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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:55 am
I wanted to make a "religion discussion" thread, but 'discussion' usually leads to arguing when it comes to religion o.O; So I'm just asking, and hoping to talk about religions a little in a very neutral manner. To start off here is a quiz that apparently tells you what religion you are xd http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.htmlThese were my results 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (95%) 3. New Age (94%) 4. Neo-Pagan (94%) 5. Secular Humanism (88%) 6. Taoism (81%) 7. Mahayana Buddhism (78%) 8. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%) 9. Scientology (73%) 10. Theravada Buddhism (73%) 11. New Thought (68%) 12. Nontheist (65%) 13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%) 14. Orthodox Quaker (55%) 15. Reform Judaism (53%) 16. Jainism (43%) 17. Bahá'í Faith (37%) 18. Sikhism (35%) 19. Hinduism (32%) 20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (28%) 21. Seventh Day Adventist (22%) 22. Islam (18%) 23. Orthodox Judaism (18%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (16%) 25. Jehovah's Witness (13%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (5%) 27. Roman Catholic (5%)
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:29 am
1. Secular Humanism (100%) 2. Unitarian Universalism (97%) 3. Nontheist (87%) 4. Liberal Quakers (78%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (74%) 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%) 7. Neo-Pagan (63%) 8. New Age (55%) 9. Reform Judaism (54%) 10. Taoism (53%) 11. Mahayana Buddhism (46%) 12. New Thought (44%) 13. Scientology (39%) 14. Bahá'í Faith (37%) 15. Orthodox Quaker (35%) 16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (34%) 17. Sikhism (26%) 18. Orthodox Judaism (25%) 19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%) 20. Jainism (22%) 21. Islam (19%) 22. Seventh Day Adventist (11%) 23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (11%) 24. Hinduism (8%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (5%) 26. Roman Catholic (5%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (0%)
I don't follow any religion. I don't want to offend anyone but I do believe that in general (with regards to humanity as a whole rather than the individual) religion causes more trouble than anything positive. To me it just "encourages" discrimination rather than unity.
I believe that God was invented by man, and not the other way around, because I believe humans need something to believe in to give them faith that there lives are not meaningless, and that all the suffering they go through is for a reason and their good deeds are not going to waste...but I think that it is too wishful to believe in a heaven and that we can have eternal peace etc...notions such as peace are only created by humanity after all...
If you look at all the different religions, many of them are incredibly similar (although not all) and have just slight things changed..such as the names or images of gods or prophets...for example.. (jesus and mohammed) in order to make people of a certain race or culture feel that their belief is suited to them and that they are not worshipping someone of a different race. Also, I just can't bring myself to believe in something that has been changed and altered down the years to suit the people who are changing it..for example the bible...it was changed by Constantine to take out Pagan elements, and the roles of women have been changed by men throughout the years too...humanity created the bible and shaped it to it's will, so I can't believe in any of it.
I may not believe in God but I am spiritual (not the hippy type who believes in alternative medicine and auras and stuff) but I do believe there are other spiritual existences other than our physical existence, but I don't need to give them solid shapes in my mind or even to try and understand what they are.
