Discover your religion!

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:20 pm

http://www.selectsmart.com/PRO/beliefnet/index1.html

Sure, it's superficial, but it's fun, and some of the questions are pretty thoughtful. Give it a shot, and post your results!

Here are mine:

1. Neo-Paganism (100%)
2. Hinduism (82%)
3. Sikhism (79%)
4. New Age (79%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (70%)
7. Bahá'í (66%)
8. Liberal Quaker (64%)
9. Reform Judaism (64%)
10. Jainism (63%)
11. Scientology (63%)
12. New Thought (62%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (59%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)
15. Islam (48%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (48%)
17. Taoism (44%)
18. Liberal Protestant (39%)
19. Secular Humanism (37%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (29%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (28%)
22. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (28%)
23. Roman Catholic (28%)
24. Conservative Protestant (26%)
25. Atheism and Agnosticism (21%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (18%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (12%)

I suspect that "Jehovah's Witness 18%" accounts for the presence of those annoying people who occasionally show up on our doorstep. "We know that 18% of you is with us--we must only claim the rest for the Watchtower!"

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:27 pm

Well, my results were surprising. At least I'm staying true to Atheism.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Atheism and Agnosticism (89%)
4. Liberal Quaker (74%)
5. Neo-Paganism (70%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
7. Liberal Protestant (69%)
8. Reform Judaism (63%)
9. Taoism (58%)
10. Sikhism (53%)
11. Scientology (48%)
12. New Age (46%)
13. New Thought (46%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (38%)
16. Conservative Protestant (37%)
17. Bahá'í (35%)
18. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (35%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (30%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (25%)
22. Islam (25%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (25%)
24. Roman Catholic (25%)
25. Hinduism (24%)
26. Jainism (22%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (7%)

CM · Post by CM » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:32 pm

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Conservative Protestant (91%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
4. Sikhism (79%)
5. Bahá'í (78%)
6. Orthodox Judaism (74%)
7. Liberal Protestant (74%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (73%)
9. Roman Catholic (73%)
10. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (71%)
11. Islam (71%)
12. Liberal Quaker (69%)
13. Reform Judaism (64%)
14. Jainism (63%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (60%)
16. Unitarian Universalism (59%)
17. Hinduism (52%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (51%)
19. Neo-Paganism (47%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
21. Scientology (44%)
22. New Age (43%)
23. New Thought (43%)
24. Theravada Buddhism (41%)
25. Taoism (35%)
26. Secular Humanism (28%)
27. Atheism and Agnosticism (19%)

Some of the answers i wanted weren't available, esp when considering the Islamic view on God etc.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:35 pm

here's a question. Whats a quaker?

CM · Post by CM » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:37 pm

From what i know of American History.
They founded philadelphia - can't spell it.
It was all about brotherly love, freedom of speech no slaves etc.
Basically common day human rights people back in the 1600 and 1700s.
They came to the US for religious freedom and stuff.

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:37 pm

Originally posted by Aegis
here's a question. Whats a quaker?

Check up on that website, by selecting the hotlink under Quaker in your answer. It will give you a short list of Quaker beliefs, and a little background. I think there may also be a few links in there.

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:46 pm

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (99%)
3. Liberal Quaker (84%)
4. Secular Humanism (80%)
5. Neo-Paganism (79%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (77%)
7. New Age (74%)
8. Liberal Protestant (72%)
9. Taoism (62%)
10. Atheism and Agnosticism (60%)
11. Reform Judaism (60%)
12. Jainism (59%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (54%)
14. New Thought (53%)
15. Hinduism (49%)
16. Sikhism (48%)
17. Scientology (46%)
18. Bahá'í (44%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
21. Conservative Protestant (26%)
22. Islam (26%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (24%)
24. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (22%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
26. Roman Catholic (15%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (13%)

Hmmm

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:55 pm

My results:

1. Conservative Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (92%)
3. Liberal Protestant (86%)
4. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (74%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (70%)
6. Roman Catholic (70%)
7. Bahá'í (69%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (69%)
9. Jehovah's Witness (67%)
10. Islam (58%)
11. Liberal Quaker (58%)
12. Orthodox Judaism (58%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
14. Reform Judaism (44%)
15. Unitarian Universalism (39%)
16. Sikhism (36%)
17. New Thought (29%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (25%)
19. Theravada Buddhism (25%)
20. Jainism (23%)
21. Scientology (23%)
22. Atheism and Agnosticism (22%)
23. New Age (21%)
24. Neo-Paganism (16%)
25. Secular Humanism (16%)
26. Taoism (16%)
27. Hinduism (13%)

Hmm...I'm 100% Conservative Protestant and 86% Liberal Protestant. The extra in conservative probably comes from growing up in the SBC.

