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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

This site has a quiz where you answer questions about your spiritual beliefs and it tells you what religion is a good match.

I'm 100% Orthodox Jew.
(Next closest is Muslim -- I'm a 96% match).

Makes sense to me. The interesting part for me was not just seeing what religion I am (I knew that already), but seeing what other religions correspond closely to my beliefs and which have very little in common. Some of the answers made sense, but there were a few surprises.

Try it.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

I'm pretty sure I took this before. My first three results should surprise no one:

quote:
1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (86%)

After that, I don't know what's going on:

quote:
4. Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (75%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (60%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (59%)
8. Islam (54%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (54%)
10. Hinduism (51%)
11. Jehovah's Witness (48%)
12. Sikhism (43%)
13. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (37%)
14. Liberal Quakers (33%)
15. Reform Judaism (31%)
16. Jainism (29%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (24%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (22%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (21%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (20%)
21. Scientology (17%)
22. Neo-Pagan (16%)
23. Nontheist (16%)
24. New Thought (13%)
25. Secular Humanism (11%)
26. New Age (10%)
27. Taoism (9%)

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

I took this a while ago, but am pleased to realize that I'm consistent enough to get the same results.

quote:
1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (91%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (87%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (75%)
6. Roman Catholic (75%)

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

Funny that I'm 75% Catholic, but Dag is only 59% Mormon. I guess there's some complex scoring going on.

Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (95%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (91%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (71%)
6. Eastern Orthodox (70%)
7. Roman Catholic (70%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (68%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (65%)
10. Seventh Day Adventist (62%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (56%)
12. Islam (53%)
13. Sikhism (49%)
14. Liberal Quakers (48%)
15. Hinduism (42%)
16. Reform Judaism (42%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (37%)
18. Jainism (33%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (28%)
21. New Thought (28%)
22. Neo-Pagan (26%)
23. New Age (22%)
24. Scientology (21%)
25. Secular Humanism (13%)
26. Nontheist (10%)
27. Taoism (7%)

Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :

My top ten:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (88%)
4. Secular Humanism (86%)
5. Neo-Pagan (81%)
6. New Age (74%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
8. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (70%)
9. New Thought (67%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (64%)

Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :

I've always thought that you have to know quite a bit about your own faith (if you have one) in order to score a perfect 100% on it. I know that many LDS people who don't know much about LDS doctrine would fail to get 100%.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

quote:
Funny that I'm 75% Catholic, but Dag is only 59% Mormon. I guess there's some complex scoring going on.

Did you change any importances?

I moved several things to "high" that I know are different between Catholic and LDS beliefs. That could explain it.

Posted by BotaLadyG (Member # 7053) on :

hmmm I have no idea what my first pick is about...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (98%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
5. New Age (82%)
6. Secular Humanism (78%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
8. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (67%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (66%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Nontheist (94%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Liberal Quakers (82%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
7. Neo-Pagan (67%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (57%)
9. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (53%)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (49%)
11. Taoism (48%)
12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)
13. New Thought (46%)
14. New Age (43%)
15. Reform Judaism (41%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
17. Scientology (38%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (30%)
20. Sikhism (27%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
22. Islam (20%)
23. Jainism (20%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
25. Roman Catholic (20%)
26. Hinduism (13%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (13%)

Posted by steven (Member # 8099) on :

Shvester-

don't Orthodox Jews believe in reincarnation? Do you? just curious, because I read that Orthodox Jews (especially hasidic) were more likely to believe in reincarnation than more liberal groups of Jews. It seemed counterintuitive.

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (89%)
3. Neo-Pagan (82%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
6. Liberal Quakers (78%)
7. New Age (72%)
8. Hinduism (72%)
9. Taoism (72%)
10. Jainism (70%)
...
27. Roman Catholic (20%)

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BotaLadyG:
hmmm I have no idea what my first pick is about...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

Unitarian Universalists are very liberal Christians.

Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (96%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (92%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
5. Bahï¿½'ï¿½ Faith (78%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (78%)
7. Eastern Orthodox (72%)
8. Roman Catholic (72%)
9. Seventh Day Adventist (68%)
10. Orthodox Quaker (66%)

Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :

Okay, I'm a little embarassed because I am a strong believer in the LDS church, but there are some questions where I can't for the life of me find an answer that I agree with 100%. Especially the "Life after death" question.

