Take the Belief-O-Matic Quiz Today!

[Matthew777]

This is a fun quiz for assessing one's personal beliefs and in my opinion, it is rather accurate. Perhaps it would be fun to share our results.
http://beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

This is my results:

1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%) 3. Orthodox Quaker (97%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (94%) 5. Seventh Day Adventist (91%) 6. Hinduism (85%) 7. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (83%) 8. Liberal Quakers (79%) 9. Unitarian Universalism (73%) 10. Sikhism (66%) 11. Orthodox Judaism (62%) 12. Jainism (58%) 13. Bahá'í Faith (58%) 14. Mahayana Buddhism (54%) 15. Theravada Buddhism (54%) 16. Islam (48%) 17. Reform Judaism (47%) 18. New Age (47%) 19. Jehovah's Witness (45%) 20. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%) 21. Neo-Pagan (38%) 22. New Thought (35%) 23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (33%) 24. Scientology (30%) 25. Taoism (29%) 26. Secular Humanism (20%) 27. Nontheist (12%)

[Fr. George]

Interesting...

1.    Eastern Orthodox  (100%)     
2.    Roman Catholic (100%)     3.    Orthodox Quaker (93%)     4.    Seventh Day Adventist (88%)     5.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (85%)     6.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (62%)     7.    Hinduism (62%)     8.    Orthodox Judaism (57%)     9.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)     10.    Liberal Quakers (50%)     11.    Sikhism (49%)        12.    Islam (49%)     13.    Jehovah's Witness (47%)     14.    Bah�'� Faith (45%)
15.    Jainism (44%)     16.    Unitarian Universalism (38%)     17.    Mahayana Buddhism (34%)     18.    Theravada Buddhism (34%)
19.    Reform Judaism (27%)     20.    Taoism (23%)     21.    Neo-Pagan (21%)     22.    Secular Humanism (17%)     23.    New Age (16%)     24.    Nontheist (14%)     25.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (14%)     26.    Scientology (10%)     27.    New Thought (7%)

[Bizzlebin]

My top 10:

1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (85%) 
4.  Seventh Day Adventist (81%) 
5.  Orthodox Quaker (80%) 
6.  Hinduism (57%) 
7.  Orthodox Judaism (57%) 
8.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (52%) 
9.  Jehovah's Witness (50%) 
10.  Islam (49%)

[Elisha]

So, is this a semi-annual thing?  It seems to pop up around twice a year.  I think I've taken it 3 times now, with the first two being the same as cleveland's answer.

[ozgeorge]

So, is this a semi-annual thing?ÂÂ  It seems to pop up around twice a year.ÂÂ  I think I've taken it 3 times now, with the first two being the same as cleveland's answer.

Yeah, and I think it has as much validity as a Cosmopolitan sex quiz.

[Carpatho Russian]

Yeah, and I think it has as much validity as a Cosmopolitan sex quiz.

Yeah, and the Cosmopolitan sex quiz says am 100% Orthodox Quaker!
Maybe I should stop eating oatmeal for breakfast!

[Fr. George]

So, is this a semi-annual thing?  It seems to pop up around twice a year.  I think I've taken it 3 times now, with the first two being the same as cleveland's answer. 

Actually, the first time I took it (maybe 4 or 5 months ago, can't remember) I think my 3-5 were scrambled...
But hey, I was bored, there was the link... why not lose 10 minutes into the abyss?

[Elisha]

Actually, the first time I took it (maybe 4 or 5 months ago, can't remember) I think my 3-5 were scrambled...
But hey, I was bored, there was the link... why not lose 10 minutes into the abyss?

Myabe with me too, but it is irrelevant as long as #'s1 and 2 are there and with EO first.

[Matthew777]

Yeah, and I think it has as much validity as a Cosmopolitan sex quiz.

That's actually not true. Could you name a better religious quiz of the same purpose?

[jmbejdl]

I think the test seems pretty accurate:



   
 1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (95%) 
4.  Orthodox Quaker (92%) 
5.  Seventh Day Adventist (92%) 
6.  Hinduism (67%) 
7.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (65%) 
8.  Orthodox Judaism (65%) 
9.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (65%) 
10.  Jehovah's Witness (58%) 
11.  Islam (57%) 
12.  Bahá'í Faith (49%) 
13.  Sikhism (49%) 
14.  Liberal Quakers (48%) 
15.  Jainism (43%) 
16.  Unitarian Universalism (39%) 
17.  Mahayana Buddhism (35%) 
18.  Theravada Buddhism (34%) 
19.  Reform Judaism (32%) 
20.  Neo-Pagan (27%) 
21.  New Age (21%) 
22.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (20%) 
23.  Scientology (17%) 
24.  Nontheist (15%) 
25.  Secular Humanism (14%) 
26.  New Thought (14%) 
27.  Taoism (9%) 
 
James

[Silouan]

Could you name a better religious quiz of the same purpose?

