Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Dave Land]

On Aug 2, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:


Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that alleges to tell you
which religions are more in line with your personal weltanschauung:


Apparently, I AM in the right religion: Mainline to Liberal Christian
Protestants (100%). I currently attend and worship at a United Methodist
church, which is pretty well over on the Liberal end of Mainline
Christian Protestantism.

Dave "20 bonus points for correctly using the word weltanschauung" Land

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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Doug Pensinger]

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17:24:23 -0700, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Aug 2, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:


Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that alleges to tell you
which religions are more in line with your personal weltanschauung:


Apparently, I AM in the right religion: Mainline to Liberal Christian
Protestants (100%). I currently attend and worship at a United Methodist
church, which is pretty well over on the Liberal end of Mainline
Christian Protestantism.


Liberal Quakers?

1.  Secular Humanism (100%) 
2.  Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3.  Liberal Quakers (81%)   
4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%) 
5.  Nontheist (72%) 
6.  Neo-Pagan (68%) 
7.  Theravada Buddhism (60%)
8.  Bahá'í Faith (53%)  
9.  New Age (53%)   
10. Reform Judaism (51%)
11. Taoism (48%)
12. Orthodox Quaker (40%)   
13. Sikhism (40%)   
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%) 
15. Mahayana Buddhism (38%) 
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)   
17. New Thought (35%)   
18. Scientology (35%)   
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (30%) 
20. Jainism (29%)   
21. Eastern Orthodox (24%)  
22. Islam (24%) 
23. Orthodox Judaism (24%)  
24. Roman Catholic (24%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (20%) 
26. Hinduism (18%)  
27. Jehovah's Witness (18%)
--
Doug
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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Medievalbk]

 
In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:14:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Liberal  Quakers?



All their carts come with horses in Depends. Anti-polution devices, dontcha  
know.
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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Julia Thompson]

Doug Pensinger wrote:

On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17:24:23 -0700, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Aug 2, 2005, at 4:59 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:


Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that alleges to tell you
which religions are more in line with your personal weltanschauung:



Apparently, I AM in the right religion: Mainline to Liberal Christian
Protestants (100%). I currently attend and worship at a United Methodist
church, which is pretty well over on the Liberal end of Mainline
Christian Protestantism.



Liberal Quakers?

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (95%)
3. Liberal Quakers (81%)


Why not?

I met some in Ohio once  I may have met others, but didn't know they 
were Quakers.  The ones I met in Ohio were at a Quaker meeting.


There's something peaceful about being in a room full of people waiting 
for someone to be inspired to say something.


Julia

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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Warren Ockrassa]

On Aug 2, 2005, at 8:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:14:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:


Liberal  Quakers?


All their carts come with horses in Depends. Anti-polution devices, 
dontcha

know.


Wrong group. You're thinking of the Amish. Quakers are actually pretty 
damned liberal; they were one of the few Xtian groups actively opposed 
to Viet Nam long before it became fashionable. IIRC it was because of 
Quakers that the term "conscientious objector" came into being.


As Julia pointed out, a Quaker meeting is interesting. And very very 
quiet.



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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Ronn!Blankenship]

At 10:13 PM Tuesday 8/2/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote:

Liberal Quakers?



Produce microwavable oatmeal.


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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Russell Chapman]

Dave Land wrote:


Apparently, I AM in the right religion: Mainline to Liberal Christian
Protestants (100%). I currently attend and worship at a United Methodist
church, which is pretty well over on the Liberal end of Mainline
Christian Protestantism.

I find it fascinating that Roman Catholocism is so remote from the 
Christian Protestants.
According to mine, I am 98% Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants, 
yet only 14% Catholic.

In between is 30% Islam, 66% Buddhism, and 82% Neo-Pagan.

Cheers
Russell C.
(Anglican married to a Catholic)


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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[William T Goodall]

On 3 Aug 2005, at 12:59 am, Warren Ockrassa wrote:

Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that alleges to tell you  
which religions are more in line with your personal weltanschauung:






1.
Secular Humanism (100%)
2.
Unitarian Universalism (93%)
3.
Nontheist (91%)
4.
Liberal Quakers (72%)
5.
Theravada Buddhism (71%)
6.
Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%)
7.
Neo-Pagan (61%)
8.
Bahá'í Faith (48%)
9.
Reform Judaism (41%)
10.
Taoism (41%)
11.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)
12.
Sikhism (38%)
13.
New Age (37%)
14.
Orthodox Quaker (34%)
15.
Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (34%)
16.
Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (34%)
17.
New Thought (27%)
18.
Mahayana Buddhism (25%)
19.
Scientology (24%)
20.
Eastern Orthodox (23%)
21.
Islam (23%)
22.
Orthodox Judaism (23%)
23.
Roman Catholic (23%)
24.
Seventh Day Adventist (20%)
25.
Jehovah's Witness (20%)
26.
Jainism (19%)
27.
Hinduism (17%)

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Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Maybe Windows is good for people who *think* they're geeks, but are  
not very good at it.