The first time through, I got 66% Mormon. The second time through, I tried specifically to choose the answers I thought would be Mormon, just to see how they differed from my own. I got 72% Mormon. This is weird.

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

This does assume the answers they believe link you to one faith or another are the same conclusions you would draw.

-Trevor

Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :

My results look pretty much like all the other Mormons'. Except my dear, sweet wife's. [Smile]

Maybe we'll have to have a talk when we get home.

For what it's worth, I didn't like the life-after-death question, either. I think I picked the first option, but I felt it was a pretty inadequate description of my beliefs.

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (87%)
3. Liberal Quakers (76%)

Still Buddhist. I really need to start growing the belly.

Posted by Xavier (Member # 405) on :

quote:
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (89%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (75%)
6. Nontheist (72%)
7. Neo-Pagan (65%)
8. Bahï¿½'ï¿½ Faith (62%)
9. Taoism (57%)
10. New Age (55%)

Which I think is exactly what I got last time.

Lets see how I could do with trying to pick the "Morman" answers...

Edit: okay, got a 77 trying to pick em. About what I expected.

Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :

I'll include my top 5.

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Reform Judaism (98%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
4. Neo-Pagan (88%)
5. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (86%)

Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :

quote:

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (91%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (88%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (76%)
6. Roman Catholic (76%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)
8. Liberal Quakers (57%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (57%)
10. Bahï¿½'ï¿½ Faith (55%)
11. Orthodox Judaism (50%)
12. Unitarian Universalism (50%)
13. Hinduism (46%)
14. Islam (46%)
15. Jainism (42%)
16. Reform Judaism (40%)
17. Sikhism (38%)
18. New Age (33%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (33%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (33%)
21. Neo-Pagan (32%)
22. Secular Humanism (29%)
23. Taoism (27%)
24. Nontheist (27%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
26. New Thought (19%)
27. Scientology (18%)

I really don't get this...Orthodox Quaker is certainly not what I'd first think of when describing my beliefs...but then, some of the questions I just didn't know hwo to answer because my beliefs were a combination of parts of several answers, so maybe that's part of it

Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :

Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (99%)

Heh. It seemed like every question had an answer that was obviously aimed at Christian Science. [Smile]

Posted by socal_chic (Member # 7803) on :

Here's my top ten...and i was worried i wouldn't pass... [Smile]

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Jehovah's Witness (92%)
3.Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (86%)
4. Bahï¿½'ï¿½ Faith (72%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (72%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
7. Eastern Orthodox (66%)
8. Roman Catholic (66%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (65%)
10.Islam (63%)

Posted by King's Man (Member # 8147) on :

Dagonee, how can you be both 100% Roman Catholic and 100% Eastern Orthodox? The whole point is that they both have different views. [Smile]

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

quote:
Originally posted by steven:
don't Orthodox Jews believe in reincarnation? Do you?

Orthodox Jews believe in an afterlife, but there is not a consensus on what, exactly, it is. Some souls (but not necessarily all) may be reincarnated. It is not a central pillar of the faith. What we do in THIS life is what it's all about. There are two results that are emphasized as results of following the commandments (there's more than 10, by the way. More like 613): one benefit is that we can heal the world (tikkun olam); another is that we can hasten the coming of the messiah (moshiach). Those of a more mystical bent are also concerned with increasing the general holiness and light in the universe, and that the only thing perpetuating the existance of the universe is people doing mitzvos (following commandments).

So what are my beliefs about the afterlife? I don't really know, and I'm not concerned about it. As I said, it is not an central part of the faith.

Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :

quote:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (90%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (87%)

Big ol' flaming liberal here, I guess [Wink]

I don't actually subscribe to any particular religious faith, but if I had to pick one, I think I could be content with any of these.

