I just took the Belief-O-Matic Quiz to see what faith I’m aligned the most with. To my surpise, I’m a Unitarian Universalist. Whatever that means.
Here are the top 5 faiths that the quiz says most closely matches my beliefs:
- Unitarian Universalism (100%)
- Reform Judaism (98%)
- Neo-Pagan (97%)
- Liberal Quakers (96%)
- Liberal Christian Protestants (86%)
Remember, this is only a quiz. I don’t particularly hold to any of these faiths that are represented here. If anything, I might be more inclined to call myself a Liberal Christian Protestant. But, I can say that Unitarian Universalism does match many of beliefs because it allows for so much diversity according to the explanation the site gives.
The reason I took this quiz was because I was trying to decide what to provide as my religious views on my Facebook profile. I searched Google for a few key words and the quiz came up.
At least Facebook has “Unitarian Universalist” and “Christian Protestant” on their list of religious views. However, you can still type in whatever you want. Now, if they would only get rid of that drop-down list of political views. Maybe I could select something other than “Other.”
No matter what this quiz says, and whether I align myself with any particular religion, I do believe in God. I don’t take everything in the Bible as literal; I see it as a people trying to understand and explain the meaning of life. I think religion has been one of the major downfalls of human existence, and one of the most wonderful things in the world. Religion starts wars. Religion gives people hope.
I don’t want to start preaching about the good and evil of religion. Although, I do believe that religion has brought about more good than bad.
I’m going to stop writing about it now because it is one of the hardest things to write about, and I’ve got to finish homework. Maybe I’ll continue this another time, since what I’ve said here hardly covers my religious beliefs. Plus, it is a fascinating subject to me.
One final note: I put “Christian – Other” as my religious views on Facebook. So far, that’s the best I answer I can give.
For me, there’s a huge difference between “religion” and a genuine relationship with Jesus Christ. Only one who has experienced that relationship can truly understand what I’m talking about. I’m a Baptist by denomination, but that doesn’t define me. I align myself with Jesus, because he’s not a “religion” to me; he is my friend and my Lord.
I haven’t taken the quiz yet, but I probably will…I can’t resist quizzes!
I agree that there’s a huge difference between religion and a relationship with Jesus. That’s why I’ve always seen religion as this man-made idea that brings many questions and disagreements. I don’t want to down religion here because it can be a great moral guide in life. It can lead one to that personal relationship, which I think is what we should all ultimately seek.
I would love to see what your quiz says about you.
1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (92%)
3. Liberal Quakers (81%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (72%)
5. Neo-Pagan (71%)
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Dear me, I got the same diagnosis, and was priorily unaware UU existed, but I’m Pantheist – the third one would be right with me, I wasn’t aware I was so thoroughly christian rooted.
1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Liberal Quakers – Religious Society of Friends (89%)
3. Taoism (88%)
4. Secular Humanism (82%)
5. Mahayana Buddhism (79%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (76%)
I tried, but got a 404 error midway…guess must’ve pushed some wrong buttons or my combination did not exist
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I too didn’t know what to put on the facebook religion field. I decided to just leave it blank. I know a lot of potential employers and clients have the ability to view my profile and I feel they just don’t need to know that.