What religion are you?

[Avatar4321]

Take the quiz to find out what religion you are closest to.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

I figured since we had a JW test going on another thread this one would be better. it supposedly shows what religion you are closest to although i think that some of the questions are alittle unfair. Oh and dont forget to select the priority of the answer you give because that greatly effects what is outputted at the end. Ill do mine later since i have class in a few.

 

[freeandfun1]

Wow, not sure what to think of this.... I have been told I "look" Jewish!

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (97%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (88%)
4. Reform Judaism (82%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
7. Sikhism (77%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (76%)
9. Eastern Orthodox (71%)
10. Roman Catholic (71%)
11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)
12. Jainism (63%)
13. Liberal Quakers (63%)
14. Hinduism (55%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
16. Unitarian Universalism (53%)
17. Neo-Pagan (46%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
20. Scientology (40%)
21. New Thought (39%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
23. New Age (37%)
24. Theravada Buddhism (32%)
25. Nontheist (30%)
26. Secular Humanism (27%)
27. Taoism (25%)

 

[dmp]

Pretty close

Your Results:
The top score on the list below represents the faith that Belief-O-Matic, in its less than infinite wisdom, thinks most closely matches your beliefs. However, even a score of 100% does not mean that your views are all shared by this faith, or vice versa.

Belief-O-Matic then lists another 26 faiths in order of how much they have in common with your professed beliefs. The higher a faith appears on this list, the more closely it aligns with your thinking.

How did the Belief-O-Matic do? Discuss your results on our message boards.



1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (87%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (77%)
4. Orthodox Quaker (77%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (70%)

 

[no1tovote4]

1. Mahayana Buddhism (100%)
2. Theravada Buddhism (85%)
3. Neo-Pagan (85%)
4. New Age (83%)
5. Hinduism (75%)
6. Unitarian Universalism (69%)
7. Jainism (68%)
8. Liberal Quakers (66%)
9. Sikhism (65%)
10. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (60%)
11. New Thought (55%)
12. Taoism (54%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (49%)
14. Bahá'í Faith (48%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
16. Scientology (42%)
17. Jehovah's Witness (40%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (36%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (35%)
20. Orthodox Quaker (34%)
21. Secular Humanism (34%)
22. Reform Judaism (33%)
23. Eastern Orthodox (22%)
24. Islam (22%)


Not very surprising. Amazingly accurate.

 

[freeandfun1]

I'm think'n I might have not understood some of the questions! :duh3:

 

[dilloduck]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Mahayana Buddhism (91%)
3. Unitarian Universalism (89%)
4. Liberal Quakers (88%)
5. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (83%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (80%)
7. Neo-Pagan (79%)
8. Orthodox Quaker (77%)
9. New Age (73%)
10. Jainism (67%)
11. Taoism (66%)
12. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (64%)
13. Sikhism (64%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (64%)
15. New Thought (64%)
16. Scientology (64%)
17. Bahá'í Faith (57%)
18. Secular Humanism (53%)
19. Eastern Orthodox (48%)
20. Roman Catholic (48%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (47%)
22. Nontheist (44%)
23. Islam (41%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (41%)
25. Reform Judaism (41%)
26. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (31%)
27. Jehovah's Witness (25%)

 

[Mr. P]

14. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (55%)

14th outta 27...pretty middle of the road I guess..

 

[ReillyT]

1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (94%)
3. Liberal Quakers (94%)
4. Bahá'í Faith (83%)
5. Secular Humanism (72%)
6. Neo-Pagan (59%)
7. Nontheist (59%)
8. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (51%)
10. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (51%)
11. Reform Judaism (50%)
12. Sikhism (50%)
13. Theravada Buddhism (49%)
14. New Age (46%)
15. Eastern Orthodox (37%)
16. Roman Catholic (37%)
17. New Thought (35%)
18. Islam (34%)
19. Orthodox Judaism (34%)
20. Taoism (34%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (33%)
22. Jainism (32%)
23. Orthodox Quaker (32%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
25. Scientology (30%)
26. Hinduism (26%)
27. Mahayana Buddhism (26%)

 

[5stringJeff]

1. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (100%)
2. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (96%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (94%)
5. Roman Catholic (94%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (81%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (63%)
8. Islam (61%)
9. Liberal Quakers (55%)
10. Hinduism (54%)
11. Bahá'í Faith (54%)
12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (52%)
13. Reform Judaism (49%)
14. Sikhism (48%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (46%)
16. Unitarian Universalism (44%)
17. Jainism (35%)
18. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (34%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
21. Scientology (28%)
22. New Thought (24%)
23. Neo-Pagan (23%)
24. New Age (21%)
25. Nontheist (20%)
26. Secular Humanism (18%)
27. Taoism (15%)

Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant
Also sometimes referred to as traditionalist, orthodox, fundamentalist, or evangelical. This is an umbrella term for Protestant denominations, or churches within denominations, which are Bible-centered, viewing the Holy Bible as the final and only authority, the inerrant Word of God, interpreted literally as law. There are more than 2,000 Protestant denominations offering a wide range of beliefs, from extremely liberal to mainline to ultra-conservative, and those that include characteristics on both ends. Examples include some churches within Pentecostal, Southern Baptist, fundamentalist, evangelical, Lutheran, etc. Anglican/Episcopalian is often regarded as a "bridge" denomination between Roman Catholic and Protestant.

• Belief in Deity
Most Conservative Protestants believe God is incorporeal, omnipresent spirit--a Trinity of the Father (God), the Son (Christ), and the Holy Spirit that comprises one God Almighty.

• Incarnations
Jesus Christ is God's only incarnation. He is the Son of God and God, both fully divine and fully human, part of the Trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, which comprises one God Almighty.

• Origin of Universe and Life
The biblical book of Genesis is inerrant. God created the universe and all life forms from nothing in less than 7 days, less than 10,000 years ago--not as revealed by modern science. Many resolve the conflict between scientific evidence and the book of Genesis with the contention that God created the appearance of evolution (perhaps as a test of faith), or that scientific evidence is faulty.

• After Death
Saved souls experience the bliss of heaven and unsaved souls the torture of hell. On Judgment Day, Jesus Christ will resurrect the dead, reunite body and soul, and judge each for eternity in heaven, or on a restored, paradisiacal earth, or in hell. Some believe the souls of the dead will remain "asleep" until the resurrection and final judgment.

• Why Evil?
The original sin of Adam and Eve caused all to inherit sinfulness. Some Conservative Protestants believe that only relatively few people will be saved. The work and influence of Satan prevail among the unsaved and/or those who lack complete faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

• Salvation
Salvation is granted by the grace of God alone, through faith in Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Savior--not through "works" such as moral behavior, good deeds, and generally not through sacraments. Some believe that once saved, or born again, always saved. Many Conservative Protestants regard baptism, when performed, as a practice for adult believers, rather than infants/children, as it is not considered a sacrament for salvation but an act of commitment to the fellowship. However, some churches do regard certain sacraments as very important components on the path to salvation (e.g. Evangelical Lutheran Church of America), including infant baptism, regarding baptism as a miracle from God that creates faith in the heart. Some Protestants regard baptism as a washing away of sin, which may be repeated. Among most, confession/repentance is considered personal, between the individual and God, unless a public sin is involved, and confession to a pastor, when offered, is optional. Some use exorcism to remove indwelling evil spirits. Pentecostalists believe that speaking in tongues is a gift from God as evidence of having been born again, and some regard it as the only evidence of having been born again. Preaching the gospel, the Word of God, is often regarded as a means for building faith in Christ.

• Undeserved Suffering
Some suffering is caused by the inheritance of mortality originating from Adam and Eve's disobedience to God, which includes vulnerability to illness and disease. Also, Satan rules the earth, causing pain and suffering. Many believe that suffering is God's design to test, teach, or strengthen belief in Him; the greater the suffering of innocent believers, the greater will be their reward after life.

• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is considered murder. Positions among denominations on divorce vary from unacceptability of divorce and remarriage to acceptance of divorce in certain situations and remarriage.

 

[padisha emperor]

1. Secular Humanism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (88%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
5. Nontheist (73%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (73%)
7. Neo-Pagan (66%)
8. Bahá'í Faith (55%)
9. New Age (54%)
10. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (52%)
11. Taoism (51%)
12. Reform Judaism (51%)
13. Mahayana Buddhism (45%)
14. New Thought (44%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (41%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (40%)
17. Scientology (40%)
18. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (36%)
19. Jainism (34%)
20. Sikhism (34%)
21. Jehovah's Witness (30%)
22. Islam (22%)
23. Orthodox Judaism (22%)
24. Hinduism (21%)
25. Seventh Day Adventist (19%)
26. Eastern Orthodox (14%)
27. Roman Catholic (14%)

Surprise......


I'm not surprised of the place of Roman catholic, because I'm not anti-homosexual and for abortion. But this is all the same my "favorite" religion. if the Catholicism were more "open-minded" (if he 'ld live with it time) maybe would I search God to convert myself.