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

MY top 5- first four are not a real surprise, but I know pretty much nothing about Baha'i.

quote:
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (90%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (88%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
5. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (70%)

Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (77%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (65%)
6. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (60%)
7. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (57%)
9. Roman Catholic (57%)
10. Islam (55%)
11. Sikhism (51%)
12. Liberal Quakers (46%)
13. Seventh Day Adventist (45%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
15. Reform Judaism (42%)
16. Hinduism (38%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (37%)
18. Jainism (33%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (31%)
20. Neo-Pagan (31%)
21. Theravada Buddhism (30%)
22. Secular Humanism (22%)
23. Scientology (22%)
24. New Age (21%)
25. New Thought (21%)
26. Taoism (17%)
27. Nontheist (16%)

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

Yeah, I'd be interested to know how the scoring works too.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (93%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
6. Nontheist (72%)
7. Neo-Pagan (66%)
8. Bahï¿½'ï¿½ Faith (57%)
9. Taoism (57%)
10. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
11. New Age (51%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (48%)
13. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (43%)
15. Reform Judaism (42%)
16. Jainism (38%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (34%)
18. New Thought (34%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (33%)
20. Sikhism (30%)
21. Scientology (29%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)
23. Hinduism (25%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
25. Islam (15%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

quote:
Dagonee, how can you be both 100% Roman Catholic and 100% Eastern Orthodox? The whole point is that they both have different views.

Because there weren't any questions about which side you go to first when crossing yourself. Or any questions about Constantinople, for that matter. [Smile]

Really, in matters of theology the two "halves" of Catholicism are very similar.

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

1. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (100%)
2. Reform Judaism (100%)
3. Sikhism (97%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
5. Islam (91%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (91%)
7. Jainism (90%)
8. Liberal Quakers (89%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)
10. Neo-Pagan (71%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (67%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (62%)
13. Secular Humanism (59%)
14. New Age (58%)
15. Hinduism (57%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (55%)
17. Scientology (52%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (51%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (50%)
20. New Thought (49%)
21. Orthodox Quaker (47%)
22. Nontheist (44%)
23. Taoism (42%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (33%)
26. Roman Catholic (33%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)

Hmm, weird part is is that I am Roman Catholic.

Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :

I took the test twice and changed a few of my selections and their imortance (not drastically, mind you) and it made no difference in my top 5 or so. Some of the subsequent numbers were changed around but for the most part the list is quite similar. The one most surprising to me was # 6. Of course I've never heard of it so it might be just what I'm looking for.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
4. Liberal Quakers (86%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%)
7. New Thought (73%)
8. Scientology (68%)
9. Taoism (68%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (63%)
12. Secular Humanism (58%)
13. Sikhism (58%)
14. Jainism (56%)
15. Hinduism (55%)
16. Reform Judaism (54%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (52%)
18. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (47%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (38%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (31%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (28%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%)
23. Nontheist (24%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (21%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
26. Islam (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

I've taken this thing every time it comes up on Hatrack and I always get the same thing as 100%- Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant.

My "Mormon percentage" was only 48%.

Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (83%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (74%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (74%)
6. Nontheist (71%)
7. Neo-Pagan (64%)
8. New Age (49%)
9. Taoism (47%)
10. BahÃ¡'i Faith (47%)

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

100% Unitarian Universalist again...

Only 94% Non-Theist which I actually am.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Stan the man:

Hmm, weird part is is that I am Roman Catholic.

Are you sure?

Posted by Glenn Arnold (Member # 3192) on :

Yeah, I don't know how I come out only 72% non-theist. The only thing I answered that wasn't "not-applicable" was about doing nice things for people. It had absolutely nothing to do with religion.

Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :

Zeugma, are you a Christian Scientist? I've only known one person who is (a good friend of mine in college).

Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

I should be an Orthodox Jew? What!?

Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :

quote:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
5. Neo-Pagan (83%)
6. New Age (69%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
8. Nontheist (68%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (66%)
10. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (65%)

What I want to know is what is Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants doing at number 4?!

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Boon:
I should be an Orthodox Jew? What!?

But you make such a great Shabbos goy! [Wink]

Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :

code:

1. 	Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants  (100%)
2. 	Orthodox Quaker (97%)
3. 	Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (86%)
4. 	Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
5. 	Eastern Orthodox (77%)

Wohoo! That's pretty much spot on. I have no idea what Quaker's believe- but it's not very Orthodox. [Razz]

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

I'll present the top ten only. After that, they have no importance. (Not that any of the test has importance, but still. . . .)

