danielle Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Someone sent me this link and I found the questions on it to be pretty interesting and challenging. It gives you a religious orientation based on your answers. Then it gives a summary of the belief systems of a lot of different faiths. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 What link? I've taken quizzes like that before and I usually come off exactly what I am ;) I'd like to see your link though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 here's the link http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant - 100% Describes me to a tee! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant - 100% Describes me to a tee! :D This was mine also. This a a really cool quiz! I like how it has all beliefs represented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Well as I expected. . .Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant. . . Go figure. . .that was kinda predictable, but fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 100% Secular humanism. No surprise there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I must think questions through too precisely...because the test was off. But another I took before was right on. I guess if you mix up my top three, you will come up with "Reformed" (orthodox, catholic, protestant). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 And that is the denomination to which I've belonged for more than 20 years, now. But the funny thing is that I don't really think of myself as being a typical UU. I always find this quiz a bit depressing, actually, since it just seems to reinforce my fear that there really is no place where I belong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in NH Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Roman Catholic 100%..yup..that would be me...It also said Eastern Orthodox 1005, but they are so close that I can see why with only 20 questions they come out the same. neat test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Apparently I am 100% Orthodox Quaker! Interesting. I know nothing about Orthodox Quakers. One of the questions I had a hard time with was the one asking whether I think we should revere nature. I think we should protect the earth, be good stewards of it, make caring for it a high priority - but revere it? That's a little too close to worship. There will be no worshiping of the trees etc for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My top three 1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%) 2. Eastern Orthodox (82%) 3. Roman Catholic (82%) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Orthodox Quaker was my second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susie in tx Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The religion I align myself with is generally not on these lists. Plus, I had a hard time answering some of the questions because they really didn't have the answer I was looking for. My answer came up at 100% SDA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Conservative Christian Protestant 100% I found it difficult to answer some of the questions, and failed to put an answer on one because none of the choices reflected my beliefs. I felt as if the writer of the quiz did not truly understand Christianity. I have also learned that only another Christian can truly understand Christianity. My faith is so much more more than rules and rituals it is truly seeing the world through a different lense. Nevertheless, I think the results are accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 The religion I align myself with is generally not on these lists. Plus, I had a hard time answering some of the questions because they really didn't have the answer I was looking for. My answer came up at 100% SDA. So, now I'm curious: What religion is is that wasn't on the list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I got 100% EO, 100% Catholic, and 98% Conservative to mainline Protestant. ????? I'm conservative Protestant. What I don't understand is how EO and RC can have all the same answers. Some of the questions were off, too. There was no appropriate available response for me on good works/salvation. I do believe that one should follow the law of God, but I don't think that doing so leads directly to my salvation, rather doing so is the result of my salvation. This is not a niggling distinction without a difference, as it was a huge issue in the Reformation, some would argue THE issue. How did they miss this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I tried, but some of the questions I just couldn't answer. I'm not that black and white, I guess. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hey me too. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant. I like that sound better than just saying Lutheran, especially since I don't agree with all the Lutheran views. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana in OR Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My top one was Orthodox Quaker. I did belong to a Quaker church for awhile just out of college, so I'm not too surprised. #2, however, was Seventh Day Adventist. Even though my family attended an SDA church for a couple of years when I was a child, I know that my beliefs do not align with theirs in terms of keeping the Sabbath and other OT laws, so that one has me scratching my head.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Conservative Christian Protestant 100% I found it difficult to answer some of the questions, and failed to put an answer on one because none of the choices reflected my beliefs. I felt as if the writer of the quiz did not truly understand Christianity. I have also learned that only another Christian can truly understand Christianity. My faith is so much more more than rules and rituals it is truly seeing the world through a different lense. Right, no answers given for question 12 reflect my views. I skipped 3 or 4 questions. 100% Conservative Protestant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beansprouts Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) I got 100% EO' date=' 100% Catholic, and 98% Conservative to mainline Protestant. ????? I'm conservative Protestant. What I don't understand is how EO and RC can have all the same answers. Some of the questions were off, too. There was no appropriate available response for me on good works/salvation. I do believe that one should follow the law of God, but I don't think that doing so leads directly to my salvation, rather doing so is the [i']result[/i] of my salvation. This is not a niggling distinction without a difference, as it was a huge issue in the Reformation, some would argue THE issue. How did they miss this? Exactly! It is because of how the questions are worded. I do have the same values as the Catholics. I think we are called to do good works, but I don;t place the same amount of weight on them. FTR I have tried to understand Catholic doctrine, and I will continue to try because I respect their faith and their perspective. It just seems as if we speak two different languages. Edited September 30, 2008 by beansprouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titus.Two.Five Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mine said: Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant 100% :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mine came up: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 100% Orthodox Jew 89% That's an interesting combo! Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Theravada Buddhism was my only 100% match. Mahayana Buddhism and Unitarian Universlism both came in at 99%. Neo-Pagan and New Age also ranked in the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 which is 100% what I am. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I also got the result 100% Orthodox Quaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 This was just what I was expecting. I agree with the others on some of the wording was just not right to fit my beliefs. 1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetreasurs Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Popped up Catholic for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay in Cal Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I'm a Mainline/Liberal Christian Protestant. Since I'm ordained UMC, that's not a surprise! I think obviously many people will have slightly more nuanced answers than they offer, but I just went with the closest... but nice to know the test seems to work. What I found more interesting than my other close matches (in descending order: liberal Quakers, Unitarian Universalists, Orthodox Quakers and Reform Judaism) was what appeared at the opposite end of the spectrum. My last three were: Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS and Nontheists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom to Aly Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mine was 100% Mahayana Buddhism, which I do love, except that it is atheistic, which is not me. Then I was 94% Universalist Unitarian, 91% Hindu, and 91% Neo Pagan. I know I am more in line with some of the nature respect and revering things in Buddhism, and the beliefs of complete abandonment of all earthly attachments for enlightenment (Hindus believe this, but not to the same extent--well, they don't practice it as severely). I think I got the UU because I firmly believe in gay rights and put that at high priority and am pro-choice. This was a cool quiz though, and makes you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeverywoman Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Orthodox Quaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 What I don't understand is how EO and RC can have all the same answers. There are differences between EO and RC, but none that would come up in the questions they asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 There are differences between EO and RC, but none that would come up in the questions they asked. Yeah, they need to add a "filioque" question or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janna Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 100%, followed by conservative Christian/protestant (88%). I agree with Beansprouts - I too, didn't answer a question because none of the options fit my beliefs. And a couple of them were difficult based on the wording, but I selected based on what I thought they were referring to. I'll have to look into the O. Quakers-don't know too much about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 This was mine also. This a a really cool quiz! I like how it has all beliefs represented. And mine! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) I'm still trying to get through the first two pages. I was on my slower computer when I tried the first time. Now I'm on my faster one but it's still not loading right.... eta: tried it and on both computers my firewall says that it's encountering a port scanning attack from this site. Giving up. Good thing I'm secure in what I believe! :) Edited September 30, 2008 by Alenee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mine was 100% Mahayana Buddhism, which I do love, except that it is atheistic, which is not me. I wasn't at all surprised to "discover" that I was Buddhist, of course, but I was surprised that Theravada ranked higher for me than Mahayana, since all of my exposure to Buddhism has been through the Mahayana tradition. But the difference between 99% and 100% is pretty minor, I suppose. I'm just wondering which question on the quiz resulted in that difference. I was an atheist when I first became Buddhist (and in fact, that's one of the things about Buddhism that grabbed my attention). But in more recent years have found that I am more pantheist/panentheist (which I suppose is why I also ranked high for New Age and Neo-Pagan on the quiz), and don't feel that that conflicts with my Buddhist beliefs at all, but in fact enriches them. But that's just me. I no longer think of Buddhism as atheistic. Thich Nhat Hanh said "The Buddha was not against God. He was only against notions of God that are mere mental constructions that do not correspond to reality, notions that prevent us from developing ourselves and touching ultimate reality." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa at Home Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I wonder which answer/answers pushed me into this catagory? I did answer all the questions, but found about half of them to be unsatisfactory. I definitely have my own opinions! ~Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I also was 100% Orthodox Quaker. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 100% Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant which is how I would describe myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 100% Reform Judaism, which is how I identify. Next closest were Liberal Quakers, and UU, which doesn't surprise me either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 100 percent Liberal Christian Protestant, does that mean I am Protestant, and never knew, or just liberal Christian. :glare: What is funny, that I am a baptised Roman Catholic and that is only 62 percent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJoyfulMom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant - 100% :) I had no doubt that is what it would show up as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBC Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I got 100% EO' date=' 100% Catholic, and 98% Conservative to mainline Protestant. ????? I'm conservative Protestant. What I don't understand is how EO and RC can have all the same answers. Some of the questions were off, too. There was no appropriate available response for me on good works/salvation. I do believe that one should follow the law of God, but I don't think that doing so leads directly to my salvation, rather doing so is the [i']result[/i] of my salvation. This is not a niggling distinction without a difference, as it was a huge issue in the Reformation, some would argue THE issue. How did they miss this? I suppose this would explain why I've been frustrated with my denomination lately:001_huh:. After many years of wrestling with my beliefs, maybe I'm not even a protestant anymore. I'm with you on the appropriate response to good works/salvation. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I went back and retook the test, answering all the questions this time, and not thinking to hard on the ones where I wanted to add an explanation. It came up 100% Roman Catholic/100% Orthodox. I'm Catholic, so ok. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesloonybin Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Neo-Pagan UU Liberal Quaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Conservative/Protestant/Christian but I must agree with the others here, some questions did not have any satisfactory answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna T. Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Apparently I am 100% Orthodox Quaker! Interesting. I know nothing about Orthodox Quakers. One of the questions I had a hard time with was the one asking whether I think we should revere nature. I think we should protect the earth, be good stewards of it, make caring for it a high priority - but revere it? That's a little too close to worship. There will be no worshiping of the trees etc for me. :lol: I am 100% Orthodox Quaker. Which is not really true for me. Probably as close as any other label though. Funny about the "revere nature" question! I misread it and thought it said "revert nature" - :lol: :lol: :lol: I won't even go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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