Could you name a better sex quiz? 

[Meekle]

Some quick questions: How can you score 100% on both RC and EO is their differing beliefs caused the Great Schism? And how can you be more than 100% total?

[Doubting Thomas]

Here's my top 5:

1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (94%) 
4.  Orthodox Quaker (88%) 
5.  Seventh Day Adventist (88%) 
 

[admiralnick]

1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (83%) 
4.  Orthodox Quaker (81%) 
5.  Seventh Day Adventist (79%) 
6.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%) 
7.  Hinduism (58%) 
8.  Orthodox Judaism (52%) 
9.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (48%) 
10.  Jehovah's Witness (46%) 
11.  Islam (42%) 
12.  Sikhism (40%) 
13.  Liberal Quakers (38%) 
14.  Bahá'í Faith (27%) 
15.  Unitarian Universalism (26%) 
16.  Reform Judaism (25%) 
17.  Jainism (24%) 
18.  Mahayana Buddhism (21%) 
19.  Theravada Buddhism (20%) 
20.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (18%) 
21.  Neo-Pagan (13%) 
22.  Scientology (12%) 
23.  Nontheist (10%) 
24.  New Thought (9%) 
25.  Secular Humanism (9%) 
26.  New Age (9%) 
27.  Taoism (4%) 

[ozgeorge]

Could you name a better sex quiz? 

The Kinsey Report?

Some quick questions: How can you score 100% on both RC and EO is their differing beliefs caused the Great Schism? And how can you be more than 100% total?

[flame]That's because they are not mutually exclusive and practically the same- a good argument for ecumenism and syncretism....clearly, all Faiths are one....I'm turning B'ahai...[/flame]

[smallwhisper]

My top ten - 1. Eastern Orthodox-100%, 2. Roman Catholic-100%, 3. Orthodox Quaker-92%, 4. Seventh Day Adventist-89%, 5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant-81%, 6. Mainline to Liberal Christian/Protestant-77%, 7. Hinduism-68%, 8. Orthodox Judaism-67%, 9. Liberal Quaker-65%, 10. Baha'i Faith-59%

[Matthew777]

What does question 19 mean and what is the Orthodox answer? -

"Prayer, meditation, or spiritual healing practices should be favored to the exclusion of conventional health treatment (for all serious conditions or certain types of serious conditions)."
http://beliefnet.com/quizzes/beliefomatic/page4.asp

[ania]

God gave us medical treatments, we shouldn't waste them.  If we can have a tumor removed or a cancer shrunk, I do not think there is any reason not to use it.  Of course, praying is key in our lives, if we're sick or not.

[anne]

I got 100% Orthodox Quaker... never heard of this before now

and I got 97% Eastern Orthodox and Catholic...

hmmm

ok, I'm convinced that I didn't understand some of the questions 

[Armando]

Got 100% Roman Catholic, 95% Eastern Orthodox (why just 95%?),
94% Conservative Protestant, Seventh Day Ad. (85%), Orthodox Quaker (84%),
Hinduism (72), Mormons (71), Jehovah's Witnesses (71), Liberal Protestants (64)

[Asteriktos]

I've taken this quiz a few times over the past 3 years, and always got 100% Eastern Orthodox. That is probably because I generally just answered the questions correctly according to an Orthodox perspective. And I surely believed those answers, to a great degree, when I answered as I did. I wondered how I would come out now, and was quite suprised!

