# Take the religion quiz! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415 "2000-10-18T15:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/21 "2000-10-18T21:21:10Z")
Very interesting! Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=100) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=73) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=66) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=63) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=61) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=60) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=57) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=57) Humanist …click to learn more (score=53) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=50) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=46) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=46) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=46) New Age …click to learn more (score=45) Baháí …click to learn more (score=42) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=42) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=35) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=32) Jainism …click to learn more (score=32) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=32) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=32) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=29) Islam …click to learn more (score=25) Hindu …click to learn more (score=21) New Thought …click to learn more (score=21) Scientology …click to learn more (score=21) ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/22 "2000-10-18T21:28:35Z")
Uh… Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=100) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=93) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=80) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=78) New Age …click to learn more (score=74) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=68) Hindu …click to learn more (score=57) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=54) Humanist …click to learn more (score=48) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=48) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=48) New Thought …click to learn more (score=45) Baháí …click to learn more (score=38) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=38) Jainism …click to learn more (score=38) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=38) Scientology …click to learn more (score=38) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=28) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=19) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=19) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=16) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=15) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=9) Islam …click to learn more (score=9) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=9) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=9) I’m afraid. I’m very afraid. 38 on Scientology? 9 on Jehova’s Witness? I think I’ll go sit in a corner and contemplate my navel for a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/23 "2000-10-18T21:50:30Z")
Ummmm…actually, mine is pretty close…seeing as how I’m a practicing(sp?) Roman Catholic. Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=100) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=100) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=100) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=96) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=85) Islam …click to learn more (score=70) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=70) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=60) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=60) Baháí …click to learn more (score=50) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=50) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=50) Hindu …click to learn more (score=40) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=40) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=37) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=30) Jainism …click to learn more (score=30) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=27) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=27) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=20) New Thought …click to learn more (score=20) Scientology …click to learn more (score=20) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=20) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=15) Humanist …click to learn more (score=10) New Age …click to learn more (score=6) ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/24 "2000-10-18T22:02:56Z")
Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=100) Baháí …click to learn more (score=90) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=90) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=90) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=77) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=76) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=68) Islam …click to learn more (score=59) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=54) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=54) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=54) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=54) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=54) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=45) New Age …click to learn more (score=40) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=36) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=36) Humanist …click to learn more (score=27) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=27) New Thought …click to learn more (score=27) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=20) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=20) Hindu …click to learn more (score=13) Jainism …click to learn more (score=13) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=13) Scientology …click to learn more (score=13) ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/25 "2000-10-18T22:12:51Z")
New Age …click to learn more (score=100) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=97) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=93) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=90) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=81) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=79) Scientology …click to learn more (score=66) New Thought …click to learn more (score=63) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=63) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=62) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=55) Hindu …click to learn more (score=55) Humanist …click to learn more (score=55) Jainism …click to learn more (score=44) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=44) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=37) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=33) Baháí …click to learn more (score=33) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=22) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=19) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=18) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=16) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=11) Islam …click to learn more (score=11) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=11) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=11) It’s funny how the one who sees faces in pickles gets “New Age” as #1. ---
**Author:** ![oldscratch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/26 "2000-10-18T22:14:03Z")
Just remember if anyone actually scores 100 on scientology, they must be driven from the boards…with sticks if nessecary. ---
**Author:** ![looselucy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@looselucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/looselucy)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/27 "2000-10-18T23:29:10Z")
today’s my first day on this board, and i am happy to join the rest of you neo-pagans!! my top 3 are; Neo-Pagan (score=100) New Age (score=98) Mahayana Buddhist (score=90) for someone who doesn’t believe in organized religion, it looks like there are some good un-organized religions out there. ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/28 "2000-10-18T23:35:53Z")
- Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=100) - Hindu …click to learn more (score=78) - Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=78) - Sikhism …click to learn more (score=78) - New Age …click to learn more (score=76) - Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=68) - Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=68) - Jainism …click to learn more (score=39) - Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=37) - Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=29) - Humanist …click to learn more (score=29) - Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=23) - Baháí …click to learn more (score=19) - Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=15) - Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=14) - New Thought …click to learn more (score=9) - Scientology …click to learn more (score=9) - Christian Science …click to learn more (score=0) - Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=0) - Islam …click to learn more (score=0) - Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=0) - Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=0) - Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=0) - Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=0) - Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=0) - Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=0) **Which is interesting, because I was raised Hindu… hmmmmm** ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/29 "2000-10-19T00:15:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > \*\*Sorry Coldy. I was on vacation for that thread. However, looks like there are a few people who also missed it, so we’ll cath 'em this round! \*\* No need to apologize! I only meant to point out that people could look up other responses in the other thread. Rereading my post, it did sound like I was bashing you for starting it again - it was not intended like that. Carry on! ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/30 "2000-10-19T00:16:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by oldscratch \* > \*\*Just remember if anyone actually scores 100 on scientology, they must be driven from the boards…with sticks if nessecary. \*\* There should be another choice on question five for scientologists. 1. WHY IS THERE TERRIBLE WRONGDOING IN THE WORLD? Because the evil, intergalatic overlord Xenu rounded up all the excess people in this 96 planet sector, placed them at the bases of volcanos on Earth (When it was known as Teegeeack) and then detonated hydrogen bombs in the volcanos, freeing the spirits or “thetans” of the beings, allowing them to attach to all future inhabitants of Earth and plague them forever. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/31 "2000-10-19T00:51:17Z")
