Quakers (46%)
12. Jainism (45%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (42%)
14. Unitarian Universalism (41%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (39%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (32%)
17. Nontheist (31%)
18. Reform Judaism (30%)
19. Sikhism (30%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
21. Neo-Pagan (25%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (25%)
23. Taoism (22%)
24. New Age (21%)
25. New Thought (20%)
26. Scientology (19%)
27. Secular Humanism (18%)
 

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Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (89%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5. Nontheist (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (70%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (63%)
8. Taoism (57%)
9. New Age (56%)
10. Reform Judaism (55%)
 

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Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
 
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (90%)
5. Nontheist (85%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (69%)
8. Neo-Pagan (62%)
9. Taoism (55%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)

I'm not (edit: very) religious... ^_^

[ January 29, 2005, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: Vadon ]
 

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Posted by NinjaBirdman (Member # 7114) on :
 
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (94%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
4. Neo-Pagan (85%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (84%)

Funny, I grew up Roman Catholic and I remember taking this quiz about 3 years ago and Roman Catholic being 85%...

27. Roman Catholic (21%)

It got dead last this time, which is kind of surprising. Liberal Quakers was on top last time I took it too.
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
I think this is about where I came out last time . . . I may have to find the old thread to check:

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1. Orthodox Judaism (99%)
2. Sikhism (91%)
3. Islam (91%)
4. Reform Judaism (86%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (77%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (73%)

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 
Aha! Found it!

I guess I (or it) did better this time . . . ? Or is it worse, if this time Orthodox Judaism ranks first, but gets 99%?

I wonder what I answered differently. I'm pretty sure it's only the ranking that was different.
 

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Posted by reader (Member # 3888) on :
 
1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (96%)
3. Reform Judaism (92%)
4. Sikhism (91%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (86%)

It worked for me.... And the fact that Islam is so close to Orthodox Judaism makes sense. Jews consider Islam to be significantly more theologically sound than Christianity, I know....
 

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Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
 
Liberal Quaker every time. o_O
 

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Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
 
But... I am 48% theistic? WOW!
 

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Posted by Mean Old Frisco (Member # 6666) on :
 

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1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Liberal Quakers (81%)
4. Secular Humanism (75%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (71%)

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1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (97%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
5. Neo-Pagan (91%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (88%)

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1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (99%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (88%)
4. Sikhism (85%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (81%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)
7. Liberal Quakers (80%)
8. Orthodox Quaker (78%)
9. Unitarian Universalism (76%)
10. Eastern Orthodox (75%)
11. Roman Catholic (75%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
13. Hinduism (73%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (69%)
15. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
16. Jainism (62%)
17. Islam (59%)
18. Neo-Pagan (57%)
19. Reform Judaism (56%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (55%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (53%)
22. New Thought (45%)
23. Taoism (45%)
24. New Age (43%)
25. Secular Humanism (41%)
26. Scientology (38%)
27. Nontheist (26%)

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1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (80%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (76%)
4. Sikhism (71%)
5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (69%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)

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1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Neo-Pagan (96%)
4. Secular Humanism (93%)
5. New Age (85%)
6. Reform Judaism (82%)

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This is the third time I've taken this quiz, and I've gotten Liberal Quaker every time.

~Jane~
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 

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Wow. I wonder why I'm in the LDS church if I don't quite fit in it according to this test.

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1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Liberal Quakers (96%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (89%)
5. New Age (89%)
6. Reform Judaism (82%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
9. Secular Humanism (73%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (70%)
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22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (30%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (21%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
27. Roman Catholic (17%)

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Hmphhh. Nathan just got me to agree to becoming members of the local Episcopalian church here in town, too . . . well, I've always been known to be contradictory . . .



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Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.

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Hmmmm.

The rest of the description on "neo-paganism" found here: Neo-Pagan Summary

I fail to see how having a basic respect for -and interest in - other traditions, especially those that respect and reverence the home we have been given to live in, and acknowledge that we ALL our children of "God", makes me neo-pagan. Don't (or shouldn't) all religions do the same?



Ah well - silly little test with interesting answers . . .

[ January 30, 2005, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: Shan ]
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
kq I've been going to church all my life and I've been in countless Sunday School classes and Bible studies and I can tell you I never knew much of anything about doctrine until I studied on my own.

Maybe the LDS church is different, don't know never been to one. But most protestant churches do a good job of re-inforcing over and over the same things. They don't really delve deeper and go into theological issues.

Case in point, I was reading an account by someone from one of the reformed seminaries, and he said during an inter-denominational meeting a Catholic priest asked him what he believed and he told him he was reformed and the next time they got together he gave him copies of the Westminster Confession and other documents oulining his beliefs and the priest said he was amazed. His comment: "With most protestants you can never tell where they stand - they usually don't know for themselves what their denominations believe."

Again, this may not apply to LDS, my particular rant is directed toward American protestant churches, like the ones I grew up in, and that my family and friends all go to. Heck, my own church - this issue with doctrine is one of the main reasons we're considering shopping for a new one.