1.ÂÂ  Bahá'í Faith (100%)ÂÂ  
2.ÂÂ  Orthodox Judaism (96%)ÂÂ  
3.ÂÂ  Reform Judaism (95%)ÂÂ  
4.ÂÂ  Sikhism (95%)ÂÂ  
5.ÂÂ  Jainism (92%)ÂÂ  
6.ÂÂ  Hinduism (90%)ÂÂ  
7.ÂÂ  Islam (90%)ÂÂ  
8.ÂÂ  Liberal Quakers (78%)ÂÂ  
9.ÂÂ  Mahayana Buddhism (76%)ÂÂ  
10.ÂÂ  Unitarian Universalism (75%)ÂÂ  
11.ÂÂ  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)ÂÂ  
12.ÂÂ  Theravada Buddhism (67%)ÂÂ  
13.ÂÂ  Neo-Pagan (61%)ÂÂ  
14.ÂÂ  New Thought (55%)ÂÂ  
15.ÂÂ  New Age (52%)ÂÂ  
16.ÂÂ  Eastern Orthodox (52%)ÂÂ  
17.ÂÂ  Roman Catholic (52%)ÂÂ  
18.ÂÂ  Seventh Day Adventist (50%)ÂÂ  
19.ÂÂ  Orthodox Quaker (47%)ÂÂ  
20.ÂÂ  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (46%)ÂÂ  
21.ÂÂ  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (45%)ÂÂ  
22.ÂÂ  Scientology (42%)ÂÂ  
23.ÂÂ  Jehovah's Witness (40%)ÂÂ  
24.ÂÂ  Taoism (33%)ÂÂ  
25.ÂÂ  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)ÂÂ  
26.ÂÂ  Secular Humanism (20%)ÂÂ  
27.ÂÂ  Nontheist (18%)ÂÂ  


EDIT -- I read over Wiki's article on Baha'i, and I have to admit that I can't see how I could be ranked so highly with it. Or Judaism for that matter. But I guess when you only have 20 questions and limited options, the results will be iffy

[Bizzlebin]

Forgive my ignorance, Asteriktos, but are you Orthodox?

[Asteriktos]

I was chrismated in 2001, and I've tried to be Christian for a long time now, but I just got to the point where I finally decided to stop being afraid and just let go. So I guess the answer to your question is, no, I'm not Orthodox.

[GiC]

Forgive my ignorance, Asteriktos, but are you Orthodox?

The Belief-O-Matic quiz is hardly an indication of how Orthodox one is, infact I've taken the test deliberately using and limiting answers to a very shallow view of Orthodoxy or a technically incorrect (though popular) one and scored very high (100%) Orthodox...says someone who's actual Orthodox Score is generally in the 70's...I'm guessing it's either a test for simple minds, or they assume a notable level of ignorance amongst the Orthodox.

[Bizzlebin]

The Belief-O-Matic quiz is hardly an indication of how Orthodox one is, infact I've taken the test deliberately using and limiting answers to a very shallow view of Orthodoxy or a technically incorrect (though popular) one and scored very high (100%) Orthodox...says someone who's actual Orthodox Score is generally in the 70's...I'm guessing it's either a test for simple minds, or they assume a notable level of ignorance amongst the Orthodox.

For the record, my comment was inspired not by any test results, but by the statement:

"And I surely believed those answers, to a great degree, when I answered as I did. I wondered how I would come out now..."

[Matthew777]

This is my latest result:

1.    Eastern Orthodox (100%)    
2.    Roman Catholic (100%)    
3.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (98%)    
4.    Orthodox Quaker (95%)    
5.    Seventh Day Adventist (92%)    
6.    Liberal Quakers (84%)    
7.    Hinduism (81%)    
8.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)    
9.    Unitarian Universalism (78%)    
10.    Orthodox Judaism (61%)    
11.    Sikhism (60%)    
12.    Bahá'í Faith (58%)    
13.    Jainism (55%)    
14.    Reform Judaism (53%)    
15.    Theravada Buddhism (53%)    
16.    Mahayana Buddhism (52%)    
17.    Islam (49%)    
18.    New Age (43%)    
19.    Neo-Pagan (41%)    
20.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (40%)    
21.    Jehovah's Witness (36%)    
22.    Taoism (36%)    
23.    New Thought (30%)    
24.    Secular Humanism (28%)    
25.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%)    
26.    Scientology (27%)    
27.    Nontheist (19%)

[Marat]

I got this.

1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Orthodox Quaker (88%) 
4.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (85%) 
5.  Seventh Day Adventist (82%) 
6.  Orthodox Judaism (69%) 
7.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (63%) 
8.  Islam (63%) 
9.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (60%) 
10.  Hinduism (56%) 


I never knew I had so much in common with the Orthodox Quakers.

[Matthew777]

I would recommend everyone to answer as honestly as possible. Don't just provide the answer which you believe should be 'Orthodox', provide what you honestly believe in your conscience and heart. If the result is not '100% Orthodox', then so be it.

Peace.

