Belief-o-matic!!!

[Javaman]

Check this one out.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

I'm a Unitarian Universalists

[bif]

1. I'm a neo-pagan 100%

Followed by Unitarian Univeralist 91%

[underpants]

4. Stinking pagans

:grr:

HOLY WAR! HOLY WAR!!

Unitarian Universalism 95%
Reform Judaism 94%
Neo-Pagan 92%

[SaintAnne]

6. liberal quaker

followed very closely by Unitarian Univeralists, of course, that makes sense. go UUism!

[Q3JR4]

2. Neo-Pagan.

[underpants]

3. Hey guess what! I'm 100% Liberal Quaker

Whooooohoooooooo

[Ladyhawk]

5. Scored 100% on Secular Humanist and Unitarian Universalist.

I consider myself an atheist.

[BlueEyedSon]

7. I'm a Liberal Quaker (100%), go figure.

Top 10:
1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (97%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
4. Secular Humanism (90%)
5. Neo-Pagan (83%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
7. New Age (72%)
8. Taoism (70%)
9. Nontheist (64%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%)

I consider myself an atheist too.

[Ranec]

8. I've seen this before.

I can't figure out why me and my friends are all liberal Quakers. We don't even like oatmeal. :-)

[hatrack]

9. UU here (of course, I was raised UU, so that makes sense)

100% Unitarian Universalist
97% Secular Humanist
93% Liberal Quaker

[ObaMania]

10. My top three

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (99%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (94%)

[azoth]

11. Always fascinating to me, no matter how often I take it.

Edited to add: I was raised catholic - from kindergarten all the way through high school.

I always end up with something like this:

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (100%)
3. New Thought (93%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (90%)
5. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
6. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (87%)
7. Scientology (85%)
8. Liberal Quakers (82%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%)
10. Hinduism (75%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (74%)
12. Taoism (72%)
13. Reform Judaism (48%)
14. Sikhism (48%)
15. Jainism (47%)
16. Secular Humanism (47%)
17. Bahá'í Faith (44%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (39%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (32%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (25%)
22. Nontheist (20%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (9%)
26. Islam (9%)
27. Roman Catholic (9%)

[secedeeconomically]

12. what a bunch of shit

[troubleinwinter]

16. Heh, heh, heh! It sure was funny that it guessed me, though!

Shit, but pretty funny.

[antigone382]

13. What? A Liberal Quaker??? 100%????

Mainline to liberal or Christian protestant 95%

I'm an atheist/agnostic. How did I get that???

On edit: took it again, got Secular Humanism, 100%, Unitarian Universalist, 99%.

That's more like it!

[azoth]

15. It associates your answers with the tenets of each faith.

It's not saying "this is what you *are*" but rather it's aligning your responses with the positions of the religions listed.

[antigone382]

19. Yeah, I took it again though, and it turned out much more like me.

n/t

[Randers]

17. Liberal Quakers (and apparently Protestants) are more liberal

than a lot of people think.

[troubleinwinter]

14. Holy cow...

I was raised Chistian Science.

1. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (100%)
2. New Thought (95%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)

What's New Thought????

[azoth]

18. This:

from beliefnet: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/80/story_8056_1.html

"What New Thought Practitioners Believe:

An umbrella term for diverse beliefs that emphasize experiencing God's presence for practical purposes, such as healing and success. Examples include Unity, Religious Science, and Divine Science.

• Belief in Deity
There exists one God--Universal Mind, creative intelligence, omnipresent--a principle (not a being), an impersonal force that manifests itself personally, perfectly, and equally within all.


• Incarnations
No particular incarnations, as God is within all equally. Some believe Jesus was exemplary of someone who fully realized his divine nature, and therefore is the "wayshower" (shows the way).


• Origin of Universe and Life
The universe and all within it are expressions of God--the creative intelligence--with no beginning and no end.


• After Death
Some believe in continual rebirth as a gift from God so that all may become immortal, as was Jesus Christ, with each lifetime a preparation for the next. Others believe the individual soul merges with the universal spirit after death.


• Why Evil?
No original sin, and no Satan and no evil. People make "mistakes" due to ignorance of one's true nature as Perfect Mind and Love, which is God.


• Salvation
Salvation lies in the realization of oneness with the impersonal life force, thus unlocking one's healing potential. Licensed practitioners counsel on spiritual healing for problems of the mind, body, and life. Some believe Jesus is the "wayshower" to salvation. Some believe that all, regardless of actions, will be saved by the grace of a loving and forgiving God. Most believe that spiritual awareness of God's omnipresence--that God is all and all are God--leads to personal and humanity's salvation. Many believe that repeated reincarnations are God's gift, each lifetime a preparation for the next, until "perfection" is reached, which is God.


