# Check out this amusing religion test - What religion are you? Post results. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095 "2005-11-02T16:26:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/21 "2005-11-02T18:51:40Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (91%) 3. Theravada Buddhism (89%) 4. Liberal Quakers (85%) 5. Neo-Pagan (72%) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/22 "2005-11-02T18:52:46Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > I don’t believe in God. I answered every single question save one (Doing good works (deeds) and acting compassionately - I answered that it’s necessary) as the “don’t believe, not sure, not important”. So why would I even register a significant percentage in any religion? I shouldn’t. Basically, this poll tars Libertarians and Quakers as extreme liberals who may not believe in God. That’s complete and utter bullshit; it’s just flat-out wrong, and this “poll” should not be trusted to measure anything other than the lengths some people go to to further their own beliefs. > > Lumping in that “not sure” or “not important” in with disbelief in God is wrong and skews the results. This is not unlike that stupid-ass libertarian-skewed political poll thingy people keep spamming around. > > I would like for someone to design one of those things without the skewing, please! I agree that it’s skewed and shouldn’t be lumping disbelief, “not sure” and “not important” together, but on the other hand, it’s a freaking internet poll. Who expects these things to be accurate? It certainly didn’t describe my beliefs either, I just kinda picked whatever seemed closest. I’m not sure what you were trying to say about Quakers; Liberal Quakers _are_ extremely liberal. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Machine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Ice\_Machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Machine)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/23 "2005-11-02T18:57:31Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (92%) 3. Nontheist (80%) 4. Theravada Buddhism (73%) 5. Liberal Quakers (72%) I’m in the club with most of you. Only 1 and 3 apply and 3 should be 100%. My lowest one is Jehovah’s Witness at 5%. This test is clearly skewed, anything at all religious and I should be near 0%. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/24 "2005-11-02T18:59:19Z")
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (96%) 3. Liberal Quakers (93%) Neo Pagan? … lame. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/25 "2005-11-02T19:14:16Z")
> [@wevets](#): > > Now how can I still be, say 24% Mormon, if I don’t believe in God? 😕 I’m not sure. But I wonder how many wives would that get you in the afterlife. d & r ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/26 "2005-11-02T19:30:43Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > 100% Neo-Pagan?? I don’t even know where they meet; they sure aren’t in the yellow pages. Try [here.](http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_index/xgroups.html) I’m 100% Neo-pagan, of course. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/27 "2005-11-02T19:48:08Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > I agree that it’s skewed and shouldn’t be lumping disbelief, “not sure” and “not important” together, but on the other hand, it’s a freaking internet poll. Who expects these things to be accurate? It certainly didn’t describe my beliefs either, I just kinda picked whatever seemed closest. > > I’m not sure what you were trying to say about Quakers; Liberal Quakers _are_ extremely liberal. Nope, Quakers have always been extremely _tolerant_, which is frequently misconstrued as liberal. Liberals tend to gravitate to the Society of Friends because of their tolerance and committment to nonviolence. All these lily-livered tree huggers you see hanging with the Friends are the “Carts”. The Society of Friends are the “Horse”. In fact the term “Liberal Quakers” was/is used in contrast to “Evangelical Quakers” a long time ago and had/has pretty much nothing to do with current political side-taking. Think of the term “liberal” in tis case like some other religions mean “Reformed”. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/28 "2005-11-02T19:56:37Z")
I can’t even get past the first question. What does that make me? ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/29 "2005-11-02T20:16:00Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > I can’t even get past the first question. What does that make me? Smarter than me when it comes to managing your time. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/30 "2005-11-02T20:24:43Z")
Well, I’m a cradle Episcopalian, so I was a wee bit surprised to find that I was deemed _100% Reform Judaism_ and only _96% Mainstream or Liberal Protestant_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/31 "2005-11-02T20:35:43Z")
> [@An Arky](#): > > In fact the term “Liberal Quakers” was/is used in contrast to “Evangelical Quakers” a long time ago and had/has pretty much nothing to do with current political side-taking. Think of the term “liberal” in tis case like some other religions mean “Reformed”. I understand that, but I still disagree with you. The Liberal Quakers whom I’ve known are, in general, very liberal. That doesn’t mean that Quakers have always been liberal or that Quakerism itself is liberal, although I would argue that it’s liberal in the religious sense and lends itself to political liberalness as well. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/32 "2005-11-02T20:43:30Z")
