Which religion matches your beliefs?

[Anonymous]

DevilsAdvocate wrote:

Exactly, I was surprised that I scored so high for Islam and Judaism and I didn’t even know that Quakers were still around and different enough from most Protestants to deserve their own category.

Very much so, the Quakers have a big place here. Some of them are very vague in their beliefs, but they value silence in worship and pacifism amongst other things.

[Anonymous]

SamBee wrote:

DevilsAdvocate wrote:

Exactly, I was surprised that I scored so high for Islam and Judaism and I didn’t even know that Quakers were still around and different enough from most Protestants to deserve their own category.

Very much so, the Quakers have a big place here. Some of them are very vague in their beliefs, but they value silence in worship and pacifism amongst other things.

Maybe it’s possible for some religious groups to be too vague to the point that they’re not compelling and people don’t really care about them as much as some of the more popular sects. However, I like the idea of vague beliefs for religious groups in many cases because it seems like they are easier to defend and they give people more flexibility to have their own specific beliefs on an individual basis. If a religious group wants to make all kinds of dogmatic assertions and rules about specific details then they better be right or at least something a lot of people can agree with because if not they are going to face a significant amount of resistance over the long run.

[Anonymous]

Some Quakers and some Anglicans are very vague, but I think for me, the thing that the Quakers have over the Anglicans in this regard is that their meetings are unique, very meditative, and lay a lot of emphasis on personal experience. With the Anglicans, there’s too much of the repeat-after-me stuff in a pseudo-RC package. Anglicanism is hemorrhaging members like nobody’s business, and no wonder. That’s just my take. Quaker worship is different, that’s for sure.

Talking of vagueness, I must admit that’s one reason I don’t find high Unitarianism very compelling. Once one gets to that point, it’s as well to stop going to church, it just becomes a bad social club.

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More on Quaker worship here. I feel it is quite similar to our ideas of “reverence”

http://www.quakerinfo.org/quakerism/worship.html

[Anonymous]

Cadence wrote:

I think I will just make up a new religion based on my beliefs. What will it look like I am not sure. I will get back to you shortly.

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[Anonymous]

Here’s my results:

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)

2. Hinduism (97%)

3. Neo-Pagan (95%)

4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)

5. Reform Judaism (88%)

6. Jainism (81%)

7. New Thought (77%)

8. Orthodox Judaism (73%)

9. Liberal Quakers (72%)

10. New Age (72%)

11. Sikhism (71%)

12. Baha’i Faith (68%)

13. Scientology (68%)

14. Islam (66%)

15. Theravada Buddhism (66%)

16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)

17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)

18. Taoism (59%)

19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)

20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%)

21. Orthodox Quaker (37%)

22. Secular Humanism (37%)

23. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (30%)

25. Roman Catholic (30%)

26. Nontheist (28%)

27. Jehovah’s Witness (19%)

I took this a couple years ago. I remember my score then was Orthodox Judaism, which surprised me. I don’t this new scoring surprises me a whole lot.

[Anonymous]

This was a fun test. Here are my results:

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)

2. Jehovah’s Witness (88%)

3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)

4. Hinduism (79%)

5. Orthodox Judaism (78%)

6. Sikhism (78%)

7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)

8. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)

9. Orthodox Quaker (69%)

10. Baha’i Faith (67%)

11. Jainism (66%)

12. Theravada Buddhism (65%)

13. Eastern Orthodox (65%)

14. Roman Catholic (65%)

15. Neo-Pagan (64%)

16. Seventh Day Adventist (62%)

17. Islam (61%)

18. Unitarian Universalism (58%)

19. Liberal Quakers (57%)

20. Reform Judaism (54%)

21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)

22. New Age (45%)

23. New Thought (34%)

24. Scientology (29%)

25. Taoism (27%)

26. Secular Humanism (25%)

27. Nontheist (19%)

[Anonymous]

