here is another one....religion

[Vishenka69]

I guess my avatar has some truth to it.

You scored as Satanism.
Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes.

Satanism
92%

agnosticism
71%

atheism
67%

I like Julie's quiz more. The questions seemed to be phased better.

No Satanism this time (which I didn't like b/c I don't believe Satan exists), but I got "Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants 100%" ... but I thought I answered that I don't believe in a single god or a savior.

I'll say it again ... organized religion is NOT for me!

[reciprocity]

I'm an atheist Catholic.

I'm still not entirely sure how that works out exactly.

I guess I think it would be nice if there were a god, and I grew up Catholic so that's the faith I feel closest to, but I don't have any faith of my own.

[Stella]

From Julie's link:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (95%)
3. Liberal Quakers (90%)
4. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
5. Reform Judaism (73%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (70%)
7. Sikhism (65%)
8. Mahayana Buddhism (64%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (64%)
10. Seventh Day Adventist (64%)


Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants:
Also sometimes referred to as secular, modern, or humanistic. This is an umbrella term for Protestant denominations, or churches within denominations, that view the Bible as the witness of God rather than the word of God, to be interpreted in its historical context through critical analysis. Examples include some churches within Anglican/Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Church of Christ. There are more than 2,000 Protestant denominations offering a wide range of beliefs from extremely liberal to mainline to ultra-conservative and those that include characteristics on both ends.

I guess my avatar has some truth to it.

You scored as Satanism.
Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes.

Thanks for including the explanation. But I don't see the connection between 'spiritual advancement of the self' and 'Satan' unless it's coming from a Christian perspective... Wierd.

Jodi

[reciprocity]

"satanism" has more to do with the apocryphal story of lucifer's fall in which he declared "better to reign in hell than serve in heaven"

so it is the notion that the "self" is more important than subservience to a deity.

but really, it is pretty silly to call that satanism.

[Vishenka69]

I have no idea how I ended up with Satanism or even what it exactly is (I don't really agree with the site's description).

According to Julie's link, I'm:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (98%)

Based on descriptions I totally disagree with Unitarian Universalism but almost completely agree with Secular Humanism.

[Stella]

I just did a little (very little) research on Unitarian Universalism and I don't really "get" it. You just believe anything? Then why don't you just believe those things in the first place and skip this? Does someone have a better idea of what it is all about? I mean... you don't even have to believe in a god.

Tracy (Tree) is UU I think. She's made some posts referring to it, so you could search here if you want.

I miss Tracy -- does anyone know where she is?

[Vanquisher]

I'm 100% secular humanist or atheist depending on which site is spewing out the answer, but I already knew that. Not a lot of gray area in there.

[SuzySunshine]

Ok, I was able to get to the quizzes.

views are most similar to those of Christianity. Do more research on Christianity and possibly consider being baptized and accepting Jesus, if you aren't already Christian.

Christianity is the second of the Abrahamic faiths; it follows Judaism and is followed by Islam. It differs in its belief of Jesus, as not a prophet nor historical figure, but as God in human form. The Holy Trinity is the concept that God takes three forms: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (sometimes called Holy Spirit). Jesus taught the idea of instead of seeking revenge, one should love his or her neighbors and enemies. Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross to save humankind and forgive people's sins

The other one said:

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Bahá'í Faith (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (85%)
4. Sikhism (82%)
5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (80%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (78%)

Ok results weird for both IMO.

[Auspicious]

I just did a little (very little) research on Unitarian Universalism and I don't really "get" it. You just believe anything? Then why don't you just believe those things in the first place and skip this? Does someone have a better idea of what it is all about? I mean... you don't even have to believe in a god.

Unitarians are often accused of being "not a real church" by outsiders, which apparently makes some of them just shrug but annoys others. I've also heard that they can vary quite a bit from congregation to congregation, from almost like non-denominational Christian to total nest of weirdoes. If we were somehow required to join a church tomorrow I'd pick a UU one, assuming we could find the right kind of weirdoes.

[DCJenn]

I decided that when Nikolai starts asking about religion I figure I'll take him to the UU church and he can decide from there.

(watch, he'll become a Russian Orthodox priest, beard and all. Although, I suppose there are worse fates. He could be KFed.)

Jenn

[Sheherezade]

I'm from a UU background. I think it offers the church community without enforcing a specific belief system on any one member. That was good for me. I always got that the golden rule was the tenet to live by....that everyone should be kind to one another and try to do the right thing. That's not so bad. I still got to sing in a choir and get the experience of going to church on Sunday. I think it's a nice solution if the reasons you seek out a religious community have more to do with "community" than "religious". :>

I don't attend a church here, because I think my community needs are met by my school/town. Also the nearest UU isn't in my area....so much for community!

I believe in a higher power than myself (b/c please - let there be SOMETHING), but don't buy into the Christ as a diety thing. I try to take what I like from many different religions - as well as many different things in life - and work that into my belief system and what I teach my children. At the end of the day, it always goes back to "Treat others how you want to be treated / What you put out to the universe comes back to you / Karma" kind of concept. I don't / can't / won't believe in a God that would condemn people to any kind of Hell just for not singing the right hymns, or going to the right building on whatever day ends up being the sabbath (practicing the "right" religion). I don't believe in Heaven or Hell anyway.

That's exactly how I feel.

1st test - 88% pagan
2nd test - 100% secular humanism