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What Religion Should You Be Practicing?

Take the Belief-O-Matic Survey and find out which religion suits you best:

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

My top 5:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (91%)
3. Secular Humanism (89%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%)
5. Neo-Pagan (75%)

And in last place: Roman Catholic (9%) (shock!)


Have fun.

not this again

quote:

Originally posted by Yoepus not this again

Oops, was this done before? Apologies if I'm being repetitive.

But must we talk about politics and the Middle East ALL the time? I can't help but throw in a little religion every once in a while! It's just too much darn fun!

quote:

Originally posted by MisterOpus1 Oops, was this done before? Apologies if I'm being repetitive. But must we talk about politics and the Middle East ALL the time? I can't help but throw in a little religion every once in a while! It's just too much darn fun!

There's no fun in religion topics anymore. You scared away all the fundies . We have to treat them as endangered species. If we overfish them then all we'll have left are fossil records.

OK, I'll play, though I didn't really feel that comfortable with some of my answers, and I'm sure the priority weighting had an impact(I just don't know what it was!).


OK, here goes:

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Hinduism (97%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (97%)
4. Bah�'� Faith (84%)
5. Islam (84%)

And in last place: Roman Catholic (31%)

I'm more confused than ever! I remember learning about Baha'i in highschool. I thought it was gay then, too.

quote:

Originally posted by Shakka OK, I'll play, though I didn't really feel that comfortable with some of my answers, and I'm sure the priority weighting had an impact(I just don't know what it was!).

Yeah, I thought some of the choices were a tad bit sketchy myself. The answers seemed to boil down to 3 categories: a fundamental Christian belief system, a Hindu belief system (multiple gods), or atheism/agnosticism.

Kinda goofy, I realize. I'm bored, what can I say?

I got this

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.



1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Nontheist (96%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (87%)
5. Liberal Quakers (78%)


Though i didnt understand some questions completely (i used the scientific methond of picking an answer at random here) so the results are to a certain point misleading. But i see myself as a firm nonbeliver in anything that is remotely tied with religion

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (99%) Rock on!!!
2. Eastern Orthodox (90%)
3. Roman Catholic (90%)
4. Orthodox Quaker (86%)
5. Seventh Day Adventist (80%)

Last Place 27. Taoism (17%) - I am no tree hugger.

Well, I am not surprised by the results since I fit into the first category, but I am no fundimentialist nutjob.

I practice Alcohology !!!!

Amen, bro!


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My list is below. Please note that I had a bit of a hard time picking some answers out but, I picked the closest to my personal beliefs. List follows...



1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
4. Reform Judaism (75%)
5. Neo-Pagan (74%)
6. Secular Humanism (71%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (71%)
8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (71%)
9. Bah�'� Faith (69%)
10. New Thought (69%)
11. New Age (65%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (60%)
13. Taoism (59%)
14. Jehovah's Witness (57%)
15. Sikhism (54%)
16. Scientology (53%)
17. Theravada Buddhism (46%)
18. Nontheist (45%)
19. Hinduism (44%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (42%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (41%)
22. Jainism (40%)
23. Islam (36%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (35%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
27. Roman Catholic (15%)

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)
5. Nontheist (71%)


23. Hinduism (19%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
25. Islam (16%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (16%)
27. Roman Catholic (16%)







� Belief in Deity
Not considered important. Most Humanists are atheists or agnostics.


� Incarnations
Same as above.


� Origin of Universe and Life
The scientific method is most respected as the means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life.


� After Death
An afterlife or spiritual existence after death is not recognized.


� Why Evil?
No concept of �evil.� Reasons for wrongdoing are explored through scientific methods, e.g. through study of sociology, psychology, criminology.


� Salvation
No concept of afterlife or spiritual liberation or salvation. Realizing ones personal potential and working for the betterment of humanity through ethical consciousness and social works are considered paramount, but from a naturalistic rather than supernatural standpoint.


� Undeserved Suffering
No spiritual reasons but rather a matter of human vulnerability to misfortune, illness, and victimization.