[ January 30, 2005, 01:33 PM: Message edited by: Belle ]
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Belle, that's what I'm saying; we have church-wide prescribed lessons that are the same all over the world. People are not supposed to teach their own interpretation of the lesson. They are supposed to teach what is in the manual, reinforced by quotes from the General Authorities (worldwide leadership of the church) and the Prophet and the Scriptures. At least once a month, we get a lesson that touches on basic doctrine in each of our classes. Children memorize the 13 "Articles of Faith", a basic statement of belief, and each month the Primary teaches the children (or is supposed to teach the children) what one of them means, not just what it says. We focus often on what we believe and how it is different from other churches, because the goal is to have every member well-educated about the Church and able to teach a friend who asks a question. Our young men are expected (and some of our young women are encouraged) to understand the doctrine well enough to go out and teach it to strangers for two years before they've even finished college. Our specific doctrine is thoroughly discussed with the goal of every member understanding and believing it.
 

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Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
 
That said, I've run into several Mormons with shocking ignorance of their own "deep doctrine."
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
If that is the case, kq, why do you have a member saying something like:

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Wow. I wonder why I'm in the LDS church if I don't quite fit in it according to this test.

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1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (93%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
4. Jehovah's Witness (92%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (82%)
6. Bahá'í Faith (81%)
7. Seventh Day Adventist (71%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (68%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (68%)
10. Roman Catholic (68%)

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That said, I've run into several Mormons with shocking ignorance of their own "deep doctrine."

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Belle, I have to say that statement scares me a little, because there is a lot of misinformation out there about what our doctrine really is, and ministers of other churches often believe it.

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I'm sure you'll be relieved then to know that the pastor spent weeks meeting with Mormon missionaries, learning about the faith, asking numerous questions to be certain he was indeed properly informed.

And if your church does a good job teaching doctrine, no pastor of another church should be able to say anything that surprises them.

I was discussing Calvinism with someone once who tried to "shock" me by telling me "You know they believe in Limited Atonement!"

Of course, he was mis-informed as to what Limited atonement really meant, and once I explained it to him he said "Oh. Well, that isn't really any different from what I believe."

Again, this just reinforces my point - if you belong to a faith, I think you should know what it believes and be able to stand by it.

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fortunately, the LDS faith does not require that we learn "deep doctrine." nor do we believe that god requires that we know it. "basic doctrine" on the other hand IS important, and if you ever run across a member that doesn't know our "basic doctrine" it is because they don't attend church (or their mind refuses to attend when their body does.)
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if you belong to a faith, I think you should know what it believes and be able to stand by it...I'm appalled at the level of ignorance so many people have about their own faiths, and I think it should change.

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i think that is so essential... to me "By Faith is meant first conscious knowledge and second the practice of good deeds"...so whatever belief system we have has to be a fully lived expression of our particular beliefs rather than (all too often) passive acceptance.
 

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Posted by skrika03 (Member # 5930) on :
 
Belle, I don't know what Tom meant by deep doctrine, but I think it is stuff that isn't actually outlined in church literature. (By which I mean stuff like when Brigham Young taught life begins, or whether the lost tribes are living in a subterrenean enclave.)

I can easily believe there are Mormons who don't know their doctrine, but mainly I think the test is jacked. To come up #1 LDS you have to subscribe to their definition of a "corporeal spirit " God which I had a long discussion with someone about last time this test came up.

I came up 100% Orthodox Jewish last time, and LDS was like 5th. You can say a lot of folks don't know their deep doctrine, but I'm not one of them if I do say so myself. Why, my doctrine is so deep it goes all the way back around to being shallow again.

Oh, here we go:
1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Eastern Orthodox (91%)
3. Roman Catholic (91%)
4. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (89%)
5. Jehovah's Witness (86%)
6. Islam (84%)
7. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
8. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%)
9. Sikhism (76%)
10. Hinduism (76%)

[ January 30, 2005, 10:25 PM: Message edited by: skrika03 ]
 

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Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
 
1. Bahá'í Faith (100%)
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (97%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (97%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (95%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (94%)
6. Sikhism (88%)
7. Liberal Quakers (86%)
8. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)
9. Hinduism (78%)
10. Jainism (77%)

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14. Roman Catholic (75%)

Hrm. I consider myself a Catholic...I don't know anything about the Bahá'í Faith! Maybe I should look into it.
 

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Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
 
1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (99%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (85%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (84%)
5. Roman Catholic (84%)

The first question about the nature of the Godhead just didn't have the exact right answer for me. I must have picked the Conservative Protestant choice rather than the one earmarked for Mormons. Because I was going for a 100% Mormon score.

The first question:

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1. What is the number and nature of the deity (God, gods, higher power)?