1. Secular Humanism (100%)

Yep. Nailed it.

2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)

Don't know what that is, can't comment.

3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (90%)

I'm fascinated by the fact that belief in God is not a requirement for Liberal Christian Protestantism. I answered every question with their "no God, or don't know, or not important" answer*, and it figures me for 90% Christian?

4. Liberal Quakers (83%)

Uh . . . okay.

5. Nontheist (81%)

Really? What was your first clue? I got a 90% for a Christian denomination but only 81% for simply being non-theistic? Was this test even paying attention?

6. Neo-Pagan (72%)

Not even close.

7. Reform Judaism (72%)

Interesting. Don't know anything about it, though.

8. Theravada Buddhism (68%)

Uh . . . okay.

9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%)

The one Christian denomination that I can kind of, sort of get behind. I'm still no theist, but I really respect the strong emphasis of LDS on the importance of family and community. Though I believe in these things for naturalistic rather than spiritual reasons.

10. New Thought (58%)

I'm capable of several new thoughts a day, yes, but I wouldn't call any of them a "religion".

*I object to their lumping together of atheism with agnosticism. Despite the fierce attacks I endure every time I say this, I insist that the two are mutually exclusive. It's like trying to be both Christian and Jewish at the same time. Either you believe Jesus was the Messiah, or you believe he was not. You can't have it both ways.

[ July 01, 2005, 11:41 PM: Message edited by: Verily the Younger ]

Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :

dabbler, I was raised in Christian Science, and still firmly believe in its effectiveness, though I've been struggling lately with resisting the temptation of feeling bad and just wanting a magic pill. See the thread I started yesterday called, "Why do I feel icky?" [Razz]

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

quote:
Are you sure?

Pops and I are about the same on this one. We really haven't changed our religion, but just kinda left it to the wayside (for lack of better terminology). He could probably word it a bit better.

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

Brinestone - your Jello privileges are hereby suspended until you bring those scores up, young lady.

Posted by Grisha (Member # 6871) on :

hmmm, i wonder how much my results have changed since last time. I'll have to check again when i am more awake. [Razz]

Posted by Troubadour (Member # 83) on :

My top ten is just weird....

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
4. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (80%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
6. Neo-Pagan (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (77%)
8. Secular Humanism (74%)
9. New Age (74%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)

Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :

For what it's worth, this is how I scored on the quiz:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Reform Judaism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
5. Sikhism (77%)
6. Neo-Pagan (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (74%)
9. Jainism (72%)
10. New Age (72%)
11. Orthodox Judaism (71%)
12. Hinduism (69%)
13. New Thought (65%)
14. Secular Humanism (61%)
15. Islam (60%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (59%)
17. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (56%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%)
19. Eastern Orthodox (53%)
20. Roman Catholic (53%)
21. Scientology (52%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (51%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)
24. Taoism (43%)
25. Nontheist (38%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
27. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)

I really don't know what to make of it at all.

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

Verily, I'm guessing you had political viewpoints in line with Liberal Quakers.

Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (93%) (I don't even know what this means.)
3. Jehovah's Witness (83%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%) (Or this, either.)
5. Orthodox Judaism (76%) (This, though, comes as no surprise.)
6. Eastern Orthodox (74%)
7. Roman Catholic (74%)
8. Bah?'? Faith (66%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (65%)
10. Seventh Day Adventist (65%)
11. Sikhism (63%)
12. Islam (62%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (55%)
14. Reform Judaism (53%)
15. Hinduism (49%)
16. Liberal Quakers (45%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (43%)
18. Theravada Buddhism (42%)
19. Unitarian Universalism (40%)
20. Jainism (39%)
21. Neo-Pagan (37%)
22. New Thought (34%)
23. New Age (33%)
24. Scientology (29%)
25. Nontheist (19%)
26. Secular Humanism (16%)
27. Taoism (15%)

Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
But you make such a great Shabbos goy!

But if I were Jewish, I could not be a Shabbos goy, now could I?

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

quote:
Verily, I'm guessing you had political viewpoints in line with Liberal Quakers.