I’ve taken that test many times over a long period, with Hinduism, Jainism, and Quakerism coming up on top consistently, and LDS appearing near the bottom. Today I took it again, and it says the following. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same. I really am LDS, and I say so everywhere I go. But I do love the Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism), Non-dualism (Buddhism), the Quakers, and my local Unitarian Universalist congregation:

Quote:

1. Hinduism (100%)

2. Mahayana Buddhism (93%)

3. Jainism (91%)

4. Liberal Quakers (83%)

5. New Age (81%)

6. Theravada Buddhism (81%)

7. Unitarian Universalism (80%)

8. Neo-Pagan (77%)

9. Baha’i Faith (75%)

10. Sikhism (73%)

11. New Thought (68%)

12. Taoism (67%)

13. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)

14. Reform Judaism (60%)

15. Scientology (56%)

16. Orthodox Judaism (54%)

17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%)

18. Orthodox Quaker (53%)

19. Seventh Day Adventist (44%)

20. Secular Humanism (44%)

21. Islam (43%)

22. Jehovah’s Witness (31%)

23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (29%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (29%)

25. Roman Catholic (29%)

26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (27%)

27. Nontheist (25%)

[Anonymous]

Brian Johnston wrote:

Here’s my results:

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)

2. Hinduism (97%)

3. Neo-Pagan (95%)

4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)

5. Reform Judaism (88%)..

No surprise to me. I think StayLDS/NOMish types are almost always going to score high in the Buddhism, UU, and Neo-Pagan classes. I’m thinking they align with the ration/idealistic mindset.

[Anonymous]

cwald wrote:

No surprise to me. I think StayLDS/NOMish types are almost always going to score high in the Buddhism, UU, and Neo-Pagan classes. I’m thinking they align with the ration/idealistic mindset.

Indeed. I noticed a lot of us scoring high on those. The problem is, they are socially and culturally very foreign to Mormons (westerners in general). I can dig a lot of their deep ideas. Really I can. But in the end, their cultural baggage is heavier than the crap I already deal with in my own religion , or at least I am used to the weirdness of my own and know how to deal with it.

There’s a beautiful Hindu temple in Atlanta. Amazing architecture! I dig some of their ideas, and visited the place a few times for contemplation. I am probably ignorant of the full practice, so excuse me in advance for my impressions. I just can’t see myself praying to, and offering sacrifices to the statues of the past teachers (their “prophets”) for that group there, or washing this other statue with sanctified water once a week. I am not saying that to make fun. I totally respect what was going on. But it was so alien to me, it didn’t connect. Does that make sense?

I could sit in that beautiful building to pray and meditate for a long time. I loved the vibe. But I know I would have more intellectual problems being a “member” of that religion/community than the one I am already in.

[Anonymous]

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)

2. Baha’i Faith (98%)

3. Liberal Quakers (80%)

4. Orthodox Quaker (80%)

5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (79%)

6. Sikhism (78%)

7. Orthodox Judaism (74%)

8. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (74%)

9. Eastern Orthodox (71%)

10. Roman Catholic (71%)

11. Unitarian Universalism (70%)

12. Theravada Buddhism (68%)

13. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)

14. Seventh Day Adventist (68%)

15. Reform Judaism (67%)

16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%)

17. Islam (61%)

18. Hinduism (59%)

19. Jehovah’s Witness (58%)

20. Jainism (56%)

21. Neo-Pagan (55%)

22. New Age (48%)

23. New Thought (48%)

24. Taoism (46%)

25. Scientology (43%)

26. Secular Humanism (35%)

27. Nontheist (25%)

These are my scores… Like I say, I think if you’re at all interested in these religions, read up on them.

I think some of these are nonsense, e.g. Orthodox Judaism, which as I say “is not something you can just walk into”. For a start, you have to have your foreskin removed. That’s not something you can undo. As a largely inherited religion, life is not easy for converts (at least male ones).

“Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants” – yes, maybe, but I did try some of that before coming back to the LDS. Liberal Christianity can be annoying in certain aspects, mainline too dry. Depends who you’re with.

Scientology is not something I’d ever consider as it is evil.

Also I find it strange how Taoism comes down at #24, because I have sympathy with some of it. Probably not the specific stuff about the nature of God(s), but there you go.

It would depend when you asked me some of these things. If you asked me in 2010, or 2009, or 2008, you’d probably get different answers.

[Anonymous]

jamison wrote:

This was a fun test. Here are my results:

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)

2. Jehovah’s Witness (88%)

3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)

I can’t say I’m surprised with those results. 🙂

[Anonymous]

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)

2. New Age (86%)

3. Hinduism (80%)

4. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)

5. New Thought (79%)

6. Unitarian Universalism (76%)

7. Liberal Quakers (66%)

8. Scientology (66%)

9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (63%)

10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (60%)

11. Reform Judaism (60%)

12. Taoism (56%)

13. Theravada Buddhism (56%)

14. Secular Humanism (55%)

15. Sikhism (55%)

16. Orthodox Quaker (48%)

17. Orthodox Judaism (42%)

18. Baha’i Faith (41%)

19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)

20. Jainism (40%)

21. Nontheist (38%)

22. Seventh Day Adventist (36%)

23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (34%)

24. Eastern Orthodox (32%)

25. Islam (32%)

26. Roman Catholic (32%)

27. Jehovah’s Witness (27%)

[Anonymous]

Lizarian wrote:

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)

2. New Age (86%)

3. Hinduism (80%)

4. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)

5. New Thought (79%)

6. Unitarian Universalism (76%)

7. Liberal Quakers (66%)

8. Scientology (66%)

…

19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)

This list surprises me because I thought you had been re-converted to full TBM beliefs a few weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

I just realized I have not posted my results here, so, my careful answers first – then my answers when I changed two of them to choose one of the answers instead of marking “not applicable” or “none of the above” and changing the importance of the answers to medium in most cases:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)

2. Orthodox Quaker (95%)

3. Liberal Quakers (88%)

4. Reform Judaism (85%)

5. Baha’i Faith (77%)

6. Unitarian Universalism (75%)

7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (71%)

8. Orthodox Judaism (69%)

9. Mahayana Buddhism (65%)

10. Theravada Buddhism (65%)

11. Islam (62%)

12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)

13. Neo-Pagan (61%)

14. Seventh Day Adventist (61%)

15. Eastern Orthodox (59%)

16. Roman Catholic (59%)

17. Sikhism (59%)

18. New Age (59%)

19. New Thought (53%)

20. Taoism (53%)

21. Jainism (51%)

22. Secular Humanism (48%)

23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)

24. Scientology (44%)

25. Jehovah’s Witness (36%)

26. Nontheist (33%)

27. Hinduism (33%)

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)

2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (95%)

3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)

4. Jehovah’s Witness (81%)

5. Baha’i Faith (76%)

6. Mahayana Buddhism (70%)

7. Orthodox Judaism (70%)

8. Sikhism (69%)

9. Unitarian Universalism (68%)

10. Liberal Quakers (68%)

11. Orthodox Quaker (68%)

12. Reform Judaism (66%)

13. Neo-Pagan (61%)

14. Theravada Buddhism (60%)

15. Hinduism (59%)

16. Islam (59%)

17. Eastern Orthodox (55%)

18. Roman Catholic (55%)

19. Seventh Day Adventist (55%)

20. Jainism (51%)

21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%)

22. New Age (45%)

23. New Thought (37%)

24. Taoism (31%)

25. Scientology (30%)

26. Secular Humanism (26%)

27. Nontheist (14%)

As you can see, making those very slight changes made a radical difference in the ranking I got.

[Anonymous]

Just goes to show Ray – why I have good reason to be impressed with your ability to answer questions the right way.

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