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Discover what 'religion' you really 'believe' in.

 
 
ReX
 
Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 10:05 am
We all have different views on everything. If you have 100people, you'll have at least 100ways to love another, to believe how the universe works and so on. Yet, we try and define ourselves and put some sort of tangible tag on our set of believes. We attempt to communicate them through language, hoping this will suffice or at least help us broaden our views. That's the whole point of communicating.

But, what exactly do you believe? Take the test

And let me know, I wonder. From my point of view, we'd all have my 'score' if you're a ration being. Of course, I hope, the results will vary.

Bringing the topic to me :p

My score
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (88%)
4. Neo-Pagan (86%)
5. Taoism (84%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
7. New Age (80%)
8. Hinduism (78%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%)
11. Secular Humanism (63%)
12. New Thought (63%)
13. Scientology (63%)
14. Jainism (57%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
16. Sikhism (45%)
17. Bahá'í Faith (42%)
18. Nontheist (41%)
19. Reform Judaism (38%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (21%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (20%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (15%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (12%)
26. Islam (12%)
27. Roman Catholic (12%)


Which of course, leads me to more questions...

I wonder, what the real difference is between Unitarian Universalism and free(meaning: unbound from all religious crap. Just understanding and compassion) zen-buddhism. I doubt there is any, but they like to distanciate themselves from it for some reason.
What do Universists think about followers of faith-based religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and others?
Universists recognize and firmly assert the fundamental human right of freedom of religion. Because of the subjective nature of Universism, its adherents hold diverse beliefs, and it is therefore very open-minded about religious matters. Universism actively encourages all to respect the rights of others to their own beliefs. However, Universists are concerned that the religious intolerance inherent in the language and actions of adherents to fundamentalist religions has a destructive effect on society and the planet. These negative effects include discrimination, ignorance, hatred, and violence. Universism aims to teach, to challenge, and to bring a positive vision of meaning and purpose to the greater community, as a viable alternative philosophy to the teachings of revealed religion.


The Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association

"We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:

The inherent worth and dignity of every person
Justice, equity and compassion in human relations
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part


Note: When asked in what do I believe, I always reply: 'I don't believe in anything' or 'I believe in nothing'. But the second reply usually is given when I'm feeling buddhist, referring to nothingness Wink
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dyslexia
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 10:22 am
wow, I never knew I was a seventh day adventist
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ebrown p
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 11:01 am
Dyslexia, How did you get that?

Somehow this page pegged me as a Liberal. My father raised me as a liberal Quaker. My mother was a conservative Baptist but that's another story. It looks like my father won out.

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (93%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
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blueveinedthrobber
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 11:03 am
I came up 100 neo pagan and 89% Liberal Quaker.
I know nothing of either of these religions.

I also feel that like other pop tests of this kind, there are many anwers that you have to choose that don't really completely correspond with your beliefs and yet are the closet choice.

I just hope I can get heavenly community service.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 11:15 am
I didn't see my results; I wonder what "that" means? LOL
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 11:23 am
Secular humanism.
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Rick d Israeli
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 11:54 am
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (97%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
4. Secular Humanism (88%)
5. Neo-Pagan (86%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (84%)
7. New Age (69%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)
9. Taoism (67%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (63%)
11. Reform Judaism (63%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (59%)
13. Sikhism (58%)
14. New Thought (55%)
15. Scientology (54%)
16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
17. Jainism (52%)
18. Nontheist (50%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (48%)
20. Hinduism (46%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (39%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (38%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (27%)
24. Islam (22%)
25. Orthodox Judaism (22%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
27. Roman Catholic (17%)


Can you imagine? I'm actually Roman Catholic Smile Hmmm maybe it's time to read something about Unitarian Universalism and Liberal Quakers.
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shewolfnm
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 12:29 pm
Holy christ -in - a -handbag!
this thing is accurate. ;-)
at least for me..
< practicing wiccan>
hehe.. though I think the only thing i have in common with a mormon is lots and lots of .. ahem.. baby makin! hahaha



