In my quest for a religion in which I feel most comfortable partaking in, I have yet to find one which "allows" all of my beliefs.... and this is probably because I just haven't really investigated everything enough!!

I have a strong set of beliefs that I just don't think meshes very well with certain religions. I am totally Pro-choice and pro-women all around.... I am in full support of homosexuality and same sex marriage/families. I don't like the whole "you HAVE to wait until marriage to have sex".... I believe it should be a personal decision based on having to think for yourself. I also HATE the self righteous type attitude that I have seen many "religious" people with.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to which religion my beliefs would best fit in??

Thanks....

FG>>>>>> you may have to start your own instead of joining one :wink:

Sorry, I was born catholic and actually had 8 years of parochial schooling. That was the ground work for my "Organized Religion SUCKS" belief. I'm the last one to help you.

Uhm..... wicca?

Alie>>> to be honest i have thought i lined up with wicca but have never looked at wicca to see. just thoughts from the bits and peices i've heard.

Didn't you take the Belief-O-Matic quiz ?

For anyone else interested:

Frankie: I don't know much about wicca either, heh
It was just what first came to mind when I read Sista her post

And according to the Belief-O-Matic I should be following the path of Mahayana Buddhism.
Close enough!

I was sorta shocked at mine (since I was raised as a Baptist):

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (94%)
3. Sikhism (90%)
4. Bahá'í (86%)
5. Islam (86%)

what the heck is a "Unitarian Universalism"(100%)


2.
Secular Humanism (99%)
3.
Liberal Protestant (94%)
4.
Liberal Quaker (90%)
5.
Neo-Paganism (87%)
6.
Atheism and Agnosticism (81%)
7.
Theravada Buddhism (80%)
8.
Bahá'í (77%)
9.
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (77%)
10.
Reform Judaism (70%)

Here are my results.... Frankie, want to find a Unitarian Universalism church and go with me sometime....

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (92%)
4. Neo-Pagan (91%)
5. New Age (84%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (74%)
9. Reform Judaism (67%)
10. Atheists and Agnostics (61%)
11. Taoism (58%)
12. Sikhism (57%)
13. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
14. New Thought (54%)
15. Jainism (54%)
16. Scientology (48%)
17. Bahá'í Faith (46%)
18. Hinduism (41%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%)
21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (29%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%)
23. Islam (26%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (25%)
25. Eastern Orthodox (19%)
26. Roman Catholic (19%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (14%)

I actually did take this a while ago, but I wanted some others ideas and input.... so thanks to all that have replied.... and any more ideas are much appreciated....

FG >>> your on :wink:


i looked at the different ones and i line up better with "Secular Humanism", course i got 99% on it. yet there is dissagreement there too,,,,,,,,,, soooooooo.

Ok - here's my results.

1. Reform Judaism (100%)
2. Sikhism (88%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (75%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (74%)
5. Liberal Quaker (72%)
6. Islam (71%)
7. Bahá'í (70%)
8. Liberal Protestant (69%)
9. Neo-Paganism (61%)
10. Secular Humanism (55%)

1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (99%)
4. Conservative Protestant (98%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (91%)
6. Orthodox Quaker (90%)
7. Islam (83%)
8. Hinduism (75%)
9. Liberal Protestant (71%)
10. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (67%)

My turn! 8)

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (92%)
3. Neo-Paganism (92%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
5. Liberal Protestant (83%)
6. Liberal Quaker (83%)
7. New Age (78%)
8. Hinduism (72%)
9. Bahá'í (70%)
10. Taoism (61%)

Mine said "File not found".

Which I found more than a little disenheartening.

Ouch. Can you see your reflection in a mirror?

8O

LMAO hey...it's a conspiracy! *g*

RF, you gotta worry when you're the only one with a 404 error for an option... :P

Boy - that could be a new X-files segment. You must qualify for some highly confidential governmental religion. Bet it has to do with worshiping "little green men".