For the Quacker...wow ! amazing.

I'm most Jew tha Catholic..... surprised me too.

 

[manu1959]

question 12 skews the whole thing as it forces you to take a religious stance

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)

• Belief in Deity
Very diverse beliefs--Unitarian/Universalists welcome all deity beliefs as well as nontheistic beliefs. Some congregations are formed for those who share a common belief, e.g. Christianity.


• Incarnations
Very diverse beliefs, including belief in no incarnations, or that all are the embodiment of God. Some believe Christ is God's Son, or not Son but "Wayshower."


• Origin of Universe and Life
Diverse beliefs, but most believe in the Bible as symbolic and that natural processes account for origins.


• After Death
Diverse beliefs, but most believe that heaven and hell are not places but are symbolic. Some believe heaven and hell are states of consciousness either in life or continuing after death; some believe in reincarnation; some believe that afterlife is nonexistent or not known or not important, as actions in life are all that matter.


• Why Evil?
Most do not believe that humanity inherited original sin from Adam and Eve or that Satan actually exists. Most believe that God is good and made people inherently good but also with free will and an imperfect nature that leads some to immoral behavior. Diverse beliefs. Some believe wrong is committed when people distance themselves from God. Some believe in “karma,” that what goes around comes around. Some believe wrongdoing is a matter of human nature, psychology, sociology, etc.


• Salvation
Some believe in salvation through faith in God and Jesus Christ, along with doing good works and doing no harm to others. Many believe all will be saved, as God is good and forgiving. Some believe in reincarnation and the necessity to eliminate personal greed or to learn all of life’s lessons before achieving enlightenment or salvation. For some, the concepts of salvation or enlightenment are irrelevant or disbelieved.


• Undeserving Suffering
Diverse beliefs. Most Unitarians do not believe that Satan causes suffering. Some believe suffering is part of God’s plan, will, or design, even if we don’t immediately understand it. Some don’t believe in any spiritual reasons for suffering, and most take a humanistic approach to helping those in need.


• Contemporary Issues
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s stance is to protect the personal right to choose abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.

 

[Nienna]

LOL! Me a Quaker? If that's anything like the Amish, I'm much too lazy for that!
1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Seventh Day Adventist (97%)
3. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (93%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (93%)
5. Roman Catholic (93%)
6. Hinduism (70%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (64%)
8. Orthodox Judaism (61%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (56%)
10. Sikhism (56%)
11. Islam (54%)
12. Liberal Quakers (52%)
13. Jainism (51%)
14. Jehovah's Witness (46%)
15. Bahá'í Faith (46%)
16. Theravada Buddhism (43%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (42%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (42%)
19. Reform Judaism (32%)
20. Neo-Pagan (25%)
21. Taoism (24%)
22. New Age (21%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (16%)
24. Nontheist (13%)
25. Secular Humanism (13%)
26. New Thought (11%)
27. Scientology (11%)

 

[Said1]

1. Hinduism (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (88%)
3. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (84%)
4. Sikhism (83%)
5. Orthodox Judaism (80%)
6. Bahá'í Faith (77%)
7. Mahayana Buddhism (76%)
8. Liberal Quakers (74%)
9. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (73%)
10. New Thought (73%)
11. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (70%)
12. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (70%)
13. Neo-Pagan (68%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
15. Eastern Orthodox (66%)
16. Roman Catholic (66%)
17. Jainism (62%)
18. Scientology (62%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (60%)
20. Islam (60%)
21. Reform Judaism (58%)
22. Orthodox Quaker (55%)
23. New Age (48%)
24. Seventh Day Adventist (48%)
25. Taoism (35%)
26. Secular Humanism (33%)
27. Nontheist (28%)

 

[Avatar4321]

1. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%)
2. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (98%)
3. Jehovah's Witness (89%)
4. Eastern Orthodox (77%)
5. Roman Catholic (77%)
6. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (77%)
7. Orthodox Judaism (72%)
8. Orthodox Quaker (70%)
9. Bahá'í Faith (67%)
10. Islam (63%)
11. Seventh Day Adventist (62%)
12. Sikhism (54%)
13. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (53%)
14. Hinduism (47%)
15. Liberal Quakers (45%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (41%)
17. Reform Judaism (41%)
18. Jainism (41%)
19. Theravada Buddhism (40%)
20. Unitarian Universalism (35%)
21. Neo-Pagan (29%)
22. New Thought (28%)
23. Scientology (27%)
24. New Age (20%)
25. Nontheist (18%)
26. Secular Humanism (15%)
27. Taoism (12%)

