Do You Belong In A Secular Society?
Take The Test: - Do You Belong In A Secular Society
Count up all the times you answer "yes" and then scroll to the bottom of the page for your result.
- 1. Do you believe that people have a right to a religion?
- 2. Do you believe that people have a right to not have a religion?
- 3. Do you believe that only people who share your religion have a right to a religion?
- 4. Do you believe that your religion is the only "true religion" and that all other religions are false?
- 5. Do you believe that all other religions should be exposed for the lie that they are?
- 6. Do you believe that only people who believe in the same god as you should have the right to vote?
- 7. Do you believe that religious faith should be a test of citizenship?
- 8. Do you believe that only religious people are capable of being moral?
- 9. Do you believe that all other religions except your own are evil?
- 10. Do you believe that the government should be controlled by religious law?
Now Scroll Down To The Bottom Of The Page: ~
RESULTS:
Count how many times you answered "yes."
0-3 You seem like the sort of person who would enjoy the freedoms of a secular society. These are the secular societies in which you would feel most valued. List of secular states: 1.Australia 2. Belgium 3. France 4. Germany 5. India 6. Nepal 7. Philippines 8. Portugal 9. Romania 10. Turkey 11. United States of America
Characteristics of a Secular State
1.A secular state is a state or country that officially is neutral in matters of religion, neither supporting nor opposing any particular religious beliefs or practices, and has no state religion or equivalent.
2.A secular state is not an atheistic state (e.g. North Korea, the Soviet Union), in which the state officially opposes all religious beliefs and practices. A secular state protects freedom of religion but is governed freely from the influence of a religion, as pursued in state secularism.
3.It is also described to be a state that prevents religion from interfering with matters of state, and religious groups from controlling its government, and monopolizing political power. Laws protect each individual equally including religious minorities from discrimination on the basis of religion.
Characteristics of a Religious State:
A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state.
7-10 Hmmm. If you do not already live in a theocracy, I suggest you need to pack your bags.
Characteristics of a Theocracy:
Theocracy is a form of government in which the divine power governs an earthly human state, either in person (e.g. as incarnation in a human) or, more often, via its religious institutional representative/s. (e.g. church, temple, mosque), either replacing or dominating the organs of civil government as clerical or spiritual representative/s of god.
posted by beepbeepitsme | 12:27 am
13 Comments:
Couldn't get the 'results' to work, Beep.
With only two yes's did I fail? Will I be sent to Hell to burn forever and ever? Should I have chosen to be a weak atheist after all? Would that have saved me?
I await my fate!
RE daniel:
Refresh your browser. The results are displayed at the bottom of the page.
According to my test, you will be happiest in a secular state.
0-3 You seem like the sort of person who would enjoy the freedoms of a secular society.
These are the secular societies in which you would feel most valued. List of secular states: 1.Australia 2. Belgium 3. France 4. Germany 5. India 6. Nepal 7. Philippines 8. Portugal 9. Romania 10. Turkey 11. United States of America
Refreshed several times, Beep, but all I can get is the word RESULTS surrounded by a lot of blank space.
P.S. If I was a moderate agnostic, do you think that God might save me?
P.P.S. I notice another 'Daniel' has appeared. How many of us are there?
RE daniel: Did you scroll down past the word "results" to the bottom of the article?
I dunno, I can see it on my page?
Yeah. 2 daniels. One is posting as "anonymous" but signs off as daniel. If you read something RE: daniel it might not mean you. :)
Same problem as Daniel Beep. I get another "link" to Bob, but that's all...
I can't see it either.
Only the word RESULTS and then the LINK at the bottom takes me to a Bob Dylan youtube video.
That is weird. I can see the rest of the article on my computer.
I published it again. How about now?
Nope, still can't see it. Just an empty space between RESULTS and the Bob Dylan LINK. :-(
Re : stardust:
I may have to repost it. Damnit :(
Done and dusted Beep, thanks for fixing it.
Scored 2 so I'm happy...:)
Ted.
Hey! Why no mention of the UK? It's way more secular than the USA. Or are you including it in the theocracy pile because we've got our own church, and there's no separation of church and state?
RE deacon:
England is an interesting example.
It is demonstrably secular, that is, by action it is secular; but officially it has a state religion.
The state religion is the Church of England, that is, that particular sect of christianity, is officially endorsed as the state religion.
The Church of England has a legislative body, the General Synod. The Synod can suggest measures to the queen, which, if approved by her, can be amended by the UK parliament and can become part of the law of England.
The powers of the Synod relate primarily to the care of churches and churchyards and the discipline of the clergy, but there is no limit, of which I am aware, as to what the Synod can recommend.
But, I would agree, that by actions, England and the UK are more secular than the US.
Whew! I belong in the U.S., thank God- Oh oops! Goddamm- crap did it again!
Interesting blog!
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