Belief-O-Matic

[FORD]

Even if YOU don't know what faith you are, Belief-O-MaticTM knows. Answer 20 questions about your concept of God, the afterlife, human nature, and more, and Belief-O-Matic™ will tell you what religion (if any) you practice...or ought to consider practicing.

Warning: Belief-O-Matic™ assumes no legal liability for the ultimate fate of your soul.


Take the quiz and find out.

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FORD's Results

The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.

Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do?

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (88%)
3. Baha'i Faith (81%)
4. Orthodox Quaker (77%)
5. Reform Judaism (74%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (65%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (64%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (60%)
10. Neo-Pagan (60%)
11. New Age (56%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (55%)
13. Sikhism (54%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (53%)
15. Jainism (52%)
16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)
17. Seventh Day Adventist (50%)
18. Secular Humanism (50%)
19. Taoism (48%)
20. Islam (47%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
22. New Thought (42%)
23. Scientology (41%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (40%)
25. Roman Catholic (40%)
26. Hinduism (36%)
27. Nontheist (26%)

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Liberal Christian Protestant?? Yeah, that's a reasonably accurate description.

[Satan]

Where's the Satanism option?

[Blaze]

That's pretty in depth. I'll do it later.

[Combat Ready]

Interesting results, not quite sure that I'm aligned with the liberal Quakers (93&#37, or Baha'i Faith (95%)---but what the hell. Who am I to argue with the Belief-O-Matic.

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Baha'i Faith (95%)
3. Liberal Quakers (93%)
4. Orthodox Judaism (89%)
5. Sikhism (88%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (86%)
7. Reform Judaism (86%)
8. Orthodox Quaker (85%)
9. Islam (83%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (81%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (81%)
12. Jainism (78%)
13. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (77%)
14. Unitarian Universalism (77%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (75%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (69%)
17. Taoism (62%)
18. New Age (59%)
19. New Thought (59%)
20. Neo-Pagan (58%)
21. Hinduism (51%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (51%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (50%)
24. Roman Catholic (50%)
25. Scientology (50%)
26. Secular Humanism (44%)
27. Nontheist (35%)

[Coyote]

1. Unitarian Universalism (100&#37
2. Neo-Pagan (84%)
3. New Age (83%)
4. Liberal Quakers (83%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)
6. Hinduism (78%)
7. New Thought (77%)
8. Jainism (68%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (63%)
10. Scientology (61%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (60%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (58%)
13. Secular Humanism (58%)
14. Taoism (57%)
15. Reform Judaism (45%)
16. Sikhism (43%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (42%)
18. Nontheist (39%)
19. Baha'i Faith (31%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (31%)
21. Islam (22%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%)
24. Jehovah's Witness (17%)
25. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (13%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (11%)
27. Roman Catholic (11%)

"Unitarian Universalism"?

[FORD]

"Unitarian Universalism"?

It's about as Liberal of a church denomination as you could find.

What Unitarian Universalists Believe - Beliefnet.com

[chefcraig]

Swell...now I'm more confused than when I started the quiz. I was pleased to see the Roman Catholic church coming in tied for dead last. Take that, Sister Agnes. :tongue0011:

1. Neo-Pagan (100&#37
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. New Age (93%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
5. Liberal Quakers (76%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
7. Secular Humanism (74%)
8. Scientology (69%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)
10. New Thought (64%)
11. Hinduism (58%)
12. Reform Judaism (57%)
13. Taoism (57%)
14. Orthodox Quaker (52%)
15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
16. Jainism (46%)
17. Nontheist (44%)
18. Sikhism (43%)
19. Baha'i Faith (38%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
21. Orthodox Judaism (33%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (30%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%)
24. Islam (26%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (21%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)

[Nitro Express]

If you like wasting your money, time, and being guilt tripped and pestered, join a church.

[Combat Ready]

What's up with the Liberal Quakers? Seem to be in everyone's top 5.

Haven't been to a church in 20 years...I wouldn't know.

[chefcraig]

If you like wasting your money, time, and being guilt tripped and pestered, join a church.

Or get married. Same shit, different pile.

What's up with the Liberal Quakers? Seem to be in everyone's top 5.

Haven't been to a church in 20 years...I wouldn't know.

Probably some sort of weird cross-promotional tie in with this outfit...

[LoungeMachine]

I've been known to sow my wild quaker oats....

[Combat Ready]

Probably some sort of weird cross-promotional tie in with this outfit...

Of course, thanks for the clarification.

[FORD]

What's up with the Liberal Quakers? Seem to be in everyone's top 5.

Haven't been to a church in 20 years...I wouldn't know.

Quaker Basics

History: Quakerism originated in mid-17th century England, originally as a break-away branch of Puritanism. George Fox (1624-1691), an English preacher, founded the Society of Friends, whose open structure reflects his aversion to church hierarchy and titles. Fox held that the “Inner Light,” the inspiring presence of God in each person, stands above Scripture and creed. This belief resonates through Quakerism despite a fairly wide variety of practices.

Main Tenets: Quaker beliefs include the emphasis on plain speech and dress; opposition to slavery and war; and the refusal to swear oaths, which Quakers believe undermine the daily mandate for truth-telling. Many early feminists and abolitionists were Quakers, and a strong social ethic continues to pervade the work of the American Friends Service Committee, which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.

Quakers, who often met persecution for their beliefs, have also been champions of religious freedom. English Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a "holy experiment," a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities.

Organizations: Quaker congregations are called "meetings," which range from structured services led by ministers to open sessions where participants speak when inspired by their own Inner Light. Major Quaker umbrella organizations are the Friends General Conference of Philadelphia and Friends United Meeting, based in Richmond, Ind.

Membership: According to "Quakers in America," by Thomas D. Hamm, there are about 100,000 Quakers in the U.S. and about 350,000 worldwide. Kenya has the largest Quaker population in the world, with about 130,000 Friends.

A couple of interesting sidenotes: There were some Quaker congregations, outspokenly anti-war, under investigation by the BCE a few years ago as possible "terraist sympathizers". These people weren't even marching, they were having discussions in their church basement and eating cookies. Most likely oatmeal cookies, being Quakers.

In a further twist of irony, we actually have had a Quaker President in the not so distant past......



...... guess Dick missed the "anti war" and "tell the truth" parts in Sunday School?

[Combat Ready]

Interesting stuff on the Liberal Quakers Ford...Thanks.

Never thought of Nixon as a liberal anything.....Maybe that was his downfall?

[katie]

I've been known to sow my wild quaker oats....