Belief-O-Matic says I'm a Mormon

by rocketman 28 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  rocketman

  I took the "Belief-O-Matic" survey at Beliefnet yesterday, and it looks like I am a Mormon.

  The survey matches your beliefs on various matters to the creeds of the world's religions and assigns a percentage. I was 100% Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. Next up was Jehovah's Witnesses, whose creeds I matched to the 82nd percentile. That's no surprise, since I am a baptized (though inactive) Witness and have been for 31 years.

  When I looked at the link to Mormon beliefs, I found them to be somewhat strange in several respects and certainly not a body of teaching that I would subscribe to. So I retook the survey.

  Next time around, I decided to click on the responses that I really felt, rather than what I simply acknowledged could be true. For example, in the matter of homosexuality, though there are certain Bible verses that can be used to condemn the practice, I personally am somewhat more accepting of it.

  The second survey pegged me as Liberal to Moderate Protestant. Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons were much further down on the list. That seems to be a better fit, though I'm not about to run to the nearest Lutheran church. But, when a religion shows some degree of flexibility and an openness to other possibilities (such as evolution theory) I am more inclined in that direction.....at least I think I am. Who knows, maybe I'm a Mormon after all.

  www.beliefnet.com
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  Max Divergent

  Well, I'm OK... I think...

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

  2. Secular Humanism (98%) 3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (89%) 4. Liberal Quakers (87%) 5. Nontheist (79%) 6. Theravada Buddhism (74%) 7. Neo-Pagan (73%) 8. Bahá'í Faith (66%) 9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%) 10. Taoism (58%) 11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (54%) 12. Reform Judaism (52%) 13. New Age (51%) 14. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%) 15. New Thought (43%) 16. Orthodox Quaker (37%) 17. Sikhism (37%) 18. Mahayana Buddhism (36%) 19. Scientology (36%) 20. Jehovah's Witness (28%) 21. Eastern Orthodox (19%) 22. Islam (19%) 23. Jainism (19%) 24. Orthodox Judaism (19%) 25. Roman Catholic (19%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (15%) 27. Hinduism (7%)
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  Cicatrix

  Every time I take these quizzes, Jehovah's Witness ends up at the bottom. I was involved with the Witnesses for twenty years. What WAS I thinking, lol!

  I came up with

  1. Unitarian Universalist

  2. Secular Humanism

  3. Liberal Quaker

  4. Neo-Pagan

  No real big surprises here.
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  Fe2O3Girl

  I like these quizzes. Here's my results:
  

  1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (99%) 3. Liberal Quakers (90%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%) ??.. 25. Roman Catholic (20%) 26. Seventh Day Adventist (19%) 27. Jehovah's Witness (15%)

  I want to know which question and response gave me a 15% JW rating.
  Does the frequency that UU is top of the list with 100% mean that any and all of the responses are compatible with UU teachings or accepted viewpoints?

  Edited because pasting in from BeliefOMatic seems to do something horrible to the page here. Edited again because aaaaagggghhhh it is getting worse!!!!
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  Fleur

  edited, reposted below. on my screen at least, it came out all weird.

  maybe that's the Universe's way of telling me not to post on this thread? LOL
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  ohiocowboy

  1.	Unitarian Universalism (100%)

  2. Liberal Quakers (89%) 3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (86%) 4. Secular Humanism (85%) 5. Theravada Buddhism (82%) 6. Neo-Pagan (71%)

  Sounds pretty good to me..........
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  NeonMadman

  I find it a bit scary that "Liberal Quakers" are only 2% off from "Mahayana Buddhists"...
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  Scully

  1.	Reform Judaism (100%)

  2. Liberal Quakers (84%) 3. Unitarian Universalism (84%) 4. Sikhism (83%) 5. Orthodox Judaism (82%) 6. Islam (80%) 7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (76%) 8. Bahá'í Faith (76%) 9. Orthodox Quaker (71%) 10. Neo-Pagan (65%) 11. Scientology (62%) 12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (58%) 13. Mahayana Buddhism (58%) 14. New Age (57%) 15. New Thought (57%) 16. Secular Humanism (56%) 17. Jainism (55%) 18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%) 19. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%) 20. Theravada Buddhism (48%) 21. Seventh Day Adventist (48%) 22. Eastern Orthodox (43%) 23. Roman Catholic (43%) 24. Taoism (41%) 25. Hinduism (39%) 26. Jehovah's Witness (39%) 27. Nontheist (35%)
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  Fleur

  wow, i haven't looked at that/taken that quiz in a couple years! how fascinating to re-take it now that i'm SO different than I was when i first found these forums in 2000! my results now: 1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
  2.	Liberal Quakers (98%)
  3.	Unitarian Universalism (96%)
  4.	Neo-Pagan (94%)
  5.	Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (91%)
  6.	New Age (88%)
  7.	Theravada Buddhism (86%)
  8.	Taoism (79%)
  9.	Bahá'í Faith (73%)
  10.	Hinduism (70%)
  11.	Jainism (64%)
  12.	Orthodox Quaker (64%)
  13.	Secular Humanism (64%)
  14.	Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (63%)
  15.	Sikhism (61%)
  16.	New Thought (59%)
  17.	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (57%)
  18.	Reform Judaism (53%)
  19.	Scientology (47%)
  20.	Jehovah's Witness (42%)
  21.	Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (42%)
  22.	Nontheist (40%)
  23.	Seventh Day Adventist (40%)
  24.	Orthodox Judaism (35%)
  25.	Eastern Orthodox (26%)
  26.	Islam (26%)
  27. how on earth i got 42 percentile still with jw's is totally beyond me, the beliefs i truly hold and what i checked off have NO agreement with JW views, well, only one but that's like a total coincedence! what the heck is this disclaimer though? Warning: Belief-O-Matic? assumes no legal liability for the ultimate fate of your soul. they can't be serious! LOL no, wait, i guess they are. it's a CYA world, isn't it? reminds me of this (and why can't i turn my quote thingy off? Happy Fun Ball (kids) It's Happy! It's Fun! It's Happy Fun Ball! (announcer) Yes, it's Happy Fun Ball, the toy sensation that's sweeping the nation. Only 14.95 at participating stores! Get one Today (background voice) Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball. Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds. Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which if exposed due to rupture should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at. Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete. Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs: * Itching * Vertigo * Dizziness * Tingling in extremities * Loss of balance or coordination * Slurred speech * Temporary blindness * Profuse Sweating or * Heart palpitations If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head. Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin. When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability. Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space. Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee. (announcer) Happy Fun Ball! Accept no substitutes! remember kids, Do not taunt the Happy Fun Ball! " NeonMadman Re: Belief-O-Matic says I'm a Mormon I find it a bit scary that "Liberal Quakers" are only 2% off from "Mahayana Buddhists"... " you're not the only one, madman! and worse, when i took it a second time the results flopped, i got 100 percent liberal quaker but i read it and was like huh? this doesn't fit. isn't there like a 'salad bar' catagory, build your own belief system? *sigh* that's where I am. i don't agree with anybody entirely, guess that's why organized religion is over for me. my post looks really bizarre before, all out of order. will go back and edit the first one out if i can, weird. fleur

  Roman Catholic (26%)
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  drwtsn32

  1. Nintendology (100%)