Could be. I hardly know anything about Quaker politics. The only thing I know for sure is that they're pacifists, which I most definitely am not. What other political views they have, I have no idea.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Boon:

quote:
Originally posted by rivka:
But you make such a great Shabbos goy!
But if I were Jewish, I could not be a Shabbos goy, now could I?

My point exactly!

Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :

Perhaps this would be more accurate if I'd taken more time to think about the priority rankings for each question, but here goes:

1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (90%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
6. Taoism (82%)
7. Neo-Pagan (72%)
8. Secular Humanism (72%)
9. New Age (68%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)

I don't really know enough about the different branches of Buddhism to comments on that bit. But considering how many of the questions had some term that I wanted to argue with, I consider 82% accurate not so bad.

Is it my imagination, or does everyone's test results indicate that Quakers should be much more common then they actually are?

--Enigmatic

Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (99%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)
4. Neo-Pagan (83%)
5. New Age (79%)
6. Secular Humanism (75%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
9. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (73%)
10. Reform Judaism (68%)

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

I don't really practice any religion, so it was really interesting to see my results.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%)
4. Liberal Quakers (89%)
5. Nontheist (82%)
6. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (67%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (63%)
9. Taoism (60%)
10. Neo-Pagan (57%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)
12. Reform Judaism (53%)
13. New Age (52%)
14. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (48%)
15. New Thought (47%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
18. Scientology (40%)
19. Sikhism (35%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (30%)
21. Islam (26%)
22. Jainism (26%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (26%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (13%)
26. Roman Catholic (13%)
27. Hinduism (8%)

Posted by Diana Bailey (Member # 8313) on :

I took the quiz and came out 100% Eastern Orthodox AND 100% Roman Catholic. Not terribly surprising, but somewhat strange to realize the quiz has no way of differentiating between the two faiths; it's not like there hasn't been any development in both churches since the fourth century. And what's the difference between Orthodox Quaker and Liberal Quaker? It's not like there's many of either. It seems more important to distinguish between two out of the three major branches of Christianity.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Hi, Diana! [Wave]

Welcome!

Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :

100% Mormon, good considering I'm an RM

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Sorry, you'll have to help me out here.

What's an "RM"

Righteous Man?

Red Menace?

Registered Morman?

Real Mentch?

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

"Returned Missionary"

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Ah. Thanks for the clarification. And forgive my ignorance. I scored 100% Orthodox Jew, and we don't have missionaries, returned or otherwise.

We do have real mentches, though.

Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :

Almost forgot â€“ my results:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (92%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (80%)
4. Liberal Quakers (79%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (78%)
6. Roman Catholic (78%)
7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (75%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (66%)
9. Hinduism (63%)
10. Reform Judaism (59%)
11. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (57%)
12. Sikhism (57%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (49%)
14. Neo-Pagan (47%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (45%)
17. Islam (43%)
18. New Age (43%)
19. Jainism (38%)
20. Scientology (35%)
21. Secular Humanism (35%)
22. New Thought (34%)
23. Taoism (31%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (31%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (24%)
27. Nontheist (21%)

Hmm. The Seventh Day Adventist thing is new since the last time I took this, and Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox used to score a lot higher. I wonder what's changed? (It still got the actual answer at #1, though.)

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Diana Bailey:
I took the quiz . . .

YOU JOINED! [Party]

Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :

100% Unitarian Humanist thingy i took the test a while ago. But funny enough i think it said 98% Islamic or something [Confused]

I'm going to have to take it again.

Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :

No surprise here for me.

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Seventh Day Adventist (88%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (81%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (80%)
5. Roman Catholic (80%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (69%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (68%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (66%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (64%)
10. Islam (60%)
11. Hinduism (56%)

Since several of you didn't know: I believe Unitarian Universalism is a very liberal religion that has some background in Christian/Jewish traditions. They are very open and accept many different beliefs. They don't have a set belief system and don't force their members to subscribe to any standard theology. So basically if it is for people who want to have a religious experience without having to commit to anything.

Someone didnâ€™t know what the BahÃ¡'Ã Faith is.Itâ€™s a faith were they incorporate aspects of all the major religions. Saying each major religion represents a different phase of revelation of God's Truth. Of course they believe Bahai is the newest therefore best or most complete revelation.

Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :

My top five didn't change since the last time I took this.