:mrgreen:

RF may be you are a god so we all need to be worshipping you! (Like THAT will ever happen.) :wink:

My results were:

1. Liberal Protestant (100%)
2. Liberal Quaker (77%)
3. Reform Judaism (75%)
4. Conservative Protestant (70%)
5. Bahá'í (69%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (68%)
7. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (68%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (59%)
9. Islam (56%)
10. Orthodox Quaker (56%)

most of the time, in most religions, people have a spectrum of beliefs and may believe differently than their religious group teaches or says they generally believe.

for example, at our quaker meeting, people bring in their ideas from a number of traditions, and we discuss our thoughts on things such as "sex before marriage" and the like. For me, sex before marriage is OK, so long as it is conscious. Most people are quite hurtful and abuse sex and themselves through it, which is why (or one of the reasons why) the rule exists. So, you know the rule, you follow it, and when it no longer applies in principle, you work away from it. Anywy, we discuss these sorts of things frequently, though not expressly.

Another thing to do is just study what's out there. What is your goal? what are you looking for in a religion? what sorts of things can you "live with" and what sorts of things can you definately not live with? For example, ryan refused to become catholic, though he enjoys a great deal of the church's teachings and practices, because of their view of homosexuals. So, we kept looking around until we could find something that we were both happy practicing. One important factor to us was that we could worship/practice together.

FunkShowSista--personally, I just pull from a lot of different religions and make my own. I identify a lot with Hinduism, but I'm definitely not Hindu. I don't like being boxed into one and only one religion.

According to the quiz, I allign closest with Neo-Paganism.

1. Liberal Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (89%)
3. Liberal Quaker (87%)
4. Conservative Protestant (79%)
5. Bahá'í (77%)
6. Reform Judaism (72%)
7. Unitarian Universalism (67%)
8. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) (66%)
9. Islam (61%)
10. Orthodox Judaism (61%)
11. Eastern Orthodox (58%)

Hmm, me a liberal anything is scary!!! lol

i was involved in organised religion for 15 years or so, 3 times a week. my conclusion now...who needs it. i have no desire for a middle man. my beliefs are between myself and God.

Fear not, Brother RF....for the Lord ™ has shown me the one true path...and the path to the Great File That Is Not Found!

Join me, brother!

*send 99.95 USD to "Gloryroad's Greater Filenotfoundian Church, PO BOX 1234, Whattasucka, UB 35600.* :twisted: uhhh...I meant...

But Comfy, everyone KNOWS that God dosent accept unsolicited worship! You have to have an agent, babe! It's the way this town...uh, I mean Universe...works!

Hold up a sec, babe...got another call...*begin cheesy ON HOLD music*

-G. :mrgreen:

I am a bit troubled.

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3. Liberal Quakers (93%)
4. Reform Judaism (84%)
5. New Age (84%)
6. Secular Humanism (80%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)
8. Jainism (76%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (73%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
11. Sikhism (72%)
12. Theravada Buddhism (64%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (62%)
14. Hinduism (62%)
15. Scientology (60%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (58%)
17. Islam (56%)
18. New Thought (55%)
19. Taoism (53%)
20. Nontheist (50%)
21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (39%)
22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (34%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (26%)
25. Jehovah's Witness (21%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (21%)
27. Roman Catholic (21%)


8O

WOW I am a Quaker
. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (92%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (84%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (80%)
5. Roman Catholic (80%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
7. Liberal Quakers (59%)
8. Islam (59%)
9. Orthodox Judaism (59%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (49%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (47%)
12. Unitarian Universalism (46%)
13. Hinduism (46%)
14. Reform Judaism (42%)
15. Sikhism (41%)
16. Jainism (38%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (36%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (36%)
19. Theravada Buddhism (36%)
20. Neo-Pagan (25%)
21. Nontheist (25%)
22. New Age (24%)
23. Secular Humanism (23%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)
25. Taoism (22%)
26. Scientology (18%)
27. New Thought (13%)

No friggin way.


1. Sikhism (100%)
2. Reform Judaism (96%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (88%)
4. Islam (87%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (87%)
6. Liberal Quakers (81%)
7. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%)
9. Jainism (64%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (53%)
12. Mahayana Buddhism (51%)
13. Hinduism (50%)
14. Neo-Pagan (50%)
15. Secular Humanism (48%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (45%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (44%)
18. Taoism (42%)
19. Eastern Orthodox (42%)
20. New Age (42%)
21. Roman Catholic (42%)
22. New Thought (41%)
23. Scientology (39%)
24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (38%)
25. Nontheist (36%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
27. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%)



