01-14-02 @ 2:33 am EST

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BELIEF SYSTEM SELECTOR...an exploration of world religions
By SelectSmart.com Staff

HERE ARE YOUR RESULTS...The list below is modified by your input. The results are scored on a curve. The highest score, 100, represents the closest match to your responses. This does not mean that this or any religion has every view that you selected. However, the religion at the top of your list shares more of your selected beliefs than the others.

DISCUSS YOUR RESULTS...Were they accurate, enlightening or way off? Post your thoughts on our Religion Discussion Board.

Your Results:

1. Reform Judaism (100%) Click here for info
2. Liberal Quakers (95%) Click here for info
3. Unitarian Universalism (93%) Click here for info
4. Bahá'í Faith (91%) Click here for info
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (88%) Click here for info
6. Sikhism (86%) Click here for info
7. Neo-Pagan (83%) Click here for info
8. Orthodox Judaism (82%) Click here for info
9. Mahayana Buddhism (81%) Click here for info
10. Islam (75%) Click here for info
11. New Age (72%) Click here for info
12. Hinduism (71%) Click here for info
13. New Thought (71%) Click here for info
14. Scientology (68%) Click here for info
15. Jainism (65%) Click here for info
16. Theravada Buddhism (60%) Click here for info
17. Orthodox Quaker (53%) Click here for info
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (50%) Click here for info
19. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (47%) Click here for info
20. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (43%) Click here for info
21. Secular Humanism (43%) Click here for info
22. Eastern Orthodox (40%) Click here for info
23. Roman Catholic (40%) Click here for info
24. Seventh Day Adventist (37%) Click here for info
25. Taoism (36%) Click here for info
26. Jehovah's Witness (34%) Click here for info
27. Atheists and Agnostics (30%) Click here for info


Reform Judaism (Shares some views with Reconstruction and Renewal Judaism.) -- Jewish law is changeable and symbolic

* See also American Judaism -- Movements/Affiliations Selector
* Belief in Deity: Beliefs vary among adherents, including that of non-belief or questioning belief, and all are welcome and considered personal, but the official stance is that there is one God Almighty - Creator, all-powerful, ever-present, and all knowing -- formless, incorporeal spirit.
* Incarnations: None, as only God is worshipped. Moses was the greatest of all prophets.
* Origin of universe and life: Most believe that Genesis is to be understood symbolically. God created and controls all phenomena revealed by modern science.
* After death: Reform Jews believe in the world to come and a messianic age (but no individual Messiah). Personal beliefs in the details of afterlife are diverse as there is no official position. Some believe in heaven and hell but only as states of consciousness, some believe in reincarnation, some believe God is all forgiving, and some may not believe in an actual afterlife. Regardless, Judaism generally focuses on living a virtuous life, rather than working toward reward after death.
* Why evil? No original sin. Most often, Satan is interpreted symbolically to represent selfish desires that are inherent within all. God gave people free will, and people are responsible for their actions.
* Salvation: The main emphasis is on living the kind of life that God commands which will surely be rewarded if there is an afterlife. Most believe God is forgiving of all; there is no hell to which some are condemned. Salvation is achieved through faith and prayer to God, good works, concern for the earth and humanity, and behavior that does no harm to others. The extent to which one follows Jewish Law is an individual decision.
* Undeserved suffering: God gave humans freewill to feel pleasure and pain, and His purpose in allowing deep suffering of the innocent must be good even if mysterious. It is generally believed that God suffers along with the sufferer. More important than knowing why God allows suffering is to work to help those in need.
* Contemporary Issues: Judaism holds that human life begins upon first breath, and Jewish law requires abortion if necessary to save the mother’s life prior to birth. Most believe potential human life should never be terminated casually, but it is generally regarded as a personal decision especially within the first 40 days of pregnancy. Homosexuality: Homosexuals are God’s creation, and Jewish instruction is to love our neighbor as ourselves. Reform (and Conservative) Judaism have a long history of support for homosexual rights.

Lowest in agnostic?? LOWEST IN AGNOSTIC?? How the hell did I end up as a Jew?? I didn't know they believed all that...maybe THAT'S why the priest refused to baptize me! Maybe I should just convert! o_O