Waverly · Post by **Waverly** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 3:57 pm

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Liberal Quaker (80%)
4. Atheism and Agnosticism (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
6. Neo-Paganism (67%)
7. Liberal Protestant (64%)
8. New Age (54%)
9. Taoism (51%)
10. Reform Judaism (50%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (47%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (43%)
13. Scientology (42%)
14. New Thought (39%)
15. Sikhism (35%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (32%)
17. Jainism (32%)
18. Bahá'í (29%)
19. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (21%)
20. Conservative Protestant (20%)
21. Islam (19%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
23. Hinduism (18%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (14%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (11%)
27. Roman Catholic (11%)

Give you 1 guess as to what I was brought up as...

Sailor Saturn · Post by **Sailor Saturn** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:01 pm

Originally posted by Waverly
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Liberal Quaker (80%)
4. Atheism and Agnosticism (71%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
6. Neo-Paganism (67%)
7. Liberal Protestant (64%)
8. New Age (54%)
9. Taoism (51%)
10. Reform Judaism (50%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (47%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (43%)
13. Scientology (42%)
14. New Thought (39%)
15. Sikhism (35%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (32%)
17. Jainism (32%)
18. Bahá'í (29%)
19. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (21%)
20. Conservative Protestant (20%)
21. Islam (19%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (19%)
23. Hinduism (18%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (14%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (11%)
27. Roman Catholic (11%)

Give you 1 guess as to what I was brought up as...

Roman Catholic?

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:03 pm

I like how the questionnaire gives us the opportunity to rate the importance or priority of the question. I’ve never seen that before. For example, I disagreed that Divorce and/or remarriage should be restricted or punished or condemned, but I can see how a religion can play an important role in encouraging people to work out their problems rather than leap to an easy divorce, so I rated the question low.

The results pretty much confirmed what I always thought about myself: I’m a neo-paganistic Unitarian with a bit of Secular Humanism thrown in for confusion’s sake.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (90%)
3. Liberal Quaker (88%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (86%)
5. Neo-Paganism (82%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (73%)
7. New Age (69%)
8. Liberal Protestant (67%)
9. Atheism and Agnosticism (63%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)
11. Jainism (60%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (60%)
13. Taoism (60%)
14. Bahá'í (57%)
15. Hinduism (54%)
16. Sikhism (52%)
17. Scientology (47%)
18. New Thought (44%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
21. Islam (32%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)
23. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (29%)
24. Conservative Protestant (23%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
26. Roman Catholic (15%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (14%)

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:05 pm

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (90%)
3. Neo-Paganism (82%)
4. Liberal Quaker (81%)
5. Liberal Protestant (75%)
6. New Age (71%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
8. Atheism and Agnosticism (68%)
9. New Thought (68%)
10. Mahayana Buddhism (64%)
11. Scientology (64%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (63%)
13. Taoism (57%)
14. Reform Judaism (53%)
15. Bahá'í (49%)
16. Sikhism (43%)
17. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (39%)
18. Hinduism (37%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (37%)
20. Conservative Protestant (31%)
21. Jainism (27%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
24. Islam (20%)
25. Roman Catholic (20%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (19%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (10%)

No comment, no worries,

Beldin.

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:10 pm

1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Conservative Protestant (99%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (86%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (85%)
5. Roman Catholic (85%)
6. Liberal Protestant (75%)
7. Islam (64%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (64%)
9. Sikhism (50%)
10. Liberal Quaker (49%)
11. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (48%)
12. Bahá'í (47%)
13. Hinduism (44%)
14. Reform Judaism (44%)
15. Unitarian Universalism (41%)
16. Atheism and Agnosticism (35%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (32%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (32%)
21. Jainism (29%)
22. Scientology (29%)
23. Secular Humanism (27%)
24. New Thought (25%)
25. Neo-Paganism (24%)
26. New Age (23%)
27. Taoism (22%)

Look ma! I'm a quaker! YEEHAW!

