Spiritual communities

[AndyDT]

What kind of spiritual community do you belong to?

I've been going to a church but I've found it quite narrow minded and not only intolerant of other views, but that anybody might be reading about other views. What alternatives are there?

[lordxizor]

It's pretty unlikely you're going to find a church that holds exactly your views. And I think you'll find that the majority of devout believers of any faith don't spend much time reading or thinking about opposing views and would even tell you that doing so is dangerous to your faith. Chances are you'll be able to find a more liberal church in your area, so I'd suggest you look around.

We recently moved and have been checking out churches in our new town. It's been frustrating to say the least. We found a church that had extremely nice people and great worship music, but the officical beliefs of the church were extremely conservative. No women in leadership roles and the like. It was really a bummer because the people were very friendly. We've decided on a Covenant church which seems a little more modern in it's thinking without being crazy liberal.

[AndyDT]

What about unitarianism?

This was revealing:

https://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspx

[El Barto]

I got 100% secular humanist, but then that wasn't really too difficult for it to figure out. 

[lordxizor]

I got liberal protestant. Not a shock there at all.

[AndyDT]

"100% Hindu".

[PlaysLikeMyung]

lol

Why doesn't that surprise me?

[ReaPsTA]

1.    Reform Judaism  (100%)
2.    Neo-Pagan (99%)
3.    Unitarian Universalism (98%)
4.    Liberal Quakers (93%)
5.    Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
6.    Baha'i Faith (89%)
7.    Sikhism (85%)
8.    New Age (81%)
9.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
10.    New Thought (77%)
11.    Scientology (73%)
12.    Orthodox Judaism (71%)
13.    Theravada Buddhism (71%)
14.    Hinduism (70%)
15.    Jainism (66%)

[pogoowner]

1.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2.    Orthodox Quaker (99%)
3.    Eastern Orthodox (93%)
4.    Roman Catholic (93%)
5.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (92%)
6.    Seventh Day Adventist (82%)
7.    Liberal Quakers (66%)
8.    Orthodox Judaism (66%)
9.    Islam (62%)
10.    Sikhism (58%)
11.    Reform Judaism (55%)
12.    Unitarian Universalism (55%)
13.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)
14.    Baha'i Faith (50%)
15.    Hinduism (48%)

Interesting that Orthodox Quaker was so high on mine. I don't know anything about what they believe. To answer the original question, I belong to a conservative Presbyterian church, and generally speaking, my church family is great.

[Sigz]

I got 100% secular humanist, but then that wasn't really too difficult for it to figure out. 

[orcus116]

I got 100% Unitarian Universalism even though the descriptions for their beliefs don't match up at all with what I think.

[j]

My top one was secular humanism too, but several of the questions didn't have an answer that accurately fit my thoughts on the subject.

-J

[rumborak]

Yeah, I thought the non-believing answers were kinda posed lackluster. "Yeah, whatever the crap heathens I hear believe in."

And of course, 100% secular humanism.

rumborak

[orcus116]

Or how they lumped "I don't believe in a God or Gods" and "Yeah whatever I don't really care" together. There's a pretty big difference between the two.

[rumborak]

That's the thing. They were so indiscriminate about secular beliefs that I didn't even need to look for the right option after question 5. It was always the last option, their heathen waste bucket .

rumborak

[zerogravityfat]

I work at a scientific research lab.

[sirbradford117]

1.    Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2.    Roman Catholic (100%)
3.    Seventh Day Adventist (96%)
4.    Hinduism (95%)
5.    Orthodox Quaker (95%)
6.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (92%)
7.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (73%)
8.    Orthodox Judaism (69%)
9.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (67%)
10.    Jainism (66%)
11.    Jehovah's Witness (62%)
12.    Sikhism (62%)
13.    Islam (58%)
14.    Liberal Quakers (56%)
15.    Baha'i Faith (55%)
16.    Mahayana Buddhism (54%)
17.    Theravada Buddhism (50%)
18.    Unitarian Universalism (46%)
19.    Neo-Pagan (42%)
20.    Reform Judaism (39%)
21.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (31%)
22.    Scientology (29%)
23.    New Age (27%)
24.    New Thought (25%)
25.    Secular Humanism (20%)
26.    Taoism (20%)
27.    Nontheist (18%)


Wow, lots of variation.  Apparently I hold a few unorthodox views, as Secular Humanist and Nontheist are present.  But no surprise to see Orthodox and Catholic at the top!

[hefdaddy42]

It's pretty unlikely you're going to find a church that holds exactly your views.

This.  Unless, of course, you start your own church.  Which I have considered.

[juice]

1.    Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (96%)
3.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
4.    Eastern Orthodox (81%)
5.    Roman Catholic (81%)
6.    Seventh Day Adventist (73%)
7.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (65%)
8.    Hinduism (58%)
9.    Liberal Quakers (57%)
10.    Islam (55%)
11.    Orthodox Judaism (55%)
12.    Unitarian Universalism (54%)
13.    Baha'i Faith (49%)
14.    Jehovah's Witness (49%)
15.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (48%)
16.    Reform Judaism (46%)
17.    New Thought (42%)
18.    Scientology (42%)
19.    Sikhism (42%)
20.    Mahayana Buddhism (41%)
21.    Theravada Buddhism (40%)
22.    Jainism (39%)
23.    Neo-Pagan (32%)
24.    New Age (30%)
25.    Secular Humanism (25%)
26.    Taoism (21%)
27.    Nontheist (20%)

But as always, the options/questions on these types of surveys could be better.