I'm not saying anyone who follows a religion is stupid and I'm not saying that if you do then you're bad or anything like that. everyone needs something to believe in throughout life, and if it gives someone the support they need then there is nothing wrong with it, I just wanted to say what I believe in and why. The only thing I really will say is bad is enforcing or "selling" your religion to others, or discrimination of any kind (for example, being against homosexuality) and using your religion as an "excuse" for things, such as terrorism or reason why you can't do things.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:10 am
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Liberal Quakers (93%) 3. Secular Humanism (86%) 4. Neo-Pagan (81%) 5. New Age (79%) 6. Reform Judaism (79%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%) 8. Theravada Buddhism (76%) 9. Sikhism (75%) 10. Bahá'í Faith (74%) 11. Mahayana Buddhism (71%) 12. Jainism (66%) 13. Nontheist (59%) 14. Orthodox Judaism (59%) 15. Taoism (59%) 16. Orthodox Quaker (58%) 17. Islam (50%) 18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (49%) 19. Hinduism (42%) 20. New Thought (41%) 21. Scientology (39%) 22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%) 23. Jehovah's Witness (37%) 24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%) 25. Seventh Day Adventist (28%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (21%) 27. Roman Catholic (21%)
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:09 pm
eh...reluctantly took the test
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (84%) 3. Neo-Pagan (83%) 4. Liberal Quakers (80%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (78%) 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%) 7. Reform Judaism (67%) 8. Nontheist (65%) 9. Sikhism (64%) 10. New Age (62%) 11. Mahayana Buddhism (56%) 12. Taoism (55%) 13. Scientology (48%) 14. New Thought (45%) 15. Bahá'í Faith (41%) 16. Jainism (39%) 17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (34%) 18. Hinduism (34%) 19. Orthodox Quaker (34%) 20. Eastern Orthodox (31%) 21. Orthodox Judaism (31%) 22. Roman Catholic (31%) 23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (30%) 24. Islam (28%) 25. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (27%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (17%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (3%)
I don't believe most of the stuff that most of the religions are about...but I do see that life was too complex to have occurred naturally. Evolution does occur...but not single cell > multicell...more like single cell > stronger/more resistant single cell.
I don't not believe there is a god...I do believe in science though. It's based on theories and expirements. If at any point theories and such prove false they go back to square one and keep only the true.
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:31 pm
@Shadow Dweller, AMEN
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (94%) 3. Liberal Quakers (87%) 4. Neo-Pagan (83%) 5. New Age (78%) 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (75%) 7. Theravada Buddhism (75%) 8. Mahayana Buddhism (65%) 9. Nontheist (63%) 10. Taoism (57%) 11. Reform Judaism (55%) 12. Orthodox Quaker (50%) 13. New Thought (47%) 14. Bahá'í Faith (46%) 15. Scientology (43%) 16. Jainism (39%) 17. Sikhism (37%) 18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (36%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (28%) 20. Hinduism (24%) 21. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%) 22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%) 23. Islam (17%) 24. Seventh Day Adventist (16%) 25. Jehovah's Witness (15%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (12%) 27. Roman Catholic (12%)
Ironic, as I was brought up as a Roman Catholic
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:59 am
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%) 3. Liberal Quakers (94%) 4. Unitarian Universalism (93%) 5. New Age (85%) 6. Reform Judaism (83%) 7. Mahayana Buddhism (77%) 8. Orthodox Quaker (77%) 9. Theravada Buddhism (75%) 10. Bahá'í Faith (68%) 11. Secular Humanism (63%) 12. Sikhism (59%) 13. Taoism (56%) 14. Jainism (55%) 15. Seventh Day Adventist (54%) 16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%) 17. New Thought (53%) 18. Scientology (53%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (48%) 20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%) 21. Hinduism (45%) 22. Eastern Orthodox (42%) 23. Roman Catholic (42%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%) 25. Islam (37%) 26. Nontheist (31%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (22%)
Neo-pagan, eh? I guess that they didn't count on someone being so arrogant to think themselves an incarnation of a divine being. Regardless of this, I'm glad to see Jehovah's Witness on my list, albeit at the bottom, and I'm glad to have defied the somewhat-trend of Unitarian Universalism topping the charts.
What is "new age", anyway?
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:28 am
Lash! Did you answer as a joke?! (What the ******** is Neo Pagan anway?)
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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:32 am
A joke? It's all a joke isn't it? Regardless...
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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:10 pm
Blessed Blade Lash! Did you answer as a joke?! (What the ******** is Neo Pagan anway?) If you click on the results it tells you o-o; HI BB! *clings* 4laugh heart
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Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:37 am
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Neo-Pagan (97%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (94%) 4. Liberal Quakers (93%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (92%) 6. New Age (88%) 7. Secular Humanism (77%) 8. Reform Judaism (73%) 9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%) 10. Jainism (71%) 11. Baha'i Faith (60%) 12. Hinduism (58%) 13. Taoism (58%) 14. Orthodox Quaker (56%) 15. Scientology (55%) 16. New Thought (55%) 17. Nontheist (54%) 18. Sikhism (53%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (51%) 20. Islam (49%) 21. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (40%) 22. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%) 23. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (26%) 24. Seventh Day Adventist (21%) 25. Jehovah's Witness (15%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (9%) 27. Roman Catholic (9%)
The ironic thing is, I was raised as a Wiccan, but I now attend a Methodist church. I still follow a lot of Pagan beliefs because its hard not to, and I don't fully accept the way my new church does things but I get to help people this way, and it makes me happy someplace inside.