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:16 pm

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Neo-Paganism (95%)
3. Liberal Quaker (90%)
4. Reform Judaism (84%)
5. New Age (82%)
6. New Thought (73%)
7. Scientology (73%)
8. Liberal Protestant (72%)
9. Secular Humanism (72%)
10. Sikhism (65%)
11. Bahá'í (63%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
13. Taoism (59%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (57%)
15. Theravada Buddhism (56%)
16. Hinduism (52%)
17. Jainism (50%)
18. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
19. Islam (47%)
20. Atheism and Agnosticism (47%)
21. Orthodox Quaker (47%)
22. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (35%)
23. Conservative Protestant (30%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (24%)
25. Roman Catholic (24%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (7%)
Hmmm

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:17 pm

Thats frightening... Wankerly and I are similar in beliefs!

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:36 pm

1. Liberal Quaker (100%)
1.5. Spamerator (99%

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2. Reform Judaism (98%)
3. Liberal Protestant (98%)
4. Bahá'í (92%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
6. Sikhism (78%)
7. Orthodox Quaker (77%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (73%)
9. New Age (65%)
10. Neo-Paganism (64%)
11. Islam (63%)
12. Jainism (56%)
13. Secular Humanism (53%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (52%)
15. Seventh Day Adventist (50%)
16. Conservative Protestant (49%)
17. New Thought (49%)
18. Eastern Orthodox (48%)
19. Roman Catholic (48%)
20. Taoism (45%)
21. Theravada Buddhism (45%)
22. Hinduism (37%)
23. Scientology (37%)
24. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (35%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (35%)
26. Atheism and Agnosticism (32%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (19%)

This is quite interesting, i have known a few quakers, i wouldn't say i share much in common with them (especially their laws about avoiding alcohol!

) Liberal Protestant i can understand since i am brought up in a protestant household, however i do not exactly hold to my beliefs very much.

And why is Jehovah's Witness' always at the bottom of the list, i wonder what one has to put it for it to be at the top

Excuse my little edit, i couldn't help it

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:37 pm

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (92%)
3. Secular Humanism (76%)
4. Atheism and Agnosticism (71%)
5. Liberal Quaker (69%)
6. Neo-Paganism (57%)
7. Taoism (50%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
9. Liberal Protestant (42%)
10. New Age (34%)
11. Sikhism (34%)
12. Hinduism (23%)
13. Jainism (23%)
14. Reform Judaism (23%)
15. New Thought (20%)
16. Bahá'í (11%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (11%)
18. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (11%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (11%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (11%)
21. Scientology (11%)
22. Conservative Protestant (7%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (0%)
24. Islam (0%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (0%)
26. Roman Catholic (0%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (0%)

Guess...

fable · Post by **fable** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:43 pm

Originally posted by Mr Sleep
1. Liberal Quaker (100%)
2. Reform Judaism (98%)

I suspect this means you're allowed to go worship Saturdays and Sundays.

T'lainya · Post by **T'lainya** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:45 pm

@ Sleep only 99.5% spamerator??

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 4:45 pm

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Atheism and Agnosticism (78%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
5. Liberal Quaker (73%)
6. Neo-Paganism (64%)
7. Liberal Protestant (56%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (50%)
9. New Age (45%)
10. Taoism (40%)
11. Reform Judaism (38%)
12. Jainism (36%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (36%)
14. New Thought (34%)
15. Scientology (34%)
16. Hinduism (30%)
17. Bahá'í (28%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
19. Eastern Orthodox (23%)
20. Islam (23%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (23%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (23%)
23. Roman Catholic (23%)
24. Sikhism (23%)
25. Conservative Protestant (21%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
27. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (15%)

Not surprisingly, I resemble Aegis and Waverly

posted by SS
Hmm...I'm 100% Conservative Protestant and 86% Liberal Protestant. The extra in conservative probably comes from growing up in the SBC.

What is SBC?

posted by Gwallyhoo
I like how the questionnaire gives us the opportunity to rate the importance or priority of the question. I’ve never seen that before. For example, I disagreed that Divorce and/or remarriage should be restricted or punished or condemned, but I can see how a religion can play an important role in encouraging people to work out their problems rather than leap to an easy divorce, so I rated the question low.

I also liked that, during my education I saw this kind of rating system in a few tests. I think it's especially good to use importance rating in life values/attitude-tests so different issues can be weighted. How important an issue is to us also says a lot about our values.