Mimm Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I missed two. I didn't know who Maimonides was or that public school teachers could read from the Bible. Kind of funny, I barely attended public school as a child and my kids have never been. I guess prayer and Bible reading in school isn't really on my radar. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was raised in a heavily Reformed Christian household, later my family switched to charismatic Fundamentalist Christianity, and I later did a fair bit of study of religious history through the Episcopal Church, and I didn't encounter Jonathan Edwards or the Great Awakening until just a few years ago, ironically after I realized I was not a Christian.;) My husband was raised in the house of a Lutheran minister and, as best he recalls, didn't encounter either topic until college at least. I wouldn't expect that to be common Christian knowledge, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I was raised in a heavily Reformed Christian household, later my family switched to charismatic Fundamentalist Christianity, and I later did a fair bit of study of religious history through the Episcopal Church, and I didn't encounter Jonathan Edwards or the Great Awakening until just a few years ago, ironically after I realized I was not a Christian.;) My husband was raised in the house of a Lutheran minister and, as best he recalls, didn't encounter either topic until college at least. I wouldn't expect that to be common Christian knowledge, honestly, even among Protestants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32 for this Catholic here ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Agnostic here, with a Methodist upbringing and one semester of comparative religion 12 years ago. I got 29/32. Hey, I'm not disappointed. I'll take it! :D I missed Maimonides, Indonesia, and the Great Awakening questions. Honestly though, I guessed on the LDS questions so I was glad I only missed 3. Thanks for the link, OP. I heard about it last year on NPR but I had never actually seen the questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32-Catholic :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova147 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 29/32 Catholic, raised Methodist May be looking in to a comparative religions course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) I do not like the title of that article. As an agnostic (well, sounds less cocky than the other word), I know a great deal about various religions, and have participated in all manner of religious celebration. Not believing in a supreme being does not mean one does not understand, or appreciate, how religion has guided people and shaped our world. Off to take the test, and I will shock myself if I don't get a perfect score. I promise to be honest. :001_smile: Edited April 24, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got one wrong...and I was kicking myself as I clicked. :D I clicked that bread and wine were symbols of the body and blood of Christ for Catholics. I should have known better!! The priestly bread and wine are literal, just as the bible is entirely literal for so many Protestant evangelicals. Isn't it interesting how religions cherry -pick their rules and beliefs? Off to study. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholarly Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32 Lifelong Protestant here. I'm glad to see my BA in Bible, my Master's in Religion, and the 7 years I have spent adjuncting Church History didn't let me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) I also wanted to say that even though I didn't have much trouble with the quiz, I didn't think it was super easy. You need to have a good general knowledge of religion to answer the questions correctly and that requires some curiosity and interest in what other people do and believe. Was anyone else disappointed there weren't any questions about Norse or Egyptian mythology? I got excited when I saw the Greek one![/QUOTE] :) Edited April 24, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32 Raised with no faith or religion, became a Christian 7 years ago, currently attend an Eastern Orthodox parish and, God willing, will be baptized some day. I'm sorry to to report that I knew the answers to many of the questions regarding Mormonism due to an episode of South Park that I had to fact check to see what Parker and Stone got right vs. what they...exaggerated.:001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I do not like the title of that article. As an agnostic (well, sounds less cocky than the other word), I know a great deal about various religions, and have participated in all manner of religious celebration. Not believing in a supreme being does not mean one does not understand, or appreciate, how religion has guided people and shaped our world. Off to take the test, and I will shock myself if I don't get a perfect score. I promise to be honest. :001_smile: The title was BECAUSE atheists knew more/did better on the quiz than religious people. It showed the break down of scores, and atheists scored the best, on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32, lifelong Lutheran. Easy except I had to guess on Maimonides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) The title was BECAUSE atheists knew more/did better on the quiz than religious people. It showed the break down of scores, and atheists scored the best, on average. I got that. Doesn't make me like it any better. ;) However, I agree with the sentiment; people should understand that most agnostics/athiests are not the least bit ignorant of religion. It takes a heap of reading and thought to reject what the majority believes. It's a hard road. Most of us wish we could get on board. I could use casseroles from the Women's Guild when I am sick, or a church-wide baby shower when I was pregnant with my first. :) Thankfully, I do have a loving family and good friends. They might not all be sanctioned by a religious organization, but they do come through in time of need. Edited April 24, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 (edited) The title was BECAUSE atheists knew more/did better on the quiz than religious people. It showed the break down of scores, and atheists scored the best, on average. Off topic, but Unitarian Universalists score, on average, highest on the SAT. Edited April 24, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I scored 32/32. I was raised a Catholic but became a Presbyterian. I thought the test was very easy and yes, I have heard of The Great Awakenkiness, and also about Maimonedes (sp), and also know about the dominant religions in many, many countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 32/32. Always Catholic, but have gone through phases of learning about other faiths. I am also not sure questions about the first amendment count as religious knowledge, but there you are. :iagree: I was thinking the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 So no one scored less than 26? Or am I officially the dumbest poster on WTM. Most interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Between books by SWB and threads on here, I know enough for 30/32. I missed Maimonides and did not know a ps teacher could read the Bible to their class for any reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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