---Only one God--a corporeal spirit (has a body), supreme, personal God Almighty, the Creator.
---Only one God--an incorporeal (no body) spirit, supreme, personal God Almighty, the Creator.
---Multiple personal gods (or goddesses) regarded as facets of one God, and/or as separate gods.
---The supreme force is the impersonal Ultimate Reality (or life force, ultimate truth, cosmic order, absolute bliss, universal soul), which resides within and/or beyond all.
---The supreme existence is both the eternal, impersonal, formless Ultimate Reality, and personal God (or gods).
---No God or supreme force. Or not sure. Or not important.
---None of the above.

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I bolded the choice I picked. Between this one and the first choice falls Mormon belief about God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost acting as one God. They are three separate and distinct beings acting in a unified manner. Also, we believe that God the Father and Jesus Christ do have bodies, but that the Holy Ghost does not.

I guess I could have in just as good conscience picked the first choice.
 

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Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :
 
"Wow. I wonder why I'm in the LDS church if I don't quite fit in it according to this test."

I have to say, I understood immediately that this person was making a joke. It wasn't the first time I have heard someone make this statement in jest after taking the test. All it needed was a smiley.

In all fairness, Belle might not have taken it as a joke because of her present problems. As for the question at hand, I have to agree that a numer of LDS don't understand their own religion. Yet, very few don't at least understand the basics of the faith.

The problem is the "deep doctrines" issues, that too many non-Mormons (and a few overzealous Mormons I might add) don't realize are secondary to the faith. For the most part LDS doctrine is a fairly open structure. It is large and expansive enough to evoke a kind of theoretical conceptualization. Too often the dividing line between basics and deeper (less important)issues is hard to tell because of the possibilities embeded in its ramifications.

Like the very structure of its organization, the theology is both a dogmatic (authoritative) and progressive (personal) system. There are core beliefs within it (basics), but what those beliefs might mean at closer scrutiny (deeper) can be far reaching and less than sure.

Sadly, those who don't understand the difference between basic and deeper teachings of the LDS Church continually misidentify what Mormons believe. Worse are those who deliberately force the "deeper" and more speculative aspects of LDS theology into the realm of basic beliefs; purposefully making a mockery or confusion.

At any rate, I find the beliefnet explanation of LDS teachings to be less than truthful and full of inacuracies.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
The big thing about that question is that we believe Heavenly Father is the supreme God and has a body. Big issue there, but I agree, I had a problem with the wording.
 

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Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (95%)
4. Reform Judaism (81%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (78%)
6. Bahá'í Faith (74%)
7. Neo-Pagan (72%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (71%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
10. New Age (69%)
11. Sikhism (67%)
12. Secular Humanism (65%)
13. Jainism (57%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (57%)
15. Hinduism (56%)
16. Taoism (55%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%)
18. Seventh Day Adventist (51%)
19. Islam (51%)
20. New Thought (50%)
21. Scientology (49%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (46%)
23. Roman Catholic (46%)
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
25. Nontheist (39%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (39%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (26%)

I knew bad things would happen if I stopped going to church. I was baptized Roman Catholic. Guess that didn't work out very well.
 

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Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
 
1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (87%)
5. New Thought (80%)

Well, Interesting... I am Catholic by origin and culture, but i see another vision of my believe here...

I want to know better Liberal Quakers, Christian Science and New Thought (What are they ???) before appreciate the result...

[Edit after look Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants] : This is not my opinion in large part !!!

[ January 31, 2005, 07:40 AM: Message edited by: Choobak ]
 

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As in the book of Genesis, God created a mature universe and mature life forms from nothing in less than 7 days, less than 10,000 years ago.

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After Death
Few liberal Quakers believe in direct reward and punishment, heaven and hell, or second coming of Christ. The primary focus is nondogmatic: God is love, love is eternal, and our actions in life should reflect love for all of humanity.

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Salvation
Beliefs are diverse, as dogma is de-emphasized. Most believe that all will be saved because God is good and forgiving, and the divine Light of God is available to all. Good works, especially social work and peace efforts, are viewed as integral to the salvation of humanity, regardless of belief or nonbelief in an afterlife.

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Contemporary Issues
Positions on abortion, homosexuality, divorce, nonviolence, and social-betterment programs are not unambiguously stated in the ancient texts. One might be able to derive a stance on these issues, but any such stance would be attenuated by the recognition that any stance is just a conceptual abstraction that has little usefulness.

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1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Nontheist (98%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
6. Liberal Quakers (78%)

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This test cannot be used to test knowledge of doctrine. There are at least 6 questions about social issues that some churches leave for personal decision.

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Souls are judged immediately for a foretaste of heaven or hell. At the final judgment, God (or Christ) will resurrect and judge all for heaven or hell. (Or souls may also be judged for punishment and/or purification before heaven.)

The soul's spiritual development continues after death so that all may eventually experience the indescribable joy of closeness to God. Hell is not a place but the tormented state of remoteness from God.

There is definitely an afterlife, but the specifics cannot be known or are unimportant--most important is one's conduct in life.

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