• Undeserved Suffering
Suffering results from ignorance of one's true nature as Perfect Mind and ceases with complete realization that we all are one with God, the Universal Mind. One can heal personal suffering through New Thought practices, often with the assistance of New Thought practitioners.


• Contemporary Issues
There is no official doctrine on abortion; therefore, abortion is not condemned."

[chookie]

20. Ha ha ha

I was raised Roman Catholic -- the religion which shows up at the very bottom of my "range."

(I show up here as a Unitarian Universalist -- fancy that.)

[kalibex]

25. Oh the Irony....

Same here. :evilgrin:

[MrMonk]

42. Also Raised Roman Catholic

97% Secular Humanist
94% Unitarian Universalist
93% Liberal Quaker

[chookie]

64. Remember when there was a liberal movement in Catholicism?

As a dumb city kid raised to be an idiotic racist, I can cite the efforts of liberal priests and nuns in straightening me out. "Liberation theology" was the vogue.

They were difficult in every other way possible, but in my heart, and forever, I am in their debt for opening my eyes to injustice and the idiocy of racism. MAJOR influence.... I owe a great debt -- which I live to redress....

Yes, we always had the "superstitious peasant" element in Catholicism, but for a few years it was eclipsed by a powerful combination of post-Enlightenment accommodation by the Catholic Church after Vatican 2. I am SO glad I was actively Catholic when this was the direction of the Church.

Not sure about all the deets, but sometime in the 80s, falling church attendence made the "new Vatican" reach out to what was so catchy about the southern USA evangelical movement. Instead of straightening out ignorant racists, as I had been enlightened -- they started reaching out to the ignorant peasant element in Catholicism, which has always been uncomfortable with democracy and inclusion and tolerance for Fellow Human Creations of God.

I was taught as a kid that, well, the Bible is the word of God and all, but don't look to it to understand things like science, which deals with, uh, specifically the material world. And society has evolved, and we live on a planet with people with different religious beliefs (these were ridiculed as laugyhably preposterous, BTW). This was before Pope John Paul gave papal sanction to Evolution. HA HA HA -- I know so much history I remember when we Catholics were considered the irrational wackos! -- but boy oh boy -- the fundamentalist "Protestants" have VASTLY surpassed us, and are now offering a challenge to the height of religious madness we are accountable for in the Spanish Inquisition and the St Bartholomew massacre, etc.

[natrat]

21. uu

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (97%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%)
4. Secular Humanism (90%)
5. Neo-Pagan (81%)
6. New Age (69%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (61%)
9. Nontheist (60%)
10. Taoism (60%

[zippy890]

22. stupid questions

4 'What happens to humans after death?'

As if anyone knows

[iamjoy]

37. It's Your Belief

I mean, if you are Fundamentalist Christian, you know after death we are judged and either go to heaven or hell.

I don't like that there is no way to better distinguish don't know/not sure/not important.

[m berst]

23. very interesting

My score reinforces my hope for reconciliation across the divide that is destroying our politics and our country.

I scored very high on both "Roman Catholic" and "liberal Quaker." My interpretation of this is that it is possible to be conservative on religious issues in the context of the church and theological issues, without that being in any way a conflict with being very progressive and liberal in the context of political and social policy.

In other words, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's."

It might just be me, but I see a lot of hope in that. The current political climate suggests a horrible either/or us against them mindset.

Must one take a conservative political view if one has a conservative religious view? Must one be a liberal Christian to be a political liberal? I think not. I think it is a trap. I think that the blend of conservative Christianity and conservative politics (really reactionary, not conservative) is a corrupt political ideology and a corrupt theology. Sometimes I think that I am the only one who sees this.


edited to add italics

[iamjoy]

36. The Church Would Say Yes

you asked:
"Must one take a conservative political view if one has a conservative religious view? Must one be a liberal Christian to be a political liberal?"

Sorry, but that was the whole reason behind the Catholic attacks on Kerry.

[m berst]

38. yes some say that

Some do say that. Do we suppose then that we can eliminate the Catholic church, and that we would need to do that before any progressive causes can succeed? Are you saying that my position is irrational? Are you saying that it must indeed be us against them, with no compromise or understanding - a fight to the death? Either the church is destroyed or liberalism is destroyed? Would you rather that there were not any political liberals in the church?

