Belief-o-matic: What is your religion (or non-religion)

Us Pagans are taking over the world!

Mahayana Buddhism beaaaatches. Now excuse me, I have to go immolate myself to protest the Iraq war.

I feel like Buddhism as an organized religion has corrupted the original intentions of Siddartha as much as any other religion. Generally, Buddhists haven’t been responsible for nearly as much death or intolerance when compared to Western religions, but the ritualization, celebration of festivals, and dogmatization of certain beliefs and practices corrupts the spirit of the religion as originally intended. People of all faiths need to realize that whatever was originally said and meant by their messiah (or prophet, or God, etc.), their religion as it exists today is a far cry from it, even if it tried to stay as true as possible. Keep in mind that this is coming from a non-practitioner, who holds no religious beliefs…but I have studied Buddhism (briefly) and found a lot in it that I respect and admire, even if I don’t subscribe to its view of the cosmos and religious beliefs.

I’m kind of rambling, I think all I’m trying to say is, in every religion, there is a core belief or ideal that has some good and truth to it, whether or not you buy its view of the universe, but the religions as they are practiced today, with all the rituals and dogmas are perverted (in the sense of changed, not necessarily to the point of being wholly without benefit) from this core.

It said i should be Jewish. right now i am christian.  a distant tenth place. 
1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)  (makes less sense)
2. Reform Judaism (96%)      (makes more sense)
3. Sikhism (94%)                  (not really)       
4. Islam (92%)                    (wtf, not that conservitive)
….  5. - 9.                                (double wtf)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant  (66%)  ( chruch of england)

@dezrtfish:

Aparently I go for Theravada Buddhism, I have no idea what that it, but it must be the bomb digity!

are you monotheistic? because that is polythestic.

@ncscswitch:

Us Pagans are taking over the world!

Don’t think so!!!

Secular Humanist has four votes so far.

@Baghdaddy:

@froodster:

You can have up to three votes. Make sure to use the test at http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

I wonder if some will find some surprises?

I came out Secular Humanist (100%)

I DO NOT want this to become a debate between different beliefs. Let’s just find out what we are.

Anyway though, here’s the description of secular humanists:

Belief in Deity
Not considered important. Most Humanists are atheists or agnostics.

• Incarnations
Same as above.

• Origin of Universe and Life
The scientific method is most respected as the means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life.

• After Death
An afterlife or spiritual existence after death is not recognized.

• Why Evil?
No concept of “evil.” Reasons for wrongdoing are explored through scientific methods, e.g. through study of sociology, psychology, criminology.

• Salvation
No concept of afterlife or spiritual liberation or salvation. Realizing ones personal potential and working for the betterment of humanity through ethical consciousness and social works are considered paramount, but from a naturalistic rather than supernatural standpoint.

• Undeserved Suffering
No spiritual reasons but rather a matter of human vulnerability to misfortune, illness, and victimization.

• Contemporary Issues
The American Humanist Association endorses elective abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.

That makes two of us.

That makes 3 of us

@ezto:

@Baghdaddy:

@froodster:

You can have up to three votes. Make sure to use the test at http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

I wonder if some will find some surprises?

I came out Secular Humanist (100%)

I DO NOT want this to become a debate between different beliefs. Let’s just find out what we are.

Anyway though, here’s the description of secular humanists:

Belief in Deity
Not considered important. Most Humanists are atheists or agnostics.

• Incarnations
Same as above.

• Origin of Universe and Life
The scientific method is most respected as the means for revealing the mysteries of the origins of the universe and life.

• After Death
An afterlife or spiritual existence after death is not recognized.

• Why Evil?
No concept of “evil.” Reasons for wrongdoing are explored through scientific methods, e.g. through study of sociology, psychology, criminology.

• Salvation
No concept of afterlife or spiritual liberation or salvation. Realizing ones personal potential and working for the betterment of humanity through ethical consciousness and social works are considered paramount, but from a naturalistic rather than supernatural standpoint.

• Undeserved Suffering
No spiritual reasons but rather a matter of human vulnerability to misfortune, illness, and victimization.

• Contemporary Issues
The American Humanist Association endorses elective abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.

That makes two of us.

That makes 3 of us

Actually JWW is also Secular Humanist for four and there is an unidentified 5th vote.  Nearest other group is 2 votes.  >20% of the board is Secular Humanist.

@cyan:

It said i should be Jewish. right now i am christian.  a distant tenth place. 
1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)  (makes less sense)
2. Reform Judaism (96%)       (makes more sense)
3. Sikhism (94%)                  (not really)         
4. Islam (92%)                     (wtf, not that conservitive)
….  5. - 9.                                (double wtf)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant  (66%)  ( chruch of england)

That is pretty funny CYAN.  :lol:  I wonder what your parents or grandparents would think of this :? I’ll send you the old testament, in hebrew,  :lol:  for you to review.

@JWW:

@cyan:

It said i should be Jewish. right now i am christian.  a distant tenth place. 
1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)  (makes less sense)
2. Reform Judaism (96%)      (makes more sense)
3. Sikhism (94%)                  (not really)       
4. Islam (92%)                    (wtf, not that conservitive)
….  5. - 9.                                (double wtf)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant  (66%)  ( chruch of england)

That is pretty funny CYAN.  :lol:  I wonder what your parents or grandparents would think of this :? I’ll send you the old testament, in hebrew,  :lol:  for you to review.

my grandma was a jew so that would by some crazy rule make me jewish so she would be happy knowing she could be long dead have a catholic daughter and still have a grandkid who should be jewish. I personally don’t belief a man can be God’s equal. I read the first commandement.  :roll: but what i heard about judaism actually makes sense. Isn’t the Torah basically the old testement but in Hebrew?

The Torah is the original Bible. The “New testament” is the Christian Bible (which the followers of Jesus, who happened to be Jews, wrote).

Don;t get too upset about it Cyan…

Just think of yourself as an “Old School Christian”  :-D

Scientology  - 1 (4.5%

okay who put this?

Tom cruise. You didnt know he posted here?

@cyan:

@dezrtfish:

Aparently I go for Theravada Buddhism, I have no idea what that it, but it must be the bomb digity!

are you monotheistic? because that is polythestic.

I’m pretty much non-theistic, but poly sounds way more fun…

I am a Mormon or LDS to be politically correct. It came up second on my list at 96%. Then every thing from Orthodox Judaism to Islam to “Baha i Faith” comes before Catholic. No wonder my wife and I have heated debate over religion.

-LT04

@cyan:

Scientology  - 1 (4.5%

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okay who put this?

Jen.

:-D

My top 10 results.

1. Secular Humanism (100%) 
2.  Unitarian Universalism (100%) 
3.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (90%) 
4.  Neo-Pagan (89%) 
5.  Nontheist (88%) 
6.  Reform Judaism (86%) 
7.  Liberal Quakers (85%) 
8.  New Age (78%) 
9.  Theravada Buddhism (75%) 
10.  New Thought (69%)

Apparantly scientology camo on 11th place with like 64%  :-o

whats up with that?  scientology should be at the bottom for everyone, like it was for me.  i’m wary of beliefs that lead to scientology.