� Contemporary Issues
The American Humanist Association endorses elective abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.






cool, thanks for the linkage. Im not surprised by the results.

last tiem i got:
secular humanism 100%
cookie monster 100%
Unitarian Universalism 98%

Atheistism 100%
Agnosticism (I'm not sure if a percentage value exist or not)

weeeeeeee, fun poll
a nice break from the gloom and doom of the political realm.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. New Age (96%)
4. Hinduism (93%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (93%)
6. Liberal Quakers (86%)
7. Scientology (81%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (78%)
11. New Thought (76%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (74%)
13. Jainism (66%)
14. Taoism (64%)
15. Secular Humanism (57%)
16. Sikhism (55%)
17. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%)
18. Reform Judaism (53%)
19. Bah�'� Faith (52%)
20. Seventh Day Adventist (49%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (41%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (39%)
23. Roman Catholic (39%)
24. Islam (33%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (32%)
26. Nontheist (31%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (24%)

i seem to deviate from the hard liners somehow... it must have to do with the secular law section at the end of the survey

talk about completely misleading

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Neo-Pagan (93%)
3. New Age (91%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (90%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%)

27. Roman Catholic (7%)


this thing basically has no true understanding of the Roman Catholic faith and seems to be biased against it...

I have a feeling the Pope wouldn't even get 100% Roman Catholic on this little quiz!!

But I will check out some of the ones on top of my "list" anyway

quote:

Originally posted by DJ Fin this thing basically has no true understanding of the Roman Catholic faith and seems to be biased against it... I have a feeling the Pope wouldn't even get 100% Roman Catholic on this little quiz!! But I will check out some of the ones on top of my "list" anyway

i dont think it is, i did the test with trying to get roman catholic and got 89% for it, for some of the answers i wouldnt know what that religion beleives so i couldnt get the 100%

I dont need this poll. I'm a Greek Orthodox Christian. end of story.

1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (92%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (87%)

heh, I wonder what that means

edit: Is Unitarian Universalism a proper religion? In most answers, the first thing you read is "very diverse beliefs"...

1.- Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2.- Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (97%)
3.- Secularm Humanism (94%)
4.- Liberal Quakers (91%)
5.- Bah�'� faith (76%)

pfff

i only believe in me

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (93%)
3. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (91%)
4. Jehovah's Witness (86%)
5. Bah�'� Faith (82%)
6. Sikhism (80%)
7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (79%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (74%)
9. Roman Catholic (74%)

I guess I should feel good that I actually am Catholic, and scored somewhat highly for Catholicism. Or I could just not give a shit about a web poll.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (95%)
3. Secular Humanism (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (84%) er?
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%) er?
6. Nontheist (77%)
7. Bah�'� Faith (63%)
8. Neo-Pagan (62%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (59%)
10. Jehovah's Witness (53%) er??
11. Jainism (51%)
12. New Age (50%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (50%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (48%)
15. Taoism (47%)
16. Hinduism (46%)
17. Sikhism (43%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (41%)
19. New Thought (38%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (37%)
21. Reform Judaism (30%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (28%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (25%)
24. Islam (25%)
25. Roman Catholic (25%) (guess my parents didn't do a very good job indoctrinating me
26. Scientology (25%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)

Bwahahaha. Well, so much for my stint as a Catholic. The Mullahs drove me off again. Nonetheless, I believe in many of the social justice issues. Two of my heroes are Gandhi and MLK Jr - both highly religious men.



1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (93%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%)
4. Secular Humanism (84%)
5. Neo-Pagan (81%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (72%)
7. New Age (71%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (71%)
9. Taoism (69%)
10. Bah�'� Faith (62%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (55%)
13. Nontheist (54%)
14. New Thought (50%)
15. Jainism (50%)
16. Reform Judaism (48%)
17. Scientology (46%)
18. Sikhism (42%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)
20. Hinduism (37%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (34%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (22%)
24. Islam (20%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (11%)
27. Roman Catholic (11%)

Yikes

I was reading a Fundie blog, and came upon this pile of excrement:

(A discussion on the recent terror attacks in Saudi Arabia)

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To: Bobby777

i'd say things are begining to look good.

we need to channelize islamic hate and energies away from the west towards other muslims.

we need to pit the sunnis against the shiites. Divide the islamic world along linguistic, ethnic, sectarian and regional lines and throw the whole islamic world into a civil war.

a similar arrangement for iraq would also save american lives by channelizing the militants against each other.

The iran-iraq war as a brilliant success.

we now need to throw Pakistan into a war with India that would destroy it's WMD might. then to bring peace to pakistan we would carve it up into several small nations ,based on their different ethncities. This would give us people like the kurds who would see us the liberators and thank us for their independence.

similar measures could be adopted for iran, afghanistan, saudi arabia and all other islamic trouble makers to rob them of the might to field armies and the wealth to sponsor terror.

5 posted on 06/01/2004 12:43:35 AM PDT by jerrydavenport
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This must be part of the plan to bring on the "rapture."


Makes sense to me.

1. Islam (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (89%)
4. Reform Judaism (87%)
5. Sikhism (84%)

Guess i should be practising Islam then.oh wait.. I already do.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
5. Nontheist (83%)

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