Religious Poll

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I think Dowly's gotten into the anti-sacramental wine again.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Lionclaw

"Festivus for the rest of us."

Let the Airing of Grievances begin!

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Dowly

I havent! Is on beer and (atm) salt crakcers and this stupi d cheese who just doesnt want to coopearte with me.

*whispers*

Don't look now but I think your keyboard and the cheese are conspiring against you.

[Herr-Berbunch]

[frau kaleun]

^^

To bring this back around (somewhat) to the OP's topic, some may find this to be of interest:

http://www.selectsmart.com/RELIGION/

It's a "test" in which you answer a series of questions regarding your personal beliefs and then get a list of the spiritual/religious traditions that most closely correspond to them. It's a bit more complex and thoughtful than most internet quizzes and the results can sometimes be very surprising.

We post the link periodically at a comparative mythology/religion group that I co-moderate. Usually makes for some interesting discussions.

My "top ten":

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends (93%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (88%)
5. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (71%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (68%)
8. Taoism (67%)
9. Non-theist (67%)
10. New Age (63%)

[Herr-Berbunch]

Here's mine...

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Non-theist (92%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
5. Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends (67%)
6. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (61%)
7. Sikhism (57%)
8. Neo-Pagan (53%)
9. Taoism (53%)
10. Reform Judaism (48%)

[TLAM Strike]

My result Secular Humanism 100% match... No surprise there.

The rest of my top ten:


Unitarian Universalism
Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends
Non-theist
Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants
Reform Judaism
Theravada Buddhism
Neo-Pagan
Taoism
Mormon

[Herr-Berbunch]

Those Quakers sure get up there, don't know why!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Since that last post a minute ago, the sky has gone really dark, rain has started to pour down and there is some lovely thunder/lightning - Ye gads, Zeus has it in for me now

Edit: View out my office...

[CaptainHaplo]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I told you that rotgut would turn you blind.

Of all the things that would turn Dowly blind.... I never figured it would be the rotgut. I always had him pegged for going blind due to taking matters ... well.... into is own hands....

*sorry Dowly - that was too good of an opportunity to pass up!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

Of all the things that would turn Dowly blind.... I never figured it would be the rotgut. I always had him pegged for going blind due to taking matters ... well.... into is own hands....

*sorry Dowly - that was too good of an opportunity to pass up!

Quality

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Those Quakers sure get up there, don't know why!

I had a friend I recommended that test to... she was raised Southern Baptist and had remained in that denomination throughout her life - not so much because she still adhered to everything they taught, but because she enjoyed a lot of the social aspects of it. But she was starting to feel more and more uncomfortable with the cultural/political agenda being preached and pushed by her church. She took the test and came up 100% Liberal Quaker and it seemed like a real eye-opener for her.

[Lionclaw]

1. Secular Humanism (100 %)
2. Unitarian Universalism (87 %)
3. Non-theist (80 %)
4. Theravada Buddhism (71 %)
5. Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends (69 %)
6. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (54 %)
7. Neo-Pagan (51 %)
8. New Age (43 %)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (41 %)
10. Reform Judaism (40 %)

[Sammi79]

1. Unitarian Universalism
2. Liberal Quakers - Religious Society of Friends
3. Secular Humanism
4. Theravada Buddhism
5. New Age
6. Taoism
7. Neo-Pagan
8. Mahayana Buddhism
9. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants
10. Reform Judaism

^ my top 10. Very interesting site, Frau, lots of info on the various belief systems, though having had a good look through I'm definitely more of a secular humanist (3rd on my list), as my tolerance for deistic or supernatural belief in others decreases the older I get. Sometimes I think religious peeps should be treated as if they have a sort of chronic sickness, inflexibility or dependancy of the mind, you know, disqualified from particular political, educative or civil service jobs and given rehabilitation and/or welfare etc...
Central to any belief system there should surely be an acceptance that whatever you believe could well be totally wrong and the ability to change your mind when presented with evidence which suggests that it is flawed. If I wake up after I die I will gladly accept that there is an afterlife, just as if God/Allah/Odin/Toutatis reveals him/her/itself to me (and I'm absolutely certain that it's not some sort of hallucination) then I will from that point on believe in a God until then however I will continue to put my faith in humanities quest for knowledge and evidence which so far has plausible answers to a great many questions that religious thinking can not and will never adequately describe, because it requires you to shut your eyes and ask no questions (or hear no rational answers).

Discussion on this subject is very important because religious indoctrination especially militant fundamentalist types poses a very real and dangerous threat to people globally as has been proven repeatedly throughout recorded history, with some of the more disturbing examples occuring within the last century.

I do not intend to offend but I feel duty bound to speak my mind on this subject for the aforementioned, and the defence of, logic and reason.

Sam.

[ryanglavin]

Well, I believe in Greek mythology, so I kind of expected to get Mayahana Buddhism as my #1. They are similar, in a way.