# Wow! I'm a Quaker! I had no idea! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113 "2008-08-15T16:52:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/21 "2008-08-15T19:59:09Z")
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (99%) 3. Neo-Pagan (89%) 4. New Age (88%) 5. Taoism (86%) 6. Mahayana Buddhism (85%) 7. Secular Humanism (82%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (81%) 9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%) 10. Nontheist (65%) 11. New Thought (64%) 12. Orthodox Quaker (64%) 13. Scientology (63%) 14. Reform Judaism (57%) 15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%) 16. Bahá’í Faith (49%) 17. Jainism (47%) 18. Hinduism (42%) 19. Seventh Day Adventist (36%) 20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%) 21. Sikhism (29%) 22. Orthodox Judaism (28%) 23. Islam (21%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (20%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (10%) 26. Roman Catholic (10%) 27. Jehovah’s Witness (6%) ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/22 "2008-08-15T20:04:48Z")
My top 10. All that Catholic School training gone to waste… 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (99%) 3. New Age (91%) 4. Liberal Quakers (90%) 5. Secular Humanism (89%) 6. Mahayana Buddhism (81%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (77%) 9. New Thought (75%) 10. Scientology (74%) ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/23 "2008-08-15T20:14:14Z")
Pretty much inline. I would prefer a little less Jehovah’s Witness and Scientology but whacha gonna do? 1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (95%) 3. Eastern Orthodox (86%) 4. Roman Catholic (86%) 5. Seventh Day Adventist (85%) 6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (84%) 7. Liberal Quakers (78%) 8. Unitarian Universalism (70%) 9. Orthodox Judaism (64%) 10. Sikhism (64%) 11. Reform Judaism (63%) 12. Hinduism (60%) 13. Bahá’í Faith (60%) 14. Islam (52%) 15. Neo-Pagan (52%) 16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%) 17. Mahayana Buddhism (42%) 18. Jehovah’s Witness (41%) 19. New Age (41%) 20. Theravada Buddhism (41%) 21. Scientology (37%) 22. Secular Humanism (36%) 23. Jainism (35%) 24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%) 25. Taoism (28%) 26. New Thought (28%) 27. Nontheist (17%) ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/24 "2008-08-15T20:17:04Z")
[QUOTE=jackdavinci] I wonder if thinks like the Slack religion (Discordianism?)… [/QUOTE] The Slack religion is Church of the Sub-Genius. Praise Bob! ---
**Author:** ![Genghis\_Bob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/45deac/32.png) [@Genghis\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genghis_Bob)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/25 "2008-08-15T20:17:33Z")
[QUOTE=Sigmagirl] I am a 100% Reform Jew! How am I going to break the news to Father Joe? [/QUOTE] Me too! Shalom! ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/26 "2008-08-15T20:38:24Z")
My religion isn’t even listed - hmph. It lists me as a non-theist/secular humanist/unitarian. I don’t mind being classed as the first two I guess, but not that latter. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/27 "2008-08-15T20:38:54Z")
No Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/28 "2008-08-15T20:42:31Z")
Or [Church of Google](http://www.thechurchofgoogle.org/). ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/29 "2008-08-15T20:44:19Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] …I would prefer a little less Jehovah’s Witness and Scientology but whacha gonna do? [/QUOTE] who wouldn’t? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/30 "2008-08-15T21:02:33Z")
My results: 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (95%) 3. Liberal Quakers (84%) 4. Theravada Buddhism (75%) 5. Nontheist (72%) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/31 "2008-08-15T21:40:51Z")
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (97%) 3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (96%) 4. Reform Judaism (96%) 5. Liberal Quakers (95%) Yeah, that’s about right. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/32 "2008-08-15T21:56:48Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (99%) 3. Liberal Quakers (90%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (85%) 5. Neo-Pagan (84%) I took this years ago and came up Quaker; I’ve changed a bit since then. Personally I can’t see myself being any sort of Christian. ETA: bottom five for the helluvit 1. ``` Orthodox Judaism (31%) ``` 2. ``` Hinduism (27%) ``` 3. ``` Seventh Day Adventist (23%) ``` 4. ``` Eastern Orthodox (17%) ``` 5. ``` Roman Catholic (17%) ``` 6. ``` Jehovah's Witness (10%) ``` Pretty funny, since I married into a Catholic family. The Thanksgiving debates are a yearly high point (not joking, they really are). ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/33 "2008-08-15T21:59:44Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] Pretty much inline. I would prefer a little less Jehovah’s Witness and Scientology but whacha gonna do? [/QUOTE] Call Ghostbusters! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/34 "2008-08-15T22:03:19Z")
Sorry, that’s six, I know. ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/35 "2008-08-15T22:11:23Z")
This quiz has issues. For all deity- and sin-related questions, it groups “no”, “not sure”, and “irrelevant” into one response. One would hope that a site purporting to categorize belief systems would recognize the difference between atheists, agnostics and Deists. That said, 1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (99%) 3. Theravada Buddhism (93%) 4. Neo-Pagan (93%) 5. Liberal Quaker (87%) ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/36 "2008-08-15T22:19:20Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (94%) 3. Liberal Quakers (80%) 4. Theravada Buddhism (74%) 5. Neo-Pagan (72%) That actually sounds fairly plausible, although I’m not sure how I can be 100% secular humanist and only 71% nontheist. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/37 "2008-08-16T00:03:23Z")
I tested 100% Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant. That’s pretty accurate! ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/38 "2008-08-16T00:03:32Z")
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (97%) 3. Liberal Quakers (92%) 4. Mahayana Buddhism (83%) 5. New Age (80%) 6. Baha’i Faith (74%) 7. Reform Judaism (73%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (70%) 9. Secular Humanism (69%) 10. ``` Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%) ``` This isn’t too bad of a quiz; I self-identify as an animist, which would technically fall under their concept of Neopaganism. I would, however, fit in much better at a UU church than most of the NP groups I’ve met; I have low tolerance for the infighting that goes along with many NP groups. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/39 "2008-08-16T00:13:32Z")
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (90%) 3. Liberal Quakers (86%) 4. Unitarian Universalism (82%) 5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%) 6. Reform Judaism (73%) 7. Taoism (73%) 8. New Age (72%) … I’m amused that I can be anything to do with any kind of Prods or Jews, given that I rejected just about everything that is in any way fundamental to those beliefs! I’m also upset that ‘nontheist’ came in at 63%, but I blame that on the way questions such as abortion were framed in the US political way rather than as non-political medical issue. Maybe ‘I reject the question’ would be a good additional measure 😉 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113/40 "2008-08-16T00:22:41Z")
[QUOTE=Creaky] I tested 100% Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant. That’s pretty accurate! [/QUOTE] Yeah, I was 100% on that. Guess all that Episcopal upbringing worked. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-im-a-quaker-i-had-no-idea/460113.md?page=3)