Unitarian Universalism

[bisexplicit]

But not necessarily for the purposes of this quiz. The only way the difference would matter is if the person who made the quiz considered either or both of them a religion.

Then again, many shamanistic beliefs hold that there is no God (or that there may or may not be a God) but that certain aspects of nature, or ancestor spirits, should be revered in a similar fashion as Gods. Having those options grouped together would help capture those sorts of folks, right?

That is true. If you do not believe in a God or supreme being, but only in ancestor or spirit worship, then you may be somewhat falsely identified in this quiz.

 

[LLs Man]

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (89%)
3. New Age (79%)
4. Reform Judaism (75%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
6. Jainism (73%)
7. Hinduism (70%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
9. New Thought (64%)
10. Liberal Quakers (62%)
11. Sikhism (62%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (61%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (59%)
14. Scientology (56%)
15. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (55%)
16. Islam (50%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (46%)
18. Taoism (40%)
19. Secular Humanism (39%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (35%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%)
22. Nontheist (28%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (22%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (22%)
25. Roman Catholic (22%)
26. Jehovah's Witness (13%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (13%)

Pretty much what I'd have expected.

 

[killallhippies]

yeah, i don't know about that test. seems okay, but i had to choose non-applicable too much.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
3. Nontheist (77%)
4. Liberal Quakers (72%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
6. Neo-Pagan (67%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
8. Reform Judaism (51%)
9. Taoism (50%)
10. New Age (47%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (44%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (44%)
14. Sikhism (44%)
15. New Thought (40%)
16. Scientology (40%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (36%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (36%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (29%)
21. Islam (29%)
22. Jainism (29%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (29%)
24. Roman Catholic (29%)
25. Hinduism (22%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (11%)

 

[sweetvee]

heh, interesting.

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (97%)
3. Sikhism (93%)
4. Liberal Quakers (91%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
6. Neo-Pagan (87%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (84%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (81%)
9. Hinduism (77%)
10. Islam (73%)
11. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (73%)
12. Eastern Orthodox (73%)
13. Roman Catholic (73%)
14. Orthodox Quaker (71%)
15. Bahá'í Faith (71%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
17. Jainism (69%)
18. New Age (67%)
19. Scientology (64%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (63%)
21. New Thought (63%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (54%)
23. Secular Humanism (52%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (48%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
26. Taoism (38%)
27. Nontheist (31%)

 

[JazzManJim]

heh, interesting.

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (97%)
3. Sikhism (93%)
4. Liberal Quakers (91%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
6. Neo-Pagan (87%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (84%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (81%)
9. Hinduism (77%)
10. Islam (73%)

Mazel T'ov!

 

[MzChrista]

"I don't know" puts you at least mostly in the Agnostic camp whereas "There is no God" puts you in the Atheist one.

I always thought of myself as agnostic. Its my personality not just beliefs to be suspicious of anybody who claims to have the whole truth about anything.

 

[MzChrista]

yeah but The UU and the Jainism percentages were surprising to me

Im starting to think they call everybody a UU.

I dont know anything about Jainism. Isnt that close to Hindu?

 

[MzChrista]

They've evolved in that direction. 100 years Unitarians and Universalists (they were separate churches then) were pretty much just ordinary Protestant denominations, albeit ones with some unorthodox opinions. They've gradually liberalized to the point where they don't really adhere to the central tenets of Christianity any more.

Its sounding kind of New Agey to me.

 

[MzChrista]

yeah, i don't know about that test. seems okay, but i had to choose non-applicable too much.

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
3. Nontheist (77%)
4. Liberal Quakers (72%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
6. Neo-Pagan (67%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
8. Reform Judaism (51%)
9. Taoism (50%)
10. New Age (47%)
11. Mahayana Buddhism (46%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (44%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (44%)
14. Sikhism (44%)
15. New Thought (40%)
16. Scientology (40%)
17. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (36%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (36%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
20. Eastern Orthodox (29%)
21. Islam (29%)
22. Jainism (29%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (29%)
24. Roman Catholic (29%)
25. Hinduism (22%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (11%)

Im not seeing how anyone named Killallhippies can be anything close to a Quaker.

 

[killallhippies]

Im not seeing how anyone named Killallhippies can be anything close to a Quaker.

it's cause i'm a really nice guy with a bad temper and surly attitude.

 

[JazzManJim]

I always thought of myself as agnostic. Its my personality not just beliefs to be suspicious of anybody who claims to have the whole truth about anything.

Under that definition, I'd qualify as agnostic as well. I'm generally suspicious of someone selling me "the truth". I do my own homework, so to speak.

I don't know that makes either of us agnostic, though. I'd say that makes us reasonable.

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

Im starting to think they call everybody a UU.