[iamjoy]

60. Idealistic, Not Irrational

and I hope I didn't offend you. In a way I agree with you.

I don't want to eliminate the Catholic Church. I want political liberals in religion and religious liberals in government. I think they are the ones who can save our country from the extremists on both sides.

Sadly, though, what I observed in the election makes me cynical (and admittedly angry with the Catholic Church). It didn't matter that Kerry was anti-death penalty and anti-poverty. It didn't matter that Kerry stood up and said what was his religious belief wasn't necessarily the way he governed because he respected that not all people shared his faith. They made a huge issue over his politics of pro-choice and opposition to the Constitutional amendment against gays.

It seems as if the Pat Robertsons, Jerry Falwells and some Catholic leaders do feel that liberalism must be destroyed to save the church. They are forgetting history. At one time, religious leaders tortured people who said the earth wasn't the center of the universe. It probably seemed the Church would be destroyed, or science would be stopped in its tracks. Now we all know the earth moves around the sun, but the Church is still here.

So, yes, they can both survive, but it will be tough.

[m berst]

62. exactly

Yes, I think that you are analyzing the situation correctly.

No offense taken, and I wasn't implying that you would be suggesting those things I asked about, I did want to point out that we really have no option but to work with the Christian community. By saying this, I know that many Democrats think that I am recommending compromise with the extremists' doctrines, but that is the last thing I would suggest doing.

"It seems as if the Pat Robertsons, Jerry Falwell's and some Catholic leaders do feel that liberalism must be destroyed to save the church."

That is the problem, indeed, and it is very important to remember. A very tiny handful of radical and dangerous people are controlling the discussion within both the Protestant churches and the Catholic Church. They have the power of the Republican party media machine behind them, and in the case of the televangelists they have built their own media. They are talking past the priests and pastors and directly to the congregations and filling their minds with poison. These men are more than happy to have the church blamed, or Christianity blamed, because that deflects the blame and attention away from them, and it reinforces this persecution idea that they are using to manipulate the rank and file church goers.

Things are so polarized that it is almost impossible right now to talk liberalism within the church, and Christianity within the liberal community. Even as I type that sentence, I cringe a little wondering if it will be attacked.

The ultimate goal for both Christians and liberals must be the restoration of the proper relationship between church and state, which is - in Jefferson's words - "a wall of separation between church and state."

This is best for both the church and the state, and is a worthy and achievable goal.


On edit - here is the full context for the Jefferson quote -

Mr. President

To mess. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, & Stephen S. Nelson a committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut.

Gentlemen

The affectionate sentiments of esteem & approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist association, give me the highest satisfaction. my duties dictate a faithful & zealous pursuit of the interests of my constituents, and in proportion as they are persuaded of my fidelity to those duties, the discharge of them becomes more & more pleasing.

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man & his god, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, thus building a wall of separation between church and state. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.

I reciprocate your kind prayers for the protection and blessing of the common Father and creator of man, and tender you for yourselves and your religious association, assurances of my high respect & esteem.

(signed) Thomas Jefferson
Jan.1.1802.

[sandnsea]

24. Reform Judaism 100%

I do not even know where that came from. I don't know anything about Judaism.

[iamjoy]

34. Happy Chanukah!

:-)

nu, you want some Gefilte fish?

[sandnsea]

55. Chanukah!!!!

Presents every day instead of just once, right? Wheeee!!

Gefilte fish??? Sorry, raised in the rural west, :shrug:

This really did catch me by surprise, but I am going to learn more. It's kind of cool to know there's a religion that you supposedly agree with 100%.

[sakabatou]

57. Many ways to spell it...

Presents every day instead of just once, right? Wheeee!! No, depends on the family really.

Gefilte fish??? Sorry, raised in the rural west, :shrug: It's good, but it needs an aquired taste.

This really did catch me by surprise, but I am going to learn more. It's kind of cool to know there's a religion that you supposedly agree with 100%. It's like Christianity w/o the new testament (sp.)

[iamjoy]

61. OK - Raised Jewish

Originally Conservative, then became Reform, now more of a Unitarian or Secular Humanist.

gefilte fish is chopped fish (usually whitefish) mixed with matzo-meal, served cold. Really more Eastern-European Jewish.

Let me guess, you are pretty sure there is a higher power - not sure or don't believe power ever had a human or physical incarnation. The higher power created or helped create the universe, but Genesis is largely symbolic (if not a nice story). In any case, the bible is definitely not to be taken literally. Good deeds, helping fellow man/woman is essential.

