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I think I've done this before. I always get Unitarianism. Which makes me think of that time Bart Simpson played that Convert The Heathens video game with the Flanders kids.
"Got Him"
"No, you only winged him. That makes him Unitarian."
What the HELL? You scored as Satanism.
Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Satanism! Before you scream, do a bit of research on it. To be a Satanist, you don't actually have to believe in Satan. Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes. Do some research if you immediately think of the satanic cult stereotype. Your beliefs may also resemble those of earth-based religions such as paganism.
And why do I lose atheist points because I believe in a set of specific rules by which to live my life?
And what about this one: 'Jesus, being a prophet, should be respected; however, being a man, not be worshipped.' Bearing in mind that I don't think prophets are deserving of special respect, how should I answer that?
And 'abortion is an abominable sin'? Some churches (and people) think it is, and some think it isn't. 'Sin,' after all, is a concept that only exists in human religious belief.
And 'women and men are equal in the eyes of God'? It depends on which god you're talking about.
Every time I take one of these, it tells me that I'm some kind of atheist pagan Buddhist, as if meditation is only worthwhile with religious trappings, and a fondness for nature is always indicative of Goddess worship.
Frustrating. It shouldn't be that hard to write a good what-religion-are-you test.
Hmmm, it's always interesting to see whether paganism or buddhism comes out on top when I do these quizzes. I see I'm back out there worshiping nature again.
You scored as Paganism. Your beliefs are most closely aligned with those of paganism, Wicca, or a similar earth-based religion. You may also follow a Native American religion.
Paganism 92%
Buddhism 79%
Hinduism 75%
agnosticism 71%
Satanism 63%
atheism 58%
Islam 42%
Christianity 33%
Judaism 33%
You scored as atheism.
You are... an atheist, though you probably already knew this. Also, you probably have several people praying daily for your soul. Instead of simply being "nonreligious," atheists strongly believe in the lack of existence of a higher being, or God.
You scored as Paganism.
Your beliefs are most closely aligned with those of paganism, Wicca, or a similar earth-based religion. You may also follow a Native American religion.
Paganism 63%
Islam 54%
Buddhism 50%
Judaism 46%
Hinduism 42%
agnosticism 38%
Satanism 38%
atheism 21%
Christianity 17%
The Question...
I find peace and self-control through meditation...
See, I thought it said mediation. :) Wonder if I got any other questions 'wrong'.
Funny how being brought up RC it ends up at the bottom of the pile. Guess all that schoolin' did teach me.
I'll have to try this test drunk and see if it differs. heh.
Item #3, from the Basic Points Unifying the Theravāda and the Mahāyāna, a Buddhist Ecumenical statement created in 1967 during the First Congress of the World Buddhist Sangha Council, reads:
- We do not believe that this world is created and ruled by a God.
Agnostic for me (71%), with atheism as 33% and Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam in between. I felt myself deliberately trying to game the quiz, though, as it seems, among other things, to equate Christianity in its entirety with evangelicalism or fundamentalism.
In general, I think the test is flawed and easily gamed--for example, many self-professed atheists I know don't think that "religion is naive and misinformed", yet it's clear that strongly agreeing with that statement is the "right" answer if you want to be called an atheist. The implication is that anti-theistic atheists are the "most" atheistic, and atheism doesn't necessarily entail anti-theism.
The Beliefnet thing will also define which sect of a given religion is the closest match. I figured out why they marked me so low on Buddhism- I eat meat.
Way late to this. I came up agnostic pagan Buddhist, which is pretty accurate, but I most wanted to say that considering sex as the woman's right is a part of Judaism.
Sex is the woman's right, not the man's. A man has a duty to give his wife sex regularly and to ensure that sex is pleasurable for her. He is also obligated to watch for signs that his wife wants sex, and to offer it to her without her asking for it. The woman's right to sexual intercourse is referred to as onah, and is one of a wife's three basic rights (the others are food and clothing), which a husband may not reduce. The Talmud specifies both the quantity and quality of sex that a man must give his wife. It specifies the frequency of sexual obligation based on the husband's occupation, although this obligation can be modified in the ketubah (marriage contract). A man may not take a vow to abstain from sex for an extended period of time, and may not take a journey for an extended period of time, because that would deprive his wife of sexual relations. In addition, a husband's consistent refusal to engage in sexual relations is grounds for compelling a man to divorce his wife, even if the couple has already fulfilled the halakhic obligation to procreate.
Although sex is the woman's right, she does not have absolute discretion to withhold it from her husband. A woman may not withhold sex from her husband as a form of punishment, and if she does, the husband may divorce her without paying the substantial divorce settlement provided for in the ketubah.
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