I dont know anything about Jainism. Isnt that close to Hindu?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism#Beliefs_2

I was reading up on it and it's funny how much is like what i think...Thought you might like the link...

 

[MzChrista]

it's cause i'm a really nice guy with a bad temper and surly attitude.

I could fix that for ya.

 

[MzChrista]

Under that definition, I'd qualify as agnostic as well. I'm generally suspicious of someone selling me "the truth". I do my own homework, so to speak.

I don't know that makes either of us agnostic, though. I'd say that makes us reasonable.

Maybe the difference between us is that eventually, you go on and take the leap of faith and I dont. But if you do it because thats where your thoughts lead you, I got nothing but respect. Its the lemmings that dont give it any thought that I cant deal with.

 

[sweetvee]

Mazel T'ov!

but...but... i thought i was episcopal!

it is funny though, my dad's side is almost all jews. the blood must be pervasive.

 

[MzChrista]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism#Beliefs_2

I was reading up on it and it's funny how much is like what i think...Thought you might like the link...

Well at least they dont sound like they go around throwing rocks at queers.

 

[Luna_Wolf72]

Well at least they dont sound like they go around throwing rocks at queers.

That would suck if I had to stone myself...*nods*

 

[MechaBlade]

And I loathe the "I don't care" group more than most devout followers of any other religion. To me, caring is essential, in all aspects of life.

That's ridiculous. It's only important if you think you might go to heaven/hell. Why should people care?

 

[bisexplicit]

That's ridiculous. It's only important if you think you might go to heaven/hell. Why should people care?

It's only my opinion; the people that I can't stand.

Apathy is of no use to me.

I'm inquisitive and exploratory. I want to understand the universe.

I can't stand people who don't care to know how and why, because I always want to know how and why.

 

[medjay]

It's only my opinion; the people that I can't stand.

Apathy is of no use to me.

I'm inquisitive and exploratory. I want to understand the universe.

I can't stand people who don't care to know how and why, because I always want to know how and why.

No amount of inquisitiveness or exploration is ever going to answer the question of whether there's a heaven or a hell.

People who aren't interested in solving an impossible mystery about a subject they're not invested in are simply free to concentrate on other more relevant things.

 

[Guest]

Well, it nailed me! The top 5 are right on and in the correct order. I'm a Neo-Pagan with strong New Age influences.

I had to laugh when I saw that Roman Catholic was 3rd from the bottom; I'm a recovering Catholic. And it's properly ranks above the Seventh day Adventists and Jehovah's for me.


1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (82%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (76%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
5. Hinduism (68%)
6. New Thought (61%)
7. Jainism (58%)
8. Scientology (58%)
9. Theravada Buddhism (56%)
10. Liberal Quakers (53%)
11. Taoism (53%)
12. Reform Judaism (52%)
13. Sikhism (50%)
14. Secular Humanism (48%)
15. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (48%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (44%)
17. Bahá'í Faith (36%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (36%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (33%)
20. Nontheist (27%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (21%)
23. Islam (20%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (17%)
25. Roman Catholic (17%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (15%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (4%)

 

[LadyAria]

This is news to me.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (93%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
4. Liberal Quakers (75%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (75%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
7. Secular Humanism (71%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
9. Sikhism (57%)
10. Taoism (57%)
11. New Thought (56%)
12. Scientology (54%)
13. Reform Judaism (54%)
14. Jainism (51%)
15. Hinduism (50%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (42%)
17. Nontheist (42%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
19. Bahá'í Faith (30%)
20. Orthodox Judaism (28%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (25%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (17%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (15%)
25. Islam (15%)
26. Roman Catholic (15%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (12%)

 

[Trinique_Fire]

I took a very similar test on Tickle.com and my number 1 and 2 results are the same on both tests.


1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (95%)
4. New Age (89%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (86%)
6. Reform Judaism (78%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%)
9. Jainism (70%)
10. New Thought (68%)
11. Hinduism (66%)
12. Secular Humanism (65%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (63%)
14. Sikhism (63%)
15. Scientology (60%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
17. Taoism (52%)
18. Orthodox Judaism (48%)
19. Nontheist (40%)
20. Islam (40%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)
22. Seventh Day Adventist (28%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%)
24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (22%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
27. Roman Catholic (18%)

 

[ksmybuttons]

UUA is a spiritual community. Here are the basic tenets that you would need to accept to be a member (from their website):

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
* The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

After that, they give you lots of information from which to choose and you decide what you want to use on your personal journey.

I always figure that when people want a community, one of the ways to achieve that is through a "religion." For those who have no need to accept a "God" or a "Higher Being" or wish to give up responsibility, this is an available choice.

 

[ksmybuttons]

Oh, and my "scores."

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Neo-Pagan (77%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (75%)