[Marat]

I did answer mine honestly. If I honestly felt different, I wouldn't be looking to join the Orthodox Church. Instead, I would go where my beliefs matched.

[Matthew777]

1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Hinduism (97%) 
4.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (95%) 
5.  Orthodox Quaker (95%) 
6.  Seventh Day Adventist (92%) 
7.  Liberal Quakers (81%) 
8.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%) 
9.  Unitarian Universalism (75%) 
10.  Sikhism (65%) 
11.  Mahayana Buddhism (64%) 
12.  Jainism (63%) 
13.  Bahá'í Faith (63%) 
14.  Orthodox Judaism (60%) 
15.  Theravada Buddhism (58%) 
16.  New Age (50%) 
17.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (48%) 
18.  Islam (47%) 
19.  Neo-Pagan (45%) 
20.  Jehovah's Witness (44%) 
21.  Reform Judaism (40%) 
22.  Taoism (37%) 
23.  New Thought (31%) 
24.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (27%) 
25.  Secular Humanism (25%) 
26.  Scientology (25%) 
27.  Nontheist (21%) 


Maybe I should be singing 'Hare Krishna'.

Peace.

[Meekle]

1.    Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (95%)
3.    Eastern Orthodox (93%)
4.    Roman Catholic (93%)
5.    Seventh Day Adventist (90%)
6.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (72%)
7.    Hinduism (66%)
8.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
9.    Sikhism (58%)
10.    Orthodox Judaism (58%)
11.    Jehovah's Witness (54%)
12.    Liberal Quakers (53%)
13.    Islam (49%)
14.    Bah�'� Faith (47%)
15.    Unitarian Universalism (44%)
16.    Mahayana Buddhism (40%)
17.    Jainism (40%)
18.    Theravada Buddhism (39%)
19.    Reform Judaism (35%)
20.    Neo-Pagan (27%)
21.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (26%)
22.    New Age (22%)
23.    Scientology (19%)
24.    Taoism (17%)
25.    Secular Humanism (16%)
26.    New Thought (16%)
27.    Nontheist (13%)

I don't understand why I got so low on Orthodoxy? 

[Bizzlebin]

I don't understand why I got so low on Orthodoxy? 

Quaker Oatmeal 

[Fr. George]

Look at the bright spot: you're not a nontheist!

[serb1389]

This is what I got.  Notice, I followed someone's advice on this and just answered the questions honestly.  I wonder if being cradle Orthodox makes a difference on this?  The questions seemed no-brainers for me, and I got 100% on Eastern Orthodox.  hm...

1.    Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2.    Roman Catholic (100%)
3.    Orthodox Quaker (90%)
4.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (82%)
5.    Seventh Day Adventist (81%)
6.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%)
7.    Orthodox Judaism (64%)
8.    Liberal Quakers (63%)
9.    Hinduism (60%)
10.    Islam (55%)
11.    Unitarian Universalism (51%)
12.    Sikhism (48%)
13.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%)
14.    Bahá'í Faith (47%)
15.    Jehovah's Witness (40%)
16.    Reform Judaism (40%)
17.    Jainism (40%)
18.    Mahayana Buddhism (32%)
19.    Theravada Buddhism (31%)
20.    Neo-Pagan (30%)
21.    Secular Humanism (27%)
22.    Taoism (23%)
23.    New Age (22%)
24.    Nontheist (19%)
25.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (11%)
26.    Scientology (8%)
27.    New Thought (7%)

[annaspencer]

These are my results:
1.  Eastern Orthodox (100%) 
2.  Roman Catholic (100%) 
3.  Orthodox Quaker (98%) 
4.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (96%) 
5.  Seventh Day Adventist (91%) 
6.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (78%) 
7.  Hinduism (77%) 
8.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (71%) 
9.  Jehovah's Witness (61%) 
10.  Orthodox Judaism (60%) 
11.  Sikhism (60%) 
12.  Liberal Quakers (55%) 
13.  Jainism (54%) 
14.  Theravada Buddhism (51%) 
15.  Mahayana Buddhism (51%) 
16.  Unitarian Universalism (47%) 
17.  Bahб'н Faith (46%) 
18.  Islam (43%) 
19.  Taoism (35%) 
20.  Reform Judaism (32%) 
21.  Neo-Pagan (32%) 
22.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (28%) 
23.  New Age (28%) 
24.  Secular Humanism (26%) 
25.  Nontheist (19%) 
26.  Scientology (17%) 
27.  New Thought (17%) 

As an Orthodox Christian, I'm quite disturbed! - Jehovas witness my foot!
:-)

[chrisb]

Grace and Peace be with you all,

I guess I'm the only one answering this quiz without a cheat sheet. ÂÂ

1.  Orthodox Quaker (100%) ÂÂ
2.  Eastern Orthodox (99%) ÂÂ
3.  Roman Catholic (99%) ÂÂ

I'm Irish Catholic and it's saying I've got more in common with 'Orthodox Quakers'. It most have been my stand of 'non-violence' which through me over the top with them.

eek! I'm a peace-nik!