😕 I could be a quaker??? 😕 (oddly enough, what I thought I was is halfway down the list) 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (98%) 3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%) 4. Secular Humanism (93%) … 5. Reform Judaism (57%) ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/33 "2005-11-02T20:45:55Z")
**1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (98%) 3. Nontheist (87%) 4. Liberal Quakers (86%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (85%)** pretty much as expected, the first 3 surprised me, as i consider myself a Scientific Athiest, if i was _forced_ to choose a religion at gunpoint, i’d probably go Eastern (like Buddhiism), kinda’ dissapointed “nontheist” scored lower than SH or UU… maybe the “Quaker” thing explains my love of Oatmeal Rasin cookies? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/34 "2005-11-02T20:50:03Z")
actually, now that i read the detail description of SH, i agree with the assesment, 100% spot-on just for fun i’ll read the one that is the least likely me (Scientology)… see how far it differs from my beliefs (or lack thereof 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/35 "2005-11-02T20:55:23Z")
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Mahayana Buddhism (99%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (96%) 4. New Age (92%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (86%) I don’t know what the hell a Neo-Pagan is and now I are one. I am rather interested in Buddhism; Unitarian Universalism baffles me, and New Age garbage is just tedious. I’m so confused; I wish I hadn’t taken the damn test. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/36 "2005-11-02T20:57:13Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > I understand that, but I still disagree with you. The Liberal Quakers whom I’ve known are, in general, very liberal. That doesn’t mean that Quakers have always been liberal or that Quakerism itself is liberal, although I would argue that it’s liberal in the religious sense and lends itself to political liberalness as well. Yep, I agree that most Quakers today would be classified as liberal. But they came to the Friends and pretty much took it over. Today’s Society of Friends has been embraced by political liberals for the anti-war and social justice stance that has been the Quakers’ stance since LONG before those views were called “liberal” (That’s more of a late-20th century development). That’s why I used the cart and horse analogy. There aren’t a lot of old Quakers left, but if you happen to meet some, you might see how they simply don’t fit neatly into today’s political definitions. Furthermore, I must utterly reject tired old political pigeonholing that inevitibly leads to that insipid “nonviolent, pacifist = liberal, therefore they’re just a bunch of godless commies who hate America and want to tax you 90% and give it to the blacks” meme that we just can’t seem to think our way out of these days. That dog don’t hunt no more. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/37 "2005-11-02T21:00:26Z")
1. Seventh Day Adventist (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (96%) 3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (93%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%) 5. Eastern Orthodox (86%) 6. Roman Catholic (86%) 7. Orthodox Judaism (70%) 8. Islam (68%) 9. Bahá’í Faith (64%) 10. Liberal Quakers (64%) 11. Reform Judaism (56%) 12. Hinduism (56%) 13. Sikhism (56%) 14. Unitarian Universalism (54%) 15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%) 16. Jehovah’s Witness (45%) 17. Jainism (43%) 18. Mahayana Buddhism (35%) 19. Theravada Buddhism (35%) 20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%) 21. Scientology (32%) 22. Neo-Pagan (30%) 23. New Age (29%) 24. New Thought (26%) 25. Nontheist (26%) 26. Secular Humanism (24%) 27. Taoism (23%) OK, so IRL I’m a Christian, but not 7th Day Adventist or Quaker or mainline Protestant (though not Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox). More conservative than liberal, theologically speaking (though I don’t consider myself a “fundie”). Guess this means y’all ain’t gonna be showing me the secret handshake. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/38 "2005-11-02T21:01:37Z")
1. Reform Judaism (100%) 2. Sikhism (81%) 3. Orthodox Judaism (76%) 4. Liberal Quakers (76%) 5. Islam (72%) I am Reform Judaism, FYI. Apparently, it fits. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/39 "2005-11-02T21:13:25Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (91%) 3. Liberal Quakers (79%) I seem to be one of the few whose heard of it. There’s a Secular Humanist Society over by Central Park West so I asked my mom. It’s about believing in the non-theological teachings of Christ like the golden rule and stuff. I’ve often said I was sort of a Secular Humanist, except I can be kind of mean. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095/40 "2005-11-02T21:27:42Z")
1. Liberal Quakers (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (95%) 4. Reform Judaism (94%) 5. Sikhism (92%) Since I’m already a liberal protestant, I’m probably in the right place. None of the others really interest me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-this-amusing-religion-test-what-religion-are-you-post-results/329095.md?page=3)