1.  Neo-Pagan (100%)
2.  Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3.  New Age (89%)
4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
5.  Liberal Quakers (79%)
6.  Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
7.  Theravada Buddhism (73%)
8.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (67%)
9.  New Thought (67%)
10.  Secular Humanism (66%)
11.  Jainism (60%)
12.  Bahá'í Faith (59%)
13.  Scientology (58%)
14.  Reform Judaism (53%)
15.  Taoism (51%)
16.  Sikhism (49%)
17.  Hinduism (46%)
18.  Nontheist (41%)
19.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)
20.  Orthodox Quaker (40%)
21.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (36%)
22.  Jehovah's Witness (32%)
23.  Orthodox Judaism (31%)
24.  Islam (20%)
25.  Seventh Day Adventist (11%)
26.  Eastern Orthodox (10%)
27.  Roman Catholic (10%)
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Phoenix32890
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 12:35 pm
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
4. Liberal Quakers (84%)
5. Nontheist (81%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
7. Neo-Pagan (68%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (58%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
11. New Thought (52%)
12. New Age (48%)
13. Reform Judaism (47%)
14. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (46%)
16. Taoism (45%)
17. Scientology (43%)
18. Jehovah's Witness (38%)
19. Orthodox Quaker (33%)
20. Sikhism (33%)
21. Eastern Orthodox (26%)
22. Islam (26%)
23. Jainism (26%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (26%)
25. Roman Catholic (26%)
26. Hinduism (20%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (10%)
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 03:17 pm
Well well well; as I eliminated the top browsers, the result of my test appeared. This is me?

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (86%)
4. Secular Humanism (78%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
6. Neo-Pagan (72%)
7. Taoism (71%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (70%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (66%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (66%)
12. Sikhism (65%)
13. Reform Judaism (64%)
14. New Age (57%)
15. New Thought (54%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (54%)
17. Hinduism (53%)
18. Jainism (52%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (52%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (51%)
21. Nontheist (51%)
22. Scientology (47%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (39%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (29%)
25. Islam (29%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (29%)
27. Roman Catholic (29%) .

The last four really cracks me up! Eastern Orthodox, Islam, Orthodox Judaism, and Roman Catholic. I'm saved.
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shewolfnm
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 03:38 pm
What is a liberal quaker?
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ebrown p
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 03:42 pm
Read all about Quakers here.

www.quaker.org

My father was a liberal quaker when I was growing up, so I know a fair amount about this religion. It is characterized by silent worship instead of services. There are no preachers or any such thing. They are also known for very strict pacifism.

I don't know very much about the "orthodox" quakers. I believe on difference is that they have a clergy and more traditional worship services.
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Sofia
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 05:23 pm
Seventh Day Adventist 100%
?
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 05:51 pm
Hmmmm.
1.  Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2.  Nontheist (96%)
3.  Secular Humanism (96%)
4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%)
5.  Liberal Quakers (71%)
6.  Theravada Buddhism (63%)
7.  Bahá'í Faith (47%)
8.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)
9.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
10.  Jehovah's Witness (47%)
11.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
12.  Neo-Pagan (28%)
13.  New Thought (15%)
14.  Taoism (15%)
15.  New Age (7%)
16.  Eastern Orthodox (0%)
17.  Hinduism (0%)
18.  Islam (0%)
19.  Jainism (0%)
20.  Mahayana Buddhism (0%)
21.  Orthodox Judaism (0%)
22.  Orthodox Quaker (0%)
23.  Reform Judaism (0%)
24.  Roman Catholic (0%)
25.  Scientology (0%)
26.  Seventh Day Adventist (0%)
27.  Sikhism (0%)

I don't know what in the world I could have picked that made me more of a unitarian than a non theist or a secular humanist. Weird.
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timberlandko
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:01 pm
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (93%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
6. Neo-Pagan (79%)
7. Nontheist (66%)
8. New Age (63%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
10. Mahayana Buddhism (58%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (57%)
12. Taoism (54%)
13. Reform Judaism (52%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)
15. Jainism (47%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (39%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (39%)
18. Sikhism (38%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (36%)
20. New Thought (34%)
21. Hinduism (33%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)
23. Scientology (30%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (26%)
25. Islam (26%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (26%)
27. Roman Catholic (26%)


Damn ... here I thought sure I'd score higher on Non-Theist and Neo-Paganism. If I thought it would do any good, I'd rush out and sacrifice a poll-taker or somethin', in hopes of bettering myself. Oh well ... at least it seems this test ranks me pretty high in "Pacifism" (3rd place) and in "Liberalism" (4th place). That's refreshing; I don't get told that much Mr. Green
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:05 pm
And how is it that I am 31% conservative christian? eh? eh?
Phooey.
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gustavratzenhofer
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:05 pm
I've always thought Osso and I were alike...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (91%)
4. Secular Humanism (82%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)
6. Neo-Pagan (70%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
8. Jainism (64%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
10. Nontheist (62%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (59%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
13. Taoism (57%)
14. Hinduism (49%)
15. New Age (48%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (46%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (46%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (44%)
19. Sikhism (43%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (37%)
21. Reform Judaism (36%)
22. New Thought (27%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
24. Islam (24%)
25. Scientology (23%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
27. Roman Catholic (17%)
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:08 pm
So, Gus, you're a Jainist now?
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gustavratzenhofer
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:10 pm
No, actually I'm just confused.

Does that mean I follow the teaching of Confucius?
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Sun 20 Jun, 2004 06:22 pm
I don't think so....
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