Theravada Buddhist (score=100) Neo-Pagan (score=99) Unitarian Universalist (score=97) New Age (score=78) Liberal Quaker (score=77) ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/32 "2000-10-19T00:56:22Z")
Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=100) Baháí …click to learn more (score=87) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=87) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=87) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=87) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=82) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=81) Islam …click to learn more (score=75) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=75) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=75) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=65) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=62) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=50) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=50) Humanist …click to learn more (score=37) Jainism …click to learn more (score=37) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=37) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=37) New Age …click to learn more (score=32) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=31) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=29) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=29) Hindu …click to learn more (score=25) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=21) New Thought …click to learn more (score=12) Scientology …click to learn more (score=12) This is surprising only because I am a devout Roman Catholic, although I’ve often thought I’d make a decent quaker. StG ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/33 "2000-10-19T01:54:26Z")
Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=100) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=88) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=77) New Age …click to learn more (score=67) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=67) Hindu …click to learn more (score=58) Humanist …click to learn more (score=58) Jainism …click to learn more (score=58) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=55) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=54) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=50) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=41) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=33) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=31) New Thought …click to learn more (score=29) Scientology …click to learn more (score=29) Baháí …click to learn more (score=25) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=25) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=12) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=12) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=9) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=7) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=6) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=0) Islam …click to learn more (score=0) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=0) No suprises at the top, but 29 for Scientology? Will John Travolta be knocking on my door? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/34 "2000-10-19T02:58:35Z")
My old score: Top ten: Humanist (score = 100) Unitarian Universalist (score = 95) Atheist/Agnostic (score = 84) Mainline to Liberal Protestant (score = 70) Liberal Quaker (score = 70) Theravada Buddhist (score = 64) Mahayana Buddhist (score = 64) Neo-Pagan (score = 48) New Age (score = 34) Scientology (score = 28) Bottom ten: Jainism (score = 6) Jehovah’s Witness (score = 6) Sikhism (score = 6) Orthodox Judaism (score = 6) Latter Day (score = 6) Eastern Orthodox (score = 5) Mainline to Conservative Protestant (score = 3) Christian Science (score = 2) Roman Catholic (score = 0) Islam (score = 0) My new score: Humanist …click to learn more (score=100) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=93) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=93) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=79) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=65) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=65) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=53) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=50) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=50) New Age …click to learn more (score=40) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=37) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=37) New Thought …click to learn more (score=37) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=37) Scientology …click to learn more (score=37) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=32) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=29) Baháí …click to learn more (score=25) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=25) Hindu …click to learn more (score=25) Islam …click to learn more (score=25) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=25) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=25) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=25) Jainism …click to learn more (score=12) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=12) I participated in the old thread. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/35 "2000-10-19T05:09:03Z")
**Top 5:** Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=100) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=96) Baháí …click to learn more (score=92) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=88) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=85) **Bottom 5:** Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=33) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=22) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=22) New Thought …click to learn more (score=19) Scientology …click to learn more (score=11) Interesting… not too surprising, though. ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/36 "2000-10-19T05:28:00Z")
Been there, done that, got the faith. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/37 "2000-10-19T05:48:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by oldscratch \* > \*\*Just remember if anyone actually scores 100 on scientology, they must be driven from the boards…with sticks if nessecary. \*\* Excuse me, George W. Bush, but just because someone believes differently than we do is no reason to mistreat them. You may find their beliefs strange and even ludicrous but they still believe what they believe and should not be ridiculed for it so long as they aren’t hurting anyone else. Sorry for non-happy talk in MPSIMS. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/38 "2000-10-19T06:18:21Z")
Hmmm, interesting…considering that my church is a traditional Protestant denomination…Looks like I have a religion that more or less matches my personal views (a 70 was still passing when i was in school…) Mainline to Liberal Protestant…click to learn more (score=100) Liberal Quaker …click to learn more (score=91) Baháí …click to learn more (score=85) Orthodox Quaker …click to learn more (score=85) Reform Judaism …click to learn more (score=85) Unitarian Universalist …click to learn more (score=83) Mainline to Conservative Protestant…click to learn more (score=70) Neo-Pagan …click to learn more (score=67) Eastern Orthodox …click to learn more (score=64) Orthodox Judaism …click to learn more (score=64) Roman Catholic …click to learn more (score=64) Humanist …click to learn more (score=53) Seventh Day Adventist …click to learn more (score=53) Sikhism …click to learn more (score=53) New Age …click to learn more (score=53) Mahayana Buddhist …click to learn more (score=50) Theravada Buddhist …click to learn more (score=50) Islam …click to learn more (score=50) Atheist/Agnostic…click to learn more (score=42) Christian Science …click to learn more (score=42) Latter Day Saints…click to learn more (score=42) New Thought …click to learn more (score=42) Scientology …click to learn more (score=32) Jainism …click to learn more (score=21) Hindu …click to learn more (score=10) Jehovahs Witness …click to learn more (score=10) ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/39 "2000-10-19T08:17:33Z")
The religions I scored in the top 50th percentile are:[ul]Mainline to Conservative Protestant (score=100) Eastern Orthodox (score=92) Latter Day Saints (score=92) Roman Catholic (score=92) Orthodox Quaker (score=81) Orthodox Judaism (score=73) Seventh Day Adventist (score=69) Mahayana Buddhist (score=61) Islam (score=57) Mainline to Liberal Protestant (score=57) Sikhism (score=57) Neo-Pagan (score=56) Unitarian Universalist (score=51) Reform Judaism (score=50) Hindu (score=50) Jainism (score=50)[/ul]By declaration and choice I am a protestant Christian with no denominational alliegiance, but I have a friend who is a conservative Jew who claims I am a reform Jew. According to the loosest interpretation of “reform Judaism”, I suppose I qualify (who knew? Not me!). I’m pretty certain I disagree with some (or many) of the basic tenets of all of the above. Go fig. ~~Baloo ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2000, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-religion-quiz/37415/40 "2000-10-19T08:20:36Z")
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