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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Jean-Louis Couturier]

2005/8/3, Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 
> 
> I find it fascinating that Roman Catholocism is so remote from the
> Christian Protestants.
> According to mine, I am 98% Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants,
> yet only 14% Catholic.
> In between is 30% Islam, 66% Buddhism, and 82% Neo-Pagan.
> 
> Cheers
> Russell C.
> (Anglican married to a Catholic)

  Don't forget that the results are skewed towards the opinions/prejudices 
of the test's creator. Many of the possible answers looked to me like they 
were there to differentiate between Protestant and Catholic, with the 
Catholic answer being a typical Protestant caricature of our beliefs. (E.g.
the nature of the Trinity)

I didn't make it to the end of the questionnaire.
 Jean-Louis
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RE: Are you in the right religion?

[Nick Lidster]

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Jean-Louis Couturier
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 10:24 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Are you in the right religion?

2005/8/3, Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 
> 
> I find it fascinating that Roman Catholocism is so remote from the
> Christian Protestants.
> According to mine, I am 98% Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants,
> yet only 14% Catholic.
> In between is 30% Islam, 66% Buddhism, and 82% Neo-Pagan.
> 
> Cheers
> Russell C.
> (Anglican married to a Catholic)

  Don't forget that the results are skewed towards the opinions/prejudices 
of the test's creator. Many of the possible answers looked to me like they 
were there to differentiate between Protestant and Catholic, with the 
Catholic answer being a typical Protestant caricature of our beliefs. (E.g.
the nature of the Trinity)

I didn't make it to the end of the questionnaire.
 Jean-Louis
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 what was it... 3 4 pages? At 5 questions each Takes like 2 mins to do
it. and you spout about how it was done... and how the questions were
geared, yet you never even finished it.


You must have done up to the 2nd page did ya?

Nick "neo pagan" Lidster

Hehehe im NEO.

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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Deborah Harrell]

> Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that
> alleges to tell you 
> which religions are more in line with your personal
> weltanschauung:
> 
> 
> 
> I got (1-9 don't surprise me much):
> 
> 1.Unitarian Universalism (100%)
> 2.Liberal Quakers (94%)
> 3.Secular Humanism (92%)
> 4.Theravada Buddhism (88%)
> 5.Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
> 6.Taoism (69%)
> 7.Neo-Pagan (66%)
> 8.Nontheist (65%)
> 9.Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
> 10.   Bahá'í Faith (56%)...

Hey, there weren't any categories for heretics!   ;)
I selected one sentence from each group below with
which I particularly agree.

Moi:
1.  Liberal Quakers (100%)  
The primary focus is nondogmatic: God is love,
love is eternal, and our actions in life should
reflect love for all of humanity. 

2.  Neo-Pagan (98%)  
No human incarnations are worshipped in
particular, as all of nature and the universe are
considered embodiments of God and Goddess, or of gods
and goddesses, worthy of respect, reverence, or
worship. 

3.  Unitarian Universalism (96%)
Most believe that God is good and made people
inherently good but also with free will and an
imperfect nature that leads some to immoral behavior. 
  
4.  New Age (92%)  
Most believe there are no particular incarnations
to worship, as all in the universe are embodiments of
God.  [I actually _don't_ think of myself as a NewAger
at all, not going in for tarot or crystal-gazing, and
I _do_ believe that evil exists, though not as a
personal Devil.]

5.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%)
Goodness will somehow be rewarded and evil
punished after death, but what is most important is
how you show your faith and conduct your life on
earth. 
  
6.  Mahayana Buddhism (82%)
Buddha taught the middle path, moderation.  

7.  Reform Judaism (82%)  
Salvation is achieved through faith and prayer to
God, good works, concern for the earth and humanity,
and behavior that does no harm to others. 

8.  Bahá'í Faith (78%)  
“Hell” is the self-made torture of isolation from
God--spiritual death.

9.  Secular Humanism (69%)  
The scientific method is most respected as the
means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of
the universe and life. 

10. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
People have free will to commit wrongs or rights. 


So, other than the critical-mass NewAger, that's not
too far from my self-proclaimed (with recent revision)
belief system, I think...

Debbi
Heretic-Lutheran Gaian-Deist Maru

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RE: Are you in the right religion?

[Andrew Paul]

 

> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Harrell
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I got (1-9 don't surprise me much):
> > 
> > 1.  Unitarian Universalism (100%)
> > 2.  Liberal Quakers (94%)
> > 3.  Secular Humanism (92%)
> > 4.  Theravada Buddhism (88%)
> > 5.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (82%)
> > 6.  Taoism (69%)
> > 7.  Neo-Pagan (66%)
> > 8.  Nontheist (65%)
> > 9.  Mahayana Buddhism (63%)
> > 10. Bahá'í Faith (56%)...
>
 
I got:

1.  Unitarian Universalism (100%)  
2.  Liberal Quakers (87%)  
3.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (86%)  
4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)  
5.  New Age (80%)  
6.  Neo-Pagan (79%)  
7.  New Thought (76%)  
8.  Secular Humanism (73%)  
9.  Scientology (72%)  
10.  Mahayana Buddhism (69%)  
11.  Taoism (62%)  
12.  Theravada Buddhism (62%)  


