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TM99

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5. Interesting & not surprised by the results.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 03:45 PM
Feb 2015

My results are:

100% Secular Humanism

Unitary Universalism(88%)
Atheism(79%)
Liberal Quakerism(68%)
Theravada Buddhism(53%)
Liberal Christian Protestantism(50%)
Taoism(40%)
Orthodox Quakerism(38%)
Neo-Paganism(35%)
New Age(34%)
Reformed Judaism(34%)
Mahayana Buddhism(29%)
Scientology(25%)
Jainism(25%)
New Thought(21%)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints(21%)
Conservative Christian Protestant(20%)
Church of Christ, Scientist(18%)
Bahá'í Faith(18%)
Islam(18%)
Sikhism(16%)
Seventh-day Adventists(16%)
Orthodox Judaism(7%)
Roman Catholicism(7%)
Eastern Orthodox Christianity(7%)
Jehovah's Witnesses(7%)
Hinduism(5%)

These results, as I said, don't surprise me. I am ignostic and very secular humanistic. I am not anti-religion or anti-theistic and actually enjoy many aspects of community, ritual, and interfaith dialog. I have meditated within the Buddhist tradition for almost 35 years now always preferring the older, more 'atheistic' Theravadan traditions. I have always been more socially liberal, and I am a traditionalist and conservative when it comes to economics. So the percentages acknowledge that as well.

I must admit to being a bit surprised by the high number for Liberal Quakerism. Being the son/grandson of alcoholic, I do not drink, true. After my experiences in the military, I have become very anti-war. I am quite curious now to study the tradition a bit more.

Thanks, this was enlightening.

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