Some Reform Jews don't keep kosher, others do - but those who observe the dietary laws do it more out of tradition than because they believe it is God's commandment. A Reform rabbi once told me
he believed in honoring the Sabbath and keeping it holy. But to him that didn't mean following all the laws restricting activity. To him, it meant recognizing that the day of rest was a day to enjoy - so when services were over, he'd sometimes drive an hour to spend the afternoon at the beach.

Finally, the difference between Orthodox, Conservative and Liberal Judaism can best be explained with this joke:
How many Jews does it take to change a light bulb?
Reform - as many as you think is right
Conservative - we'll form a committee and let you know
Orthodox - Change? What do you mean change?

I think this light bulb joke could be modified for all religions.

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. I took that test a few months ago...

and I came up Unitarian Universalist then liberal Quaker

[AnIndependentTexan]

27. Apparently I'm screwed cause I'm EVERYTHING!

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. New Age (97%)
3. Neo-Pagan (96%)
4. Liberal Quakers (93%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (92%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (84%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (82%)
8. New Thought (80%)
9. Taoism (72%)
10. Secular Humanism (70%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (69%)
12. Hinduism (67%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
14. Orthodox Quaker (64%)
15. Scientology (63%)
16. Reform Judaism (60%)
17. Jainism (57%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (50%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (44%)
20. Nontheist (44%)
21. Sikhism (42%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (40%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (38%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (33%)
25. Islam (30%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
27. Roman Catholic (20%)

[pres2032]

28. woo hoo! got it right! Roman Catholicism 100%!!!!!!!!

tied with Eastern Orthodox, though they are very very similiar

[Carolab]

29. 100% liberal Quaker

and proud of it!

Close runner-up: Unitarian Universalist (98%)

[TheCentepedeShoes]

30. I took that quiz a couple of times in past years.

Always score 100% UU. Maybe I should check it out. Answer me this somebody - I live in a very wingnut area - do the UU congregations tend to reflect the views prevalent in the community, or are they somewhat the same all over?

[kiki]

31. Well stop the fucking press...

I'm a Secular Humanist. I certainly didn't see that coming.

The other day I saw a vicar on TV - and this is on BRITISH television - talking about reinforcing the idea of marriage because, and I quote, "the secular humanist experiment has failed."

I felt like saying "well thanks for filling me on on that fuckhead, didn't know the results had finally come in. As a child of the 'secular humanist experiment', can I just point out that what you really mean is 'queers back in the closet, women back in the kitchen', although you won't say that because it might alienate the rather large section of your potential audience who have become quite comfortable and, God forbid, even happy living in the 'secular humanist experiment'. Now kindly eat a dick.'

Sorry, did I type all that or just think it?

[progressoid]

32. Dang - according to my RW acquaintences, I'm a secular humanist but

the quiz says Unitarian. I always thought I was an athiest. Now I'm lost in the void of confusion.

[datasuspect]

33. i'm one of gol-durned secular humanists

who'd a thunk it?

[ixat]

48. Yay, shoutout to secular humanists!

[essarhaddon]

35. 100% Unitarian Universalism (???)

And 98% Secular Humanism.

Bah, silly tests. I'm an atheist, thank God.

[TroglodyteScholar]

39. Me too, 100% Unitarian Universalist

But I consider myself more of a Secular Humanist - if for no other reason, I don't believe in god.

Unitarians are cool, though, because they're a group who has slipped into the classification of Christianity, all the while accepting people who don't believe a word of the Bible....

[ghostsofgiants]

40. My results...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (74%)
6. Nontheist (69%)
7. Neo-Pagan (68%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (59%)
9. New Age (56%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
11. Reform Judaism (51%)
12. Taoism (50%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (48%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (45%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
16. New Thought (43%)
17. Scientology (39%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (38%)
19. Jainism (37%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (35%)
21. Sikhism (33%)
22. Islam (23%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (23%)
24. Hinduism (23%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (22%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
27. Roman Catholic (14%)

[progressoid]

41. Thas's zactly like mine! nt

[Rooktoven]

43. Last time I took it,

I was 100% Unitarian, 99% Liberal Quaker, 94% Liberal Protestant,

I'm sure that depending on ones mood the "How strongly do you feel about this?" questions will cause variance, but my top 3 tend to stay the same, whereas theothers will mix a bit.

For the record my lowest score was Jehova's Witnesses...