I know religion causes headaches and s**t, but its part of our freedom, and I think people should be able to fully express what they are (if they want to). I'm personally afraid to say anything about still being a bit Pagan at my school because there have been incidents in the past; the same goes for telling everyone that I'm gay.
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:53 am
I didnt understand half of the things on the quiz @_@ 1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (99%) 3. Liberal Quakers (94%) 4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (91%) 5. Unitarian Universalism (87%) 6. Seventh Day Adventist (84%) 7. Hinduism (77%) 8. Neo-Pagan (76%) 9. Eastern Orthodox (74%) 10. Roman Catholic (74%) 11. New Age (64%) 12. Reform Judaism (60%) 13. Sikhism (60%) 14. Scientology (59%) 15. Secular Humanism (56%) 16. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%) 17. New Thought (53%) 18. Mahayana Buddhism (52%) 19. Theravada Buddhism (52%) 20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (50%) 21. Orthodox Judaism (48%) 22. Taoism (48%) 23. Baha'i Faith (46%) 24. Jehovah's Witness (46%) 25. Jainism (40%) 26. Islam (36%) 27. Nontheist (35%)
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:37 pm
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Theravada Buddhism (93%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (92%) 4. Neo-Pagan (83%) 5. Liberal Quakers (80%) 6. New Age (76%) 7. Secular Humanism (72%) 8. Taoism (71%) 9. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (70%) 10. Hinduism (70%) 11. Jainism (67%) 12. New Thought (64%) 13. Scientology (63%) 14. Reform Judaism (58%) 15. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (56%) 16. Orthodox Quaker (54%) 17. Baha'i Faith (49%) 18. Sikhism (46%) 19. Nontheist (44%) 20. Orthodox Judaism (29%) 21. Seventh Day Adventist (25%) 22. Islam (23%) 23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (23%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (21%) 25. Jehovah's Witness (12%) 26. Eastern Orthodox (11%) 27. Roman Catholic (11%)
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:31 pm
Lash Tamaron 1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%) 3. Liberal Quakers (94%) 4. Unitarian Universalism (93%) 5. New Age (85%) 6. Reform Judaism (83%) 7. Mahayana Buddhism (77%) 8. Orthodox Quaker (77%) 9. Theravada Buddhism (75%) 10. Bahá'í Faith (68%) 11. Secular Humanism (63%) 12. Sikhism (59%) 13. Taoism (56%) 14. Jainism (55%) 15. Seventh Day Adventist (54%) 16. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (53%) 17. New Thought (53%) 18. Scientology (53%) 19. Orthodox Judaism (48%) 20. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (47%) 21. Hinduism (45%) 22. Eastern Orthodox (42%) 23. Roman Catholic (42%) 24. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%) 25. Islam (37%) 26. Nontheist (31%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (22%) Neo-pagan, eh? I guess that they didn't count on someone being so arrogant to think themselves an incarnation of a divine being. Regardless of this, I'm glad to see Jehovah's Witness on my list, albeit at the bottom, and I'm glad to have defied the somewhat-trend of Unitarian Universalism topping the charts. What is "new age", anyway? 1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (93%) 3. New Age (86%) 4. Liberal Quakers (80%) 5. Orthodox Quaker (79%) 6. Unitarian Universalism (78%) 7. Mahayana Buddhism (73%) 8. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (70%) 9. Theravada Buddhism (70%) 10. Reform Judaism (69%) 11. Jainism (65%) 12. Hinduism (61%) 13. Seventh Day Adventist (61%) 14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%) 15. Sikhism (57%) 16. Baha'i Faith (57%) 17. Secular Humanism (57%) 18. Orthodox Judaism (50%) 19. Jehovah's Witness (49%) 20. Eastern Orthodox (46%) 21. Roman Catholic (46%) 22. Islam (42%) 23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (41%) 24. Scientology (41%) 25. New Thought (39%) 26. Taoism (37%) 27. Nontheist (28%) Subtle differences after some time later. Go Neo-Pagans, whatever the hell you are.
