# What's your faith? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 6, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071 "2001-08-06T04:16:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/1 "2001-08-06T04:16:13Z")
Try this quiz at Beliefnet. It’s supposed to figure out what religion thee agree with (as distinct from the one thee actually belong to). I had tried it a couple times last year and both times it informed me I should be a Liberal Quaker. Huh? I had never even heard of Liberal Quakers before. I just tried it again (I think they revised the questions some) and LQ had dropped to 6th place. Now the top 5 I got are: 1. Sikhism (100%) 2. Reform Judaism (96%) 3. Islam (96%) 4. Orthodox Judaism (96%) 5. Bahá’í (92%) Sikhism??? Well, hmm, I already have a beard. Now I’d better learn to tie one of those turbans. 🙂 I got atheism/agnosticism in last place. _Sat Sri Akal_, everybody! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/2 "2001-08-06T04:20:34Z")
Oh yeah, [here’s the link.](http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/3 "2001-08-06T04:40:40Z")
Here are _my_ results, FWIW: 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (96%) 3. Liberal Quaker (83%) 4. Liberal Protestant (77%) 5. Atheism and Agnisticism (74%) ---
**Author:** ![JCThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/4 "2001-08-06T04:42:45Z")
Interesting Site. Here are my top 5… 1. Neo-Paganism (100%) 2. New Age (97%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (94%) 4. Mahayana Buddhism (93%) 5. Liberal Quaker (92%) - JC ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/5 "2001-08-06T04:46:07Z")
Do I detect a pattern emerging? Liberal Quakers rule! Whoever they are. Maybe this Beliefnet quiz is going to be the way most folks hear about LQ in the first place. Do you suppose it was a Liberal Quaker who set up the test scoring? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/6 "2001-08-06T04:46:28Z")
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. New Age (98%) 3. Neo-Paganism (97%) 4. New Thought (92%) 5. Mahayana Buddhism (92%) 6. Theravada Buddhism (90%) It is actually pretty much right on, well kinda, I’m number 3. ---
**Author:** ![flickerwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/13edae/32.png) [@flickerwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickerwolf)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/7 "2001-08-06T04:54:15Z")
Wow…really interesting. That was worth taking. 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quaker (99%) 3. Reform Judaism (93%) 4. Neo-Paganism (92%) 5. New Age (91%) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/8 "2001-08-06T04:54:23Z")
1. Reform Judaism (100%) 2. Sikhism (99%) 3. Orthodox Judaism (91%) 4. Islam (88%) 5. Bahá’í (87%) Apparently, I should have been a Jew. My actual “faith”, insomuch as how I was raised (Roman Catholic) scored a mighty 47% and ranked #20. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/9 "2001-08-06T04:58:08Z")
**Jophiel** , wow, that’s a close match, you & I. Even down to both having our original Catholicism in 20th place. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/10 "2001-08-06T05:43:28Z")
**1. Zoroastarian (100%)** Ok, it listed me as a Unitarian Universalism, which really doesn’t fit… **2. Liberal Protestant (88%)** Aka, errant Presbyterian… **3. Neo-Paganism (85%)** No offense, but _WTF???_ I’d look like Joe Friday if I went to a Pagan service!!! **4. Liberal Quaker (83%)** I’m flattered, but thinking about my Quaker Friends, I don’t think I have the guts to be SoF. **5. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (82%)** Considering I once had dreams of being a surgeon, I doubt this one as well… ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/11 "2001-08-06T05:44:37Z")
My results: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (95%) 3. Liberal Protestant (90%) 4. Liberal Quaker (82%) 5. Atheism and Agnisticism (77%) I suppose I get the UU–which, as I understand it, can believe just about anything–and the SH. But since I indicated my lack of a belief in any sort of Christian-like deity or devil, I don’t get the Liberal Protestant or Quaker at all. Since I’m actually an agnostic, it’s nice to see it made the top five…though I see they’ve lumped us in with the atheists again. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/12 "2001-08-06T05:55:04Z")
Awesome site… 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Paganism (96%) 3. New Age (93%) 4. Liberal Quaker (92%) 5. Liberal Protestant (86%) I like the sound of Unitarian Universalism… ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/13 "2001-08-06T06:08:35Z")
My top five… 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Protestant (95%) 3. Liberal Quaker (95%) 4. Neo-Paganism (85%) 5. Secular Humanism (81%) I’m reasonably sure the list would freak out a few members of my family, especially one of my cousin, who is the very definition of fundamentalist. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/14 "2001-08-06T06:25:13Z")
1. Neo-Paganism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (93%) 3. New Age (90%) 4. Mahayana Buddhism (89%) 5. Liberal Quaker (86%) Works for me (I’ve been mistaken for Pagan, and have actually considered UU and Buddhism…) ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/15 "2001-08-06T06:28:49Z")
Oh, and just for grins and comparison, here’s the _bottom_ five of my list: 1. Orthodox Judaism (32%) 2. Islam (24%) 3. Seventh Day Adventist (20%) 4. Eastern Orthodox (15%) 5. Roman Catholic (15%) ---
**Author:** ![JadedNaive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@JadedNaive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JadedNaive)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/16 "2001-08-06T06:54:09Z")
1. Liberal Protestant (100%) 2. Liberal Quaker (85%) 3. Orthodox Quaker (84%) 4. Unitarian Universalism (77%) 5. Reform Judaism (70%) The liberal Protestant thing is pretty accurate, I guess. My original Catholicism is in 10th place, with 61%, wheras conservative Protestantism is in 7th with 67%. Funny, while I don’t identify Catholic, I certainly don’t identify conservative Protestant! I guess that’s what I get for going to a fundie church occasionally. Anyway, I’m another who’s been recently introduced to the Liberal Quaker faith! So, erm, does _anyone_ know what it is yet? ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/17 "2001-08-06T07:10:28Z")
1. Liberal Quaker(100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism(99%) 3. Mahayana Bhuddism(93%) 4. Neo-Paganism(87%) 5. Reform Judaism(83%) From now on, whenever somebody asks me what religion I proclaim, I am saying Quaker. They’ll say “Like the fat guy on the box?” and I will reply “Exactly!”, “Just like the jolly old fat guy on the box.” ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/18 "2001-08-06T07:14:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cornflakes \* > \*\* > **4. Liberal Quaker (83%)** > I’m flattered, but thinking about my Quaker Friends, I don’t think I have the guts to be SoF. > \*\* What exactly is **"SoF"** ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/19 "2001-08-06T07:18:36Z")
No surprises: 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (99%) 3. Liberal Quaker (85%) 4. Liberal Protestant (82%) 5. Atheism and Agnosticism (77%) Although I identify as UU. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071/20 "2001-08-06T07:25:16Z")
They nailed this UU Pagan Pantheist! 1. Neo-Paganism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (94%) 3. New Age (93%) 4. Liberal Quaker (90%) 5. Liberal Protestant (80%) 6. Secular Humanism (79%) 7. New Thought (67%) 8. Taoism (63%) 9. Mahayana Buddhism (63%) 10. Scientology (63%) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-faith/75071.md?page=2)