**Raised Catholic, BTW...

[theorist]

44. Secular Humanist

I knew it was coming.

[Elidor]

45. Christian Science???

:wtf: I'm no christian!

[DemGirl7]

46. I'm a Unitarian Universalist

100%...Unitarian Universalist....yeah you can really tell that I was baptized a Catholic...this is what happens when you attend Church like 4 times in my 22 years on this planet.

[ixat]

47. LOL, this is pretty neat.

I am SO not Catholic... or Muslim.... :D

Although it's weird that Secular Humanism is not at the top...

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (88%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
6. Nontheist (70%)
7. Taoism (62%)
8. Neo-Pagan (61%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (58%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (56%)
11. New Age (48%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (45%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (43%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
15. Jainism (43%)
16. Reform Judaism (38%)
17. Sikhism (36%)
18. New Thought (34%)
19. Hinduism (32%)
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
22. Scientology (26%)
23. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
25. Islam (14%)
26. Orthodox Judaism (14%)
27. Roman Catholic (14%)

[hollowdweller]

49. I've taken that 2x before always Liberal Quaker highest %

[ixat]

50. And all of this serves to reinforce my opinion...

that Quakers rule.

[artv28]

51. Unitarian Universalism

Kind of ironic that I was raised Roman Catholic and that was ranked last at 15%.

1) Unitarian Universalism 100%
2) Secular Humanist 95%

[More Than A Feeling]

52. It's got me pegged

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers (95%)
3. Orthodox Quaker (85%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (83%)
5. Bahá'í Faith (74%)
6. Reform Judaism (73%)
7. New Age (68%)
8. Neo-Pagan (67%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (66%)
10. Theravada Buddhism (63%)
11. Seventh Day Adventist (63%)
12. Sikhism (62%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (61%)
14. Taoism (60%)
15. Eastern Orthodox (55%)
16. Roman Catholic (55%)
17. New Thought (54%)
18. Scientology (54%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (52%)
20. Jainism (50%)
21. Hinduism (49%)
22. Islam (47%)
23. Secular Humanism (45%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%)
25. Nontheist (35%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (35%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (14%)

I am most definitely a mainline/liberal Protestant with an interest in the Quakers

[Taxloss]

53. This is outrageously anti-atheist.

"No God or supreme force. Or not sure. Or not important."

HOW are those three choices the same? Why should pure atheists get lumped with the agnostics and the undecideds?

Theist crap.

[u4ic]

54. My top 5

1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)
4. Neo-Pagan (95%)
5. New Age (89%)

I grew up Catholic, abandoned it as a teen - and it came in last. No surprise there.

[sakabatou]

56. At least it got my religion right

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (96%)
3. Liberal Quakers (95%)
4. Bahá'í Faith (83%)
5. Secular Humanism (81%)
6. Sikhism (80%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (78%)
8. Neo-Pagan (74%)
9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
10. Islam (71%)

Except that I'm a conservative jew, not reformed.

[leftofthedial]

58. secular humanist 100%

hand me a viper!

[SarahB]

59. I've done this before.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (97%)
3. Liberal Quakers (96%)
4. Neo-Pagan (80%)
5. Secular Humanism (77%)
6. New Age (73%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (72%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (70%)
9. Mahayana Buddhism (66%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (59%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (56%)
12. Reform Judaism (54%)
13. Taoism (54%)
14. New Thought (53%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (51%)
16. Nontheist (48%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (40%)
19. Scientology (40%)
20. Jainism (36%)
21. Sikhism (36%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (32%)
23. Hinduism (32%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
25. Islam (23%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
27. Roman Catholic (20%)

[__Inanna__]

63. What a fascinating topic and thank you

I have struggled for years to overcome my experience with Christian fundamentalism as a teenager. To this day, I don't know that I will ever be free of thinking in the back of my mind that I am going to hell, unless I straigten up and fly right. It's weird, but I always find myself reading the posts with this in the back of my mind. For this reason I have avoided all religion for years, even though I think it's important to have spirituality in one's life.

Anyway, here are my top ten:

1. Sikhism (100%)
2. Jainism (98%)
3. Hinduism (96%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
5. Neo-Pagan (84%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
7. New Age (79%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (77%)
9. Liberal Quakers (76%)
10. Reform Judaism (76%)

I only have a little experience with UU and New Age, and have no clue what the others are, but I have always believed in Karma and lean toward reincarnation, as it seems the only thing that makes sense to me. Not surprisingly, the religion I was raised in ranks #24 on the list. Thanks!!