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
3. Theravada Buddhism (86%)
4. Hinduism (83%)
5. New Age (81%)
6. Neo-Pagan (80%)
7. Liberal Quakers (78%)
8. Jainism (73%)
9. New Thought (70%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (69%)
.....
23. Jehovah's Witness (38%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (31%)
25. Roman Catholic (31%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (30%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)

Posted by pfresh85 (Member # 8085) on :

My top 6 (I picked 6 since they were all above 90%) are all sort of weird, at least coming from a fairly conservative Baptist. Then again, maybe it's weird because I rated almost all questions "low" in regards to importance.

quote:
1. Islam (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
3. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (98%)
4. Orthodox Quaker (97%)
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (93%)
6. Jehovah's Witness (93%)

Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :

These were my top 10 results last time :

quote:
1. Seventh Day Adventist (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (96%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (89%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (87%)
5. Roman Catholic (87%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (56%)
8. Hinduism (56%)
9. Islam (55%)
10. Liberal Quakers (54%)

These are my top 10 results this time around :

quote:
1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (99%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (98%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (88%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (68%)
7. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (66%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (61%)
10. Islam (61%)

Neither of them have my top choice at the top, but these new ones are really weird. The first ones were much closer (I'm an evangelical christian). Though you'll notice that in both cases the same results got into the top 5, only shuffled the second time around. But I bet I could take the same test again another day and get a third set of results. Alot of the questions and choices for answers were most unsatisfactory and superficial.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

Interesting line-up (especially once you get past number 3):

quote:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (96%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%)
4. Liberal Quakers (92%)
5. Nontheist (68%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (66%)
7. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (65%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
9. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (59%)
10. Neo-Pagan (58%)

It's, uh, interesting, I guess. The funny thing is that I am a closer match to number 5 than anything else in reality. (I'm so nontheistic I've never seen the point in going to a place where I join with others on a Sunday to celebrate doubt and uncertainty - I prefer it as a solitary endeavor.)

[Wink]

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

quote:
I believe Unitarian Universalism is a very liberal religion that has some background in Christian/Jewish traditions. They are very open and accept many different beliefs. They don't have a set belief system and don't force their members to subscribe to any standard theology. So basically if it is for people who want to have a religious experience without having to commit to anything.

No disrespect intended, but is it really necessary to have a specific denomination for that? Wouldn't it be more efficient for these people to just go their own way and believe what they will?

It's like having an entire political party based on the idea of choosing your own side of the issues and voting for whichever candidate you prefer. There may well be a party like that, but I simply registered "non-partisan", and that takes care of it. I get to vote for whomever I prefer, and I have no partisan obligations.

Posted by Occasional (Member # 5860) on :

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (96%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (91%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)
5. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (76%)
6. Eastern Orthodox (76%)
7. Roman Catholic (76%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (73%)
9. Seventh Day Adventist (71%)
10. Islam (59%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (56%)
13. Sikhism (53%)
14. Hinduism (49%)
15. Liberal Quakers (47%)
16. Reform Judaism (43%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (39%)
18. Jainism (35%)
19. New Thought (34%)
20. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
21. Neo-Pagan (25%)
22. Theravada Buddhism (25%)
23. Scientology (24%)
24. New Age (21%)
25. Nontheist (18%)
26. Taoism (15%)
27. Secular Humanism (10%)

Well, the questions seemed to have become more specific than I originally remember. There is more answers to pick from. That helps to not be as frustrated when trying to pick what comes closest to personal beliefs. Then again, I got what I expected.

edit: I personally think that I am more sympathetic to Conservative Catholicism than Mainline Protestantism. It would be my second choice, with Islam as my third.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

quote:

quote:
They don't have a set belief system and don't force their members to subscribe to any standard theology. So basically if it is for people who want to have a religious experience without having to commit to anything.
No disrespect intended, but is it really necessary to have a specific denomination for that? Wouldn't it be more efficient for these people to just go their own way and believe what they will?

Well, yes, but then you would miss out on the whole church experience, the feeling of belonging to a community, a minister to counsel you, potluck dinners. It's just so much more organized this way, no?