[AndyDT]

So are people going to these communities? If not, where do you get a sense of community from?

[The Dark Master]

1.    Neo-Pagan (100%)
2.    Unitarian Universalism (70%)
3.    Baha'i Faith (66%)
4.    Jainism (66%)
5.    Hinduism (62%)
6.    Mahayana Buddhism (60%)
7.    Orthodox Judaism (55%)
8.    Reform Judaism (55%)
9.    Liberal Quakers (53%)
10.    New Age (50%)
11.    Islam (47%)
12.    Sikhism (47%)
13.    Nontheist (46%)
14.    Secular Humanism (46%)
15.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (36%)
16.    Theravada Buddhism (34%)
17.    Taoism (32%)
18.    New Thought (26%)
19.    Scientology (21%)
20.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (19%)
21.    Eastern Orthodox (19%)
22.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (19%)
23.    Orthodox Quaker (19%)
24.    Roman Catholic (19%)
25.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (11%)
26.    Seventh Day Adventist (7%)
27.    Jehovah's Witness (0%)

Well, considering that I am Asatru (Norse Heathenism), I guess this quiz is pretty accurate.

[ack44]

1.    Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2.    Secular Humanism (96%)
3.    Liberal Quakers (92%)
4.    Theravada Buddhism (91%)
5.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
6.    Nontheist (72%)
7.    Neo-Pagan (72%)
8.    Taoism (72%)
9.    Mahayana Buddhism (71%)
10.    New Age (62%)
11.    Reform Judaism (57%)

What the hell is unitarian universalism?

[Progmetty]

1.    Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2.    Islam (98%)
3.    Reform Judaism (94%)
4.    Sikhism (86%)
5.    Baha'i Faith (77%)
6.    Orthodox Quaker (72%)
7.    Liberal Quakers (70%)
8.    Unitarian Universalism (68%)
9.    Jainism (65%)
10.    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (62%)
11.    Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (61%)
12.    Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
13.    Neo-Pagan (59%)
14.    Hinduism (57%)
15.    Jehovah's Witness (57%)
16.    Mahayana Buddhism (54%)
17.    Scientology (54%)
18.    New Age (52%)
19.    Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
20.    New Thought (51%)
21.    Eastern Orthodox (46%)
22.    Roman Catholic (46%)
23.    Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (45%)
24.    Theravada Buddhism (42%)
25.    Secular Humanism (39%)
26.    Nontheist (27%)
27.    Taoism (27%)

ĦAy, caramba!! There's at least 10 of these I've never heard of, gonna do some reading up tonight!

[Adami]

Metty is jewish. Who knew.

[orcus116]

He's got a religious war going on in the top 4.

[Portrucci]

1.    Theravada Buddhism (100%)

uhh, cool 

[contest_sanity]

What the hell is unitarian universalism?

One key belief of such practitioners is the all people go to heaven, no matter what religion they are -- I'm sure, however, that they're much more complex than just that.

[Progmetty]

He's got a religious war going on in the top 4.

Metty is jewish. Who knew.

 
Bet ya I'd look better than you with the curly sideburns baby!

[ack44]

He's got a religious war going on in the top 4.

Jihad inside my head.

[The Texas Pirate!]

1.  Jehovah's Witness (100%) 
2.  Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (92%) 
3.  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (89%) 
4.  Eastern Orthodox (88%) 
5.  Roman Catholic (88%)  
6.  Seventh Day Adventist (79%) 
7.  Orthodox Quaker (70%) 
8.  Baha'i Faith (67%) 
9.  Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%) 
10.  Orthodox Judaism (60%) 
11.  Jainism (51%) 
12.  Hinduism (51%) 
13.  Islam (49%) 
14.  Liberal Quakers (46%) 
15.  Sikhism (46%) 
16.  Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%) 
17.  Mahayana Buddhism (39%) 
18.  Theravada Buddhism (38%) 
19.  Unitarian Universalism (37%) 
20.  Neo-Pagan (29%) 
21.  New Age (27%) 
22.  New Thought (24%) 
23.  Reform Judaism (24%) 
24.  Scientology (24%) 
25.  Secular Humanism (20%) 
26.  Nontheist (18%) 
27.  Taoism (14%) 
WTF?

[73109]

I got 100% secular humanist, but then that wasn't really too difficult for it to figure out. 

[Bombardana]

100% secular humanism
How do I belief

[Voyage 34]

100% Secular Humanist. No surprise. Rumborak is right though, the unbelieving answers suck. They shouldn't lump atheist and agnostic in one category.

[TheVoxyn]

1.    Nontheist (100%)
2.    Secular Humanism (96%)
3.    Unitarian Universalism (90%)

Not suprising in the sleightest.

[Adami]

I just took it again, I got 97% Mahayana and 92% Therevada.


That greatly upsets me.