wow. guess who's a quaker.

[supercheesegirl]

so i took the belief test.



1. Liberal Quakers (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (98%)
3. Neo-Pagan (95%)
4. Mahayana Buddhism (87%)
5. New Age (83%)
6. Reform Judaism (82%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
8. Theravada Buddhism (69%)
9. Sikhism (69%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (68%)
11. Orthodox Quaker (67%)
12. Jainism (64%)
13. Secular Humanism (60%)
14. Hinduism (59%)
15. Orthodox Judaism (55%)
16. Taoism (52%)
17. New Thought (51%)
18. Islam (45%)
19. Scientology (41%)
20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (37%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (35%)
22. Nontheist (31%)
23. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (29%)
24. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
25. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (24%)
27. Roman Catholic (24%)

i'm not surprised Roman Catholic came up at the absolute bottom of the list, just a little sad that the faith i was raised with doesn't have a place for me. i've known that for a long time; this is just another reminder.

does anyone know how many faiths it's checking your beliefs against? ie, it gives you results for 27 faiths, but is it checking against more than that and just giving you the top ones?

i feel like i've got some reading to do. but i knew that already.

(edit)
i just took their "What Kind of Catholic Are You?" quiz, and i got a 47/100, placing me as a "Progressive Catholic" (between 30-50). here's what it said:

You are a progressive Catholic
As far as you're concerned, the church needs to make radical changes in its teachings and structure to bring about social justice, especially on issues relating to minorities and women. You admire people like Mitch Snyder and Daniel Berrigan, and think Catholics need to embrace the theology of writers like John Dominic Crossan. Your idea of a great movie is "The Last Temptation of Christ."

here's what it said about a "Radical Catholic" (if you scored between 0 and 30):

You are a "recovering" (alienated) Catholic
You are seriously alienated from the church, whose official teachings and hierarchical structure have strayed far from what Jesus envisioned, in your opinion. You agree with criticisms leveled at the church by writers like Garry Wills and you appreciate the religious satire in movies like "Dogma."

i think i'm more of a blend between the two--i agree with all the criticisms, loved Dogma, and think the Church has strayed far from what Jesus meant it to be, but i guess maybe i'm still hopeful? because there's something about a Catholic Church that still feels like home? i don't know. i don't think i could ever hate the Catholic Church, though, even if i do end up a quaker or buddhist or something. there's so much about me that's been shaped by the Catholic faith; i can't wish that gone, because i'd be a different person.

anyway, just for me, here are some of the book and article recommendations that beliefnet listed as being of interest to me (i don't want to lose them, because they are):

Pro-Choice and Pro-Church
Why I choose to fight for abortion rights from within the Catholic Church--and why I'm not worried about excommunication threats
By Frances Kissling
Why God is Often a "She"
The Scriptures abound with female imagery for the Deity. There's no reason we can't use it ourselves when thinking about God
By Elizabeth Johnson, S.C.J.
Christianity's Sexiest Saint
Mary of Magdala was the first to learn that Christ had risen. Feminists now look to her as they hope for other firsts
By Heidi Schlumpf
books etc:
Paul Wilkes, The Good Enough Catholic: A Guide for the Perplexed
Thomas Merton, The New Man
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Heart of Matter
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Unraveling the Mystery video
Philip T. Kaufmann, Why You Can Disagree and Remain a Faithful Catholic
Tony Coffey, Once a Catholic
Matthew Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion
Janice Wedl, Forever Your Sister: Reflections on Leaving Convent Life
Hildegard of Bingen video

Comments

[sleepyworm.livejournal.com]

one more track and you'll be at my favorite song! Yay!

Anyway, I'm pretty sure that the 27 choices here are the only choices they choose from. Everyone I've seen has gotten these same 27, just in various orders. These are probably the 27 most common faiths in the world. I can't think of any major religion that isn't on this list. I think the beliefnet people really do their homework.

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

i don't like that song, and besides, i can't play that screamy stuff at work. wow, "screamy" includes "creamy." that reminds me of "creamily." dood.

and that's what i thought about the 27 faiths; i was just checking. i couldn't think of another major one anyway, except like weird ones like satanism or strange cults that kill themselves with kool-aid.

[sleepyworm.livejournal.com]

that's when you turn the volume down so you can still listen without blasting it. And that's the best song on the whole cd! DOOD!

[pancom.livejournal.com]

that doesn't really surprise me all that much...friend!

[ame0toko.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I had some that said 0%, so they definitely were all there.

Well, I've gone to some Quaker churches with mom. She was really interested in being a Quaker for a while, about five or six years ago. Wow. I've never been more bored. You just kind of sit around and say something if you're moved to do so. We have that in our UU church, but for like...five minutes. You share something if you're moved to, and we go on. We don't sit there for one...or two...or three hours waiting for somebody to say something. I mean, it's kind of cool that you can take some time and think about what everybody has said and really take it in, but it's really unfair to take an 11 year old boy to a Quaker church. When it was all over, I went outside and ran and screamed until I was exhausted. I just couldn't stand sitting still (and quiet) that long.

And I still haven't seen Dogma. My mom hates George Carlin, so I've never really had an opportunity. I've always wanted to see it. Perhaps it's something we should do when I'm down visiting?

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

hmm, Dogma... that's an idea. you would truly love this movie, it's exceptional. remind us about that when you get here.

speaking of getting here, have you looked at the amtrak site? jorn looked for trains the other day and didn't know what you were talking about when you said there were like two. i hope you got the transportational stuff figured out.

also, and this might be too late to be helpful, but is your mom a AAA member? if so you should use her card to make your reservation because you can get a discount. if not, and if you haven't made the reservations yet, you can use my name, just let me know.

[magicwolf.livejournal.com]

dude, we are very close to the same belief system, according to this. Our top three are the same. And our top 10 are the same ones, just in slightly different orders.