I just took a new quiz Christian Traditions Selector, recommended by Kevin Sam – not on Facebook I am glad to say, but the advertising images I saw in the sidebar are a bit suggestive.
As I correctly predicted before viewing my results, my number 1 result is “Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God”. I’m also not surprised that “Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.)” came second. It is a bit worrying that “Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England” came as low as 8th place, when I have been a lifelong member, although in a very untypical congregation for the last 24 years. Perhaps this confirms what I am already beginning to think, that I am in the wrong denomination.
Here are my full results:
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(100%) 1: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God |
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(86%) 2: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.) |
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(81%) 3: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist |
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(74%) 4: Church of Christ/Campbellite |
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(70%) 5: Seventh-Day Adventist |
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(64%) 6: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene |
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(63%) 7: Lutheran |
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(57%) 8: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England |
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(57%) 9: Congregational/United Church of Christ |
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(54%) 10: Eastern Orthodox |
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(47%) 11: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic) |
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(42%) 12: Presbyterian/Reformed |
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(32%) 13: Roman Catholic |
Hmmm, this looks awfully familiar. 😉
My results were nearly identical.
Peter, time to leave the Church of England! 😀
Peter,
Yes, that site is miserable. It is in dire need of an overhaul.
For what it’s worth:
(100%) 1: Seventh-Day Adventist
(94%) 2: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.)
(77%) 3: Eastern Orthodox
(68%) 4: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England
(66%) 5: Lutheran
(57%) 6: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic)
(57%) 7: Roman Catholic
(54%) 8: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene
(47%) 9: Congregational/United Church of Christ
(43%) 10: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist
(43%) 11: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God
(41%) 12: Presbyterian/Reformed
(36%) 13: Church of Christ/Campbellite
I would have switched one and two, but that seems about right. I’m a little confused at how you can have 57%/#8: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England and only 32%/dead last for Roman Catholic, though.
-JAK
Maybe, TC. But then have you had the courage to take this test? Maybe you will also have to change denomination as a result.
But then maybe you did take it, but then had to follow the advice you gave to Kevin, “to hide the results from your leaders”. 😉
Justin, thanks for your results. I also wonder at your last point, but I did clearly reject transubstantiation and over-reliance on tradition.
Peter, I took the quiz and came out “Congregational/United Church of Christ” at 100%. I answered “not sure” on a lot of them because some the choices didn’t exactly line up with what I really believe.
Maybe I should have gone with the closest to what I believe.
Yes, TC, I went more with what was closest. I guess the quiz is set up such that “not sure” is the “Congregational/United Church of Christ” position on most issues!
This one is the wierdest I have seen. I did not try to predicyt my result.
100%) 1: Presbyterian/Reformed
(90%) 2: Eastern Orthodox
(90%) 3: Congregational/United Church of Christ
(85%) 4: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England
(74%) 5: Seventh-Day Adventist
(73%) 6: Roman Catholic
(64%) 7: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene
(62%) 8: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic)
(61%) 9: Lutheran
(43%) 10: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.)
(31%) 11: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist
(30%) 12: Church of Christ/Campbellite
(30%) 13: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God
Almost a mirror of you Peter. Well I had guessed my general leanings might be more towards “structure” than your own. But I cannot imagine where Reformed and Eastern Orthodox comes from. There were a couple where I really had to be not sure, but for most I took an answer closest to my own stance. And I did not go for the strictest Calvinistic take on Election. So why strict Baptist comes higher than the General Baptist in which I was brought up I cannot guess. And the only ones to suggest I am fundementalist are Liberals and some Broad types!
but perhaps I can stay in the CoE for now!
Colin, I must say I am surprised given what I know of you from your comments. I guess “Presbyterian/Reformed” doesn’t always imply strict Calvinism. And some Anglican positions can sound quite Eastern Orthodox.
I shouldn’t worry too much or change denomination. I came out Lutheran Missouri Synod, whatever that is. It Certainly doesn’t operate anywhere near here. And I get the impression the US Episcopalians are a lot less like the CofE than we tend to assume.
Thanks, Dru. There are certainly Anglicans here in England who I feel very at home with – until they start following the bishops’ leading astray. I’m not rushing into any changes.
100%) 1: Baptist (Reformed/Particular/Calvinistic)
(88%) 2: Presbyterian/Reformed
(85%) 3: Congregational/United Church of Christ
(77%) 4: Anabaptist (Mennonite/Quaker etc.)
(76%) 5: Seventh-Day Adventist
(71%) 6: Anglican/Episcopal/Church of England
(64%) 7: Eastern Orthodox
(61%) 8: Baptist (non-Calvinistic)/Plymouth Brethren/Fundamentalist
(58%) 9: Methodist/Wesleyan/Nazarene
(56%) 10: Roman Catholic
(55%) 11: Lutheran
(52%) 12: Church of Christ/Campbellite
(52%) 13: Pentecostal/Charismatic/Assemblies of God
Very strange results for me. I did predict Reformed being at the top of my list, but I spent the last 10 years in the AoG and they came in last…?
Like the blog and will it add it to my RSS so I can stop by in the future
Thanks, Brad. Either you have learned nothing from AoG, or test is not very good. Probably the latter.