I had to look up Sikhism. I'm throwing the BS flag................ :

Ok, took the test.. the results are in :
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (92%)
4. Neo-Pagan (81%)
5. Secular Humanism (80%)
6. Mahayana Buddhism (78%)
7. Theravada Buddhism (77%)
8. New Age (75%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
10. Reform Judaism (61%)
11. New Thought (58%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (57%)
13. Taoism (56%)
14. Nontheist (51%)
15. Orthodox Quaker (49%)
16. Scientology (45%)
17. Jainism (41%)
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (39%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (35%)
20. Sikhism (31%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (31%)
22. Hinduism (28%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (28%)
24. Islam (19%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (14%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (10%)
27. Roman Catholic (10%)


I was actually raised without a religion.. my parents and grandparents beleive in god the way christians would I gues.. but they got turned off to the church thing when the Vietnam war was going on (we're a VERY military family.. we can trace military roots back to my grandfather's dad's dad.) The church pretty much bashed military (dumb thing to do when you're in a military housing neighborhood!) anyway.. I've been to church like three times in my life. I kind of think I was lucky in a way, beause my parents let me pick what I want to believe. I don't have a religion.. don't want one. I borrowed from a lot of different religions..and from my own mind (which could explain why some of my beliefs are twisted!)
My main thing, is I wish all religions could get along and let everyone live in peace.

Origam,
Sounds like your parents did good by you. I, like you, take different things from different religions, and my views are constantly changing. But I think that's healthy.

Amen to that! My parents rock (how many people are going to admit that?) and they aren't even hippies :

I think it's VERY healthy to be able to live your life and have a view that suits you, and not have to worry about fitting into someone elses image.

*high-5* (are we allowed to do that here?! *snicker*

[color=red][/color]hello I'm new here, but took the quizz and it showed i was 100%neo-pagan.
This is so absolutely me.
my second shocked me, but my third didn't and neither did the fourth.

1. Neo-Pagan 100%
2. Mahayanna Buddism 96%
3. New Thought 93%
4. New Age 90%
5. Unitarian Universalism 88%
6. Hinduism 84%
7. Theravada Buddism 78%
8. Liberal Quaker 75%
9. Scientologist 75%
10. Christian Scientist 74%

Welcome here Raven 8)

Raven >>>>>>>. glad you made it over

welcome to the boards .

Oh Alie, your going to like this! I'm Luthern but consider myself non religous.

1. Theravada Buddhism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
3. Liberal Quakers (88%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
6. Neo-Pagan (75%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (74%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (73%)
9. Secular Humanism (71%)
10. Jainism (70%)
11. New Age (63%)
12. Hinduism (63%)
13. New Thought (62%)
14. Taoism (62%)
15. Reform Judaism (61%)
16. Sikhism (57%)
17. Orthodox Quaker (56%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (56%)
19. Nontheist (56%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (53%)

Kevin

Welcome, Raven!

I'm not that surprised Kevin! :mrgreen:

No real surprises except for 3 and 4.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (87%)
4. Liberal Quakers (86%)
5. Nontheist (79%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (67%)
8. Neo-Pagan (63%)
9. Taoism (56%)
10. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (55%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%)
12. New Age (47%)
13. Reform Judaism (45%)
14. Sikhism (43%)
15. New Thought (42%)
16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (41%)
17. Mahayana Buddhism (39%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (36%)
19. Scientology (34%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (30%)
21. Jainism (27%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (20%)
23. Islam (20%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (20%)
25. Roman Catholic (20%)
26. Hinduism (18%)
27. Seventh Day Adventist (18%)

Here's mine:

1 Eastern Orthodox 100%
2 Roman Catholic 100%
3 Mainline to Conservative Christian 95%
4 Seventh Day Adventist 77%
5 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 66%
7 Jehova's Witness 62%
8 Hinduism 58%
9 Orthodox Judaism 57%
10 Islam 50%
11 Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestant 49%
12 Sikhism 33%
13 Jainism 29%
14 Baha'i Faith 26%
15 Mayahana Buddhism 22%
16 Theravada Buddhism 22%
17 Christian Science 21%
18 Liberal Quakers 21%
19 Nontheist 20%
20 Reform Judaism 19%
21 Scientology 16%
22 Unitarian Universalism 15%
23 New Thought 12%
24 Neo Pagan 11%
25 Taoism 5%
26 New Age 5%
27 Secular Humanism 4%

Afterward, I took a quiz called "What Kind of Catholic are You?" Here's what it says:

"You are a neo-traditionalist Catholic

Vatican II was just fine, as far a you are concerned- but you wish church liberals would stop pushing for still more changes. Your favorite hymn is "Gifts of Finest Wheat", your favorite pope is John Paul II and you think Mel Gibson makes some good points on religion and family."