> Hey, there weren't any categories for heretics!   ;)
> I selected one sentence from each group below with which I 
> particularly agree.
> 
> Moi:
> 1.  Liberal Quakers (100%)  
> The primary focus is nondogmatic: God is love, love is 
> eternal, and our actions in life should reflect love for all 
> of humanity. 
> 
> 2.  Neo-Pagan (98%)  
> No human incarnations are worshipped in particular, as 
> all of nature and the universe are considered embodiments of 
> God and Goddess, or of gods and goddesses, worthy of respect, 
> reverence, or worship. 
> 
> 3.  Unitarian Universalism (96%)
> Most believe that God is good and made people inherently 
> good but also with free will and an imperfect nature that 
> leads some to immoral behavior. 
>   
> 4.  New Age (92%)  
> Most believe there are no particular incarnations to 
> worship, as all in the universe are embodiments of God.  [I 
> actually _don't_ think of myself as a NewAger at all, not 
> going in for tarot or crystal-gazing, and I _do_ believe that 
> evil exists, though not as a personal Devil.]
> 
> 5.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%)
> Goodness will somehow be rewarded and evil punished after 
> death, but what is most important is how you show your faith 
> and conduct your life on earth. 
>   
> 6.  Mahayana Buddhism (82%)
> Buddha taught the middle path, moderation.  
> 
> 7.  Reform Judaism (82%)  
> Salvation is achieved through faith and prayer to God, 
> good works, concern for the earth and humanity, and behavior 
> that does no harm to others. 
> 
> 8.  Bahá'í Faith (78%)  
> "Hell" is the self-made torture of isolation from 
> God--spiritual death.
> 
> 9.  Secular Humanism (69%)  
> The scientific method is most respected as the means for 
> revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life. 
> 
> 10. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
> People have free will to commit wrongs or rights. 
> 
> 
> So, other than the critical-mass NewAger, that's not too far 
> from my self-proclaimed (with recent revision) belief system, 
> I think...
> 
> Debbi
> Heretic-Lutheran Gaian-Deist Maru
> 

Thank you for the summaries :)

Still think I am a Taoist Maru

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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Dan Minette]

Oy vey, it thinks I'm Jewish. :-)

Dan M. 

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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Ronn!Blankenship]

At 10:14 PM Wednesday 8/3/2005, Dan Minette wrote:

Oy vey, it thinks I'm Jewish. :-)




Sometimes any possible response would come up a bit short . . .


-- Ronn!  :)


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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Ronn!Blankenship]

At 06:59 PM Tuesday 8/2/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Apropos of nothing specific, here's a quiz that alleges to tell you which 
religions are more in line with your personal weltanschauung:






Heck, I'm not even sure I'm on the right planet!


-- Ronn!  :)


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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Matthew and Julie Bos]

On 8/2/05 11:56 PM, "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There's something peaceful about being in a room full of people waiting
> for someone to be inspired to say something.

One of the nice benefits of Brin-L by the way...
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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Warren Ockrassa]

On Aug 6, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Matthew and Julie Bos wrote:


On 8/2/05 11:56 PM, "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There's something peaceful about being in a room full of people 
waiting

for someone to be inspired to say something.


One of the nice benefits of Brin-L by the way...


Wait. Are you saying this list becomes silent?

When?


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Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror"
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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Matthew and Julie Bos]

On 8/6/05 9:49 AM, "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Aug 6, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Matthew and Julie Bos wrote:
> 
>> On 8/2/05 11:56 PM, "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> There's something peaceful about being in a room full of people
>>> waiting
>>> for someone to be inspired to say something.
>> 
>> One of the nice benefits of Brin-L by the way...
> 
> Wait. Are you saying this list becomes silent?
> 
> When?

We are never silent as a list, but people tend to post here when they are
inspired.  Inspired posts are always my favorite.  Like Gautam's take  on
Harry Potter's latest adventure and his actions as a hero.  Good stuff to
think on being a dad and all.

Right now, I can only listen, as I spend most of my summer away from home on
business.  I have to get back to yardwork, as I can't do it during the week.

Arizona is no summer vacation!
Matthew Bos
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Re: Are you in the right religion?

[Warren Ockrassa]

On Aug 6, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Matthew and Julie Bos wrote:


On 8/6/05 9:49 AM, "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Aug 6, 2005, at 6:45 AM, Matthew and Julie Bos wrote:


On 8/2/05 11:56 PM, "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

There's something peaceful about being in a room full of people
waiting
for someone to be inspired to say something.


One of the nice benefits of Brin-L by the way...


Wait. Are you saying this list becomes silent?

When?


We are never silent as a list, but people tend to post here when they 
are

inspired.


Ah, I see -- a common mistake. The word you want is *insipid*, not 
inspired.


:D


Arizona is no summer vacation!


It is for the millions who only come here to visit, especially in 
December. ;)



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Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror"
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