[Meekle]

Grace and Peace be with you all,

I guess I'm the only one answering this quiz without a cheat sheet.  

1.  Orthodox Quaker (100%)  
2.  Eastern Orthodox (99%)  
3.  Roman Catholic (99%)  

I'm Irish Catholic and it's saying I've got more in common with 'Orthodox Quakers'. It most have been my stand of 'non-violence' which through me over the top with them.

eek! I'm a peace-nik!

I didn't use a cheat sheet either, and I also scored Orthodox Quaker. I think they discriminate against oatmeal eaters  

[Fr. George]

Did they have pre-packaged oatmeal in 19th century Russia?  Is outrage!

[Meekle]

Did they have pre-packaged oatmeal in 19th century Russia?  Is outrage!

Well probably not, but I'm sure they had it in 14th century Greece   Anyways, I said oatmeal eaters in general, not pre packaged oatmeal eaters. Though, are there any other kinds?  

[GiC]

Well, after someone complaining about only getting a 99% Orthodox/RC I thought I'd post my results, I have avoided doing so in the past because of how shallow the questions are, and their gross ignorance of the details and technicalities of these various faiths, as demonstrated through some of there rakings, but just for fun here's mine:

1.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) ÂÂ
2.  Orthodox Quaker (88%) ÂÂ
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%) ÂÂ
4.  Hinduism (77%) ÂÂ
5.  Liberal Quakers (76%) ÂÂ
6.  Unitarian Universalism (76%) ÂÂ
7.  Eastern Orthodox (75%) ÂÂ
8.  Roman Catholic (75%) ÂÂ
9.  Seventh Day Adventist (74%) ÂÂ
10.  Bahα'ν Faith (59%) ÂÂ
11.  Sikhism (57%) ÂÂ
12.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%) ÂÂ
13.  Orthodox Judaism (51%) ÂÂ
14.  Mahayana Buddhism (51%) ÂÂ
15.  Reform Judaism (50%) ÂÂ
16.  Theravada Buddhism (50%) ÂÂ
17.  Islam (46%) ÂÂ
18.  New Thought (44%) ÂÂ
19.  Jainism (43%) ÂÂ
20.  Taoism (41%) ÂÂ
21.  Nontheist (40%) ÂÂ
22.  Scientology (40%) ÂÂ
23.  Secular Humanism (39%) ÂÂ
24.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (34%) ÂÂ
25.  Neo-Pagan (33%) ÂÂ
26.  New Age (33%) ÂÂ
27.  Jehovah's Witness (24%) ÂÂ

Usually my lowest ranking religion (#27) is still over 30%...but I guess this time as I marked high priority for the dogmatic issues (Trinity, Incarnation), my JW score dropped a bit further down.

[chrisb]

Well, after someone complaining about only getting a 99% Orthodox/RC I thought I'd post my results, I have avoided doing so in the past because of how shallow the questions are, and their gross ignorance of the details and technicalities of these various faiths, as demonstrated through some of there rakings, but just for fun here's mine:

1.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) ÂÂ
2.  Orthodox Quaker (88%) ÂÂ
3.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%) ÂÂ
4.  Hinduism (77%) ÂÂ
5.  Liberal Quakers (76%) ÂÂ
6.  Unitarian Universalism (76%) ÂÂ
7.  Eastern Orthodox (75%) ÂÂ
8.  Roman Catholic (75%) ÂÂ

Usually my lowest ranking religion (#27) is still over 30%...but I guess this time as I marked high priority for the dogmatic issues (Trinity, Incarnation), my JW score dropped a bit further down.

Grace and Peace greekischristian,

Well, God Bless you for being honest!!! I agree the questions are 'way' too shallow to be taken seriously. I'm not going to run off and join the Orthodox Quakers anytime soon but it does make me feel a bit closer to them.  

Peace and God Bless!!!

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