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:52 am
None of you know what Neo-pagan is??? *slaps forehead and groans* Well, sorry, at the moment I'm not up to the task of educating you. Rather, I will copy and paste this from the site itself for you right after I paste my results, which I myself happen to be Neo-Pagan...[that's not exactly what I would call it, but that is the general category.]
1. Neo-Pagan (100%) 2. New Age (97%) 3. Mahayana Buddhism (91%) 4. Taoism (81%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (81%) 6. Unitarian Universalism (81%) 7. Hinduism (80%) 8. New Thought (79%) 9. Liberal Quakers (78%) 10. Scientology (75%) 11. Jainism (73%) 12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (62%) 13. Orthodox Quaker (62%) 14. Sikhism (62%) 15. Secular Humanism (59%) 16. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%) 17. Reform Judaism (46%) 18. Baha'i Faith (38%) 19. Nontheist (28%) 20. Seventh Day Adventist (28%) 21. Orthodox Judaism (25%) 22. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (24%) 23. Jehovah's Witness (21%) 24. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (18%) 25. Eastern Orthodox (13%) 26. Islam (13%) 27. Roman Catholic (13%)
"Neo-Pagans are a community of faiths bringing ancient Pagan and magickal traditions to the modern age--including mostly Wicca but also Druidism, Asatru, Shamanism, neo-Native American, and more. Neo-Pagan is an umbrella term for various and diverse beliefs with many elements in common. Some Neo-Pagans find no incongruence practicing Neo-Paganism along with adherence to another faith, such as Christianity or Judaism.
• Belief in Deity Some believe in a Supreme Being. Many believe in God and Goddess--a duality. Many believe there are countless spirit beings, gods and goddesses, in the cosmos and within all of nature--God is all and within all; all are one God. The Great Mother Earth, or Mother Nature, is highly worshipped. Divinity is immanent and may become manifest within anyone at any time through various methods.
• Incarnations 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.
• Origin of Universe and Life Generally, there is no conflict between observations revealed through science and Neo-Pagan beliefs on origins of the physical universe and of man. Many believe in a supreme intelligence that created a duality of God/Goddess who then created a spirit world of gods and goddesses as well as all of the universe and nature.
• After Death Many believe in reincarnation after some rest and recovery in the "Otherworld." There is generally no concept of hell as a place of punishment, but some believe wrongdoing can trap the soul in state of suffering after death. Some (Wicca) believe the soul joins their dead ancestors who watch over and protect their family. Some believe that life energy continues in some, if unknown, form. Some believe in various spiritual resting places. Many say we don't or can't know what happens after death.
• Why Evil? "Evil" is imbalance. Most believe there is no evil but rather that people sometimes make mistakes. Wrongdoing results when we forget we are one with the universal spirit.
• Salvation The concept of "salvation" is essentially irrelevant; rather the belief that people can attain spiritual balance and harmony with each other and nature. The path includes group ceremonies, dances, songs/chants, prayers, meditation, trance, altered states of consciousness, the metaphysical, magic, invoking or evoking deities or spirits, Tantric practices. Intercessors are commonly used: psychics, seers, shamans, tarot, Oui-Ja board. Ethical choices are influenced by a belief that one is rewarded or punished within this or after this lifetime for one's choices and an ethical code to do no harm.
• Undeserved Suffering Most do not believe in Satan or any spirit being as the cause of suffering. Some believe in a karma-like principle, that choosing to live a life of wrongdoing and pain will naturally result in suffering in this or later lifetimes. Many view suffering as a result of spiritual imbalance in one's life or on the planet or in the universe. The focus is generally on healing suffering rather than answering definitively why it exists.
• Contemporary Issues Abortion is not condemned, as there is no official doctrine; beliefs about abortion range the full spectrum. Views on divorce, homosexuality, and gender equality are generally very supportive of human differences, equality, and personal choice. Many believe that involvement in community action, especially regarding environmental concerns, is integral to the belief in human interdependence and worship of the Earth Mother."
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:55 am
One more thing: Buddha iz mah ninja ninja .
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