It also breaks it down like this:

Favorite Hymn- "Gifts of Finest Wheat"
Favorite Catholic Celebrity- Mel Gibson
Favorite Priest- Bishop Charles J. Chaput (I don't even know who this guy is)
Favorite Apparition of Mary- Our Lady of Medugorje
Favorite Catholic Movie- The Sixth Sense (huh?)
Favorite Writer- Flannery O'Conner
Favorite Saint- Edith Stein
Favorite Theologian- John Henry Newman
Favorite Pope- John Paul II
Favorite Sacred Art- Salvador Dali's Last Supper

Interesting, huh?

The "Belief-o-matic" poll was interesting. Here's my result:

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. New Age (82%)
3. Mahayana Buddhism (80%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (79%)
5. Reform Judaism (73%)
6. Jainism (70%)
7. Liberal Quakers (68%)
8. Sikhism (67%)
9. New Thought (64%)
10. Hinduism (63%)
11. Theravada Buddhism (60%)
12. Bahá'í Faith (60%)
13. Scientology (60%)
14. Orthodox Judaism (52%)
15. Secular Humanism (52%)
16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (51%)
17. Taoism (51%)
18. Islam (44%)
19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (36%)
21. Nontheist (31%)
22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%)
23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (23%)
24. Eastern Orthodox (16%)
25. Roman Catholic (16%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (11%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (5%)

I saw Wicca mentioned earlier in this thread. Since I am Wiccan, my results are, I guess, pretty accurate.

Of course, IME there are two kinds of Wiccan philosophies; the "fluffy-bunny," urban, crystal-wearing New Age fluffs, and the ones like me, who see it as less a religion than a philosophy and ethical code, and who revere nature not from a distance, but as an active participant.

Fun, huh?

heh heh... here's mine

1. Neo-Pagan (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (96%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
4. New Age (83%)
5. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
6. Hinduism (74%)
7. Liberal Quakers (72%)
8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (71%)
9. Jainism (67%)
10. Taoism (67%)
11. New Thought (64%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (61%)
13. Scientology (54%)
14. Sikhism (53%)
15. Secular Humanism (51%)
16. Bahá'í Faith (50%)
17. Reform Judaism (48%)
18. Orthodox Quaker (40%)
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (36%)
20. Nontheist (32%)
21. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (32%)
22. Orthodox Judaism (27%)
23. Jehovah's Witness (25%)
24. Islam (17%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (16%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (8%)
27. Roman Catholic (8%)

atheist are views for the most part are similiar. :)

tried the test but it assumes that beleif is universal and that morals are real and not a perspective problem!!! they put no belief and not sure not important as the same thing!!!!

i was raised not to believe, to use emperical evidence, that morals good and bad evil et cetera are just human perspectives, and that the only difference between belief in god and santa is the acceptance based on your age.

the closed i have come to spiritual exploration is tring to build a deadfall with some small logs in front of the fireplace on december 24th, at age six.

as i told my dad i know you said he does not exist, but you also said to use emperical evidence repeatable and comfirmable.

Unitarian Universalism. It fit on the website's little blurb, but I looked up actual churches on the net and well ... . . mmmph.

Religion is mans way of saying God this is how I choose to relate to you ,take it or leave it.
Mr. Hill It is said, the fool has said in his heart there is no God. Could this be you?

Don't believe everything you hear, Me. It is also said that only fools believe in the artificial dieties dreamed up by the minds of humans. Could that be you?

I don't know what I believe anymore... I do realize that I don't trust this pathetic sophistry and pointless bickering...

From all sides of religious debate... we're bickering and squabbling over our positions and views of the unknowable...

We're all blind to what's really going on... what reality really is...

Most people don't realize it yet or aren't willing to face what's really going on... and the reciprocations thereof...