Some people are involved in church because their souls cry out for it. And some just like the community, the church family, and the donuts. Let the UU's have their services, and if you don't much see the point in it all, well, don't attend.

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

Very good point. Now that you mention it, I actually do envy church-goers their sense of community. I think it would be nice to have somewhere to go where everyone knows you, likes you, and treats you like a member of the family. And gives you doughnuts.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

So...join up with the Unitarians.

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

As an agnostic, I'm not likely to join up with any church, even if it is largely non-denominational. I want to feel like part of a community, but it would be hypocritical of me to try to get that by joining a church.

Posted by SC Carver (Member # 8173) on :

I agree with both of you. The UU does seem kind of pointless to me, Of course I'm: Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%). But I then agian Tante is right some people just want the "Church" expericence.

Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :

All the advantages with none of the responsibility. A perfect example of what is wrong with our society.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

You think the Unitarians are to blame? They are just a bunch of nice, church-going folk, a bit more tolerant than some, trying to do good in this world. What is your beef with that?

Posted by digging_holes (Member # 6237) on :

There are so many things wrong with that post that it would take a 200-page essay to discuss them all, and frankly, I don't care enough.

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Thank you for sparing my a 200-page essay. Just as well, too, since, frankly, I wouldn't care enough to read it.

Posted by Avin (Member # 7751) on :

Interesting:

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Seventh Day Adventist (94%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (86%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (79%)
5. Roman Catholic (79%)

ReikoDemosthenes, I see your list was very similar to mine; I'm curious as to what you would self-describe your beliefs as. I'm actually a member of a mainline liberal protestant denomination, and have been my whole life! I wonder what the OrthoQuaker and 7th-day Adventist influence it claims is. For the Quakers, I'm guessing my pacifism answer played into it, and the literal creation probably for both of the above. However I actually disagree with some Quaker ideas as I strongly favor liturgical worship, which Quakers resent. I don't know very much about 7th-day adventists, though.

Posted by WheatPuppet (Member # 5142) on :

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. BahÃ¡'Ã Faith (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (81%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (75%)
5. Neo-Pagan (69%)

Well, I most-closely identify myself as a Quaker, so my scores mostly make sense. I think the results it gave me were based on some very incomplete data, since I rated a lot of the answers as "Low", I checked few boxes when presented with them, and answered a lot of the questions with "Not Necessary" and "Don't know, doesn't matter, or doesn't exist".

I had never heard of BahÃ¡'Ã. Reading the description doesn't match anything I believe in, so I may have broken something with the way I answered things.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see Zorastrianism on there anywhere. I don't know anything about it as a religion, just that it exists. Shinto isn't on there, either, although it's still important to some Japanese. Not quite a complete list, I think...

Posted by firebird (Member # 1971) on :

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Neo-Pagan (78%)
5. Secular Humanism (77%)
6. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
7. New Age (67%)
8. New Thought (63%)
9. Reform Judaism (63%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (62%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
12. Nontheist (58%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (58%)
14. Scientology (56%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (50%)
16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (47%)
17. Taoism (46%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
19. Sikhism (40%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (38%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
22. Hinduism (31%)
23. Islam (29%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (23%)
26. Jainism (23%)
27. Roman Catholic (23%)

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

I know I've done this before. 3 times I think...

(edit: Now that I reread the thread... I posted my result too! GAH! Oh well, this list is more complete. and more accurate.)

1. Nontheist (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
3. Secular Humanism (98%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
6. Liberal Quakers (80%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (67%)
8. Neo-Pagan (63%)
9. New Thought (58%)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (55%)
12. Reform Judaism (53%)
13. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
14. Scientology (50%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (48%)
16. Taoism (44%)
17. Eastern Orthodox (40%)
18. Islam (40%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (40%)
20. Roman Catholic (40%)
21. Mahayana Buddhism (37%)
22. New Age (37%)
23. Sikhism (36%)
24. Hinduism (33%)
25. Jainism (23%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (23%)
27. Orthodox Quaker (20%)

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

Stupid test.

Posted by Krease (Member # 9536) on :

My top 6...

Glad to see that I'm in good company with some of these top ones - I thought they'd sounded a little odd at first.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (92%)
3. Secular Humanism (91%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (83%)
6. Neo-Pagan (82%)