 

[Zhukov]

1. Nontheist (100%)
2. Unitarian Universalism (80%)
3. Secular Humanism (79%)
4. Theravada Buddhism (79%)
5. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (62%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (61%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (59%)
8. Liberal Quakers (57%)
9. Eastern Orthodox (51%)
10. Islam (51%)
11. Orthodox Judaism (51%)
12. Roman Catholic (51%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (46%)
14. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (46%)
15. Jehovah's Witness (46%)
16. Sikhism (43%)
17. Neo-Pagan (41%)
18. Hinduism (40%)
19. New Thought (37%)
20. Jainism (32%)
21. Seventh Day Adventist (32%)
22. Mahayana Buddhism (31%)
23. Reform Judaism (29%)
24. Scientology (29%)
25. Taoism (28%)
26. Orthodox Quaker (25%)
27. New Age (18%)

 

[NATO AIR]

interesting

1. Bahá'í Faith (100%)
2. Orthodox Judaism (99%)
3. Reform Judaism (96%)
4. Islam (94%)
5. Sikhism (92%)
6. Liberal Quakers (81%)
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (74%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (73%)
9. Orthodox Quaker (72%)
10. Neo-Pagan (66%)
11. Jainism (61%)
12. Eastern Orthodox (60%)
13. Roman Catholic (60%)
14. Hinduism (60%)
15. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (57%)
16. Mahayana Buddhism (57%)
17. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (54%)
18. New Age (53%)
19. Seventh Day Adventist (52%)
20. Scientology (51%)
21. New Thought (49%)
22. Theravada Buddhism (42%)
23. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (37%)
24. Jehovah's Witness (37%)
25. Secular Humanism (36%)
26. Taoism (33%)
27. Nontheist (21%)

 

[Annie]

Take the quiz to find out what religion you are closest to.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

I figured since we had a JW test going on another thread this one would be better. it supposedly shows what religion you are closest to although i think that some of the questions are alittle unfair. Oh and dont forget to select the priority of the answer you give because that greatly effects what is outputted at the end. Ill do mine later since i have class in a few.

whaddya know:

1. Eastern Orthodox (100%)
2. Roman Catholic (100%)
3. Orthodox Judaism (85%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (81%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
6. Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
7. Islam (78%)
8. Sikhism (73%)
9. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (69%)
10. Hinduism (69%)
11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (67%)
12. Jehovah's Witness (65%)
13. Bahá'í Faith (57%)
14. Reform Judaism (57%)
15. Liberal Quakers (54%)
16. Jainism (45%)
17. Unitarian Universalism (42%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (30%)
19. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
20. Neo-Pagan (24%)
21. New Age (21%)
22. New Thought (19%)
23. Scientology (18%)
24. Nontheist (17%)
25. Secular Humanism (16%)
26. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (13%)
27. Taoism (12%)

 

[Annie]

After taking the 'quiz' lol, seems I score higher than most of the evangelicals on Mainline to liberal protestant. Higher still on RC. Dang, I do believe the test is biased! Wouldn't you agree Free? j/k!

 

[Annie]

Wow, not sure what to think of this.... I have been told I "look" Jewish!

1. Orthodox Judaism (100%)
2. Islam (97%)
3. Bahá'í Faith (88%)
4. Reform Judaism (82%)
5. Orthodox Quaker (80%)
6. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (80%)
7. Sikhism (77%)
8. Seventh Day Adventist (76%)
9. Eastern Orthodox (71%)
10. Roman Catholic (71%)
11. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (68%)
12. Jainism (63%)
13. Liberal Quakers (63%)
14. Hinduism (55%)
15. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (53%)
16. Unitarian Universalism (53%)
17. Neo-Pagan (46%)
18. Mahayana Buddhism (44%)
19. Jehovah's Witness (43%)
20. Scientology (40%)
21. New Thought (39%)
22. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (38%)
23. New Age (37%)
24. Theravada Buddhism (32%)
25. Nontheist (30%)
26. Secular Humanism (27%)
27. Taoism (25%)

Free, just look at the comparisons. Seems I'm more 'conservative' than you! LOL

 

[Annie]

whaddya know:

Not a whole lot of difference:

The Eastern Orthodox Church includes the Church of Greece, the Church of Cyprus, and the Russian Orthodox Church.

• Belief in Deity
Trinity of the Father (God), the Son (Christ), and the Holy Spirit, which comprise one God Almighty, an incorporeal spirit.


• Incarnations
Jesus Christ is God's only incarnation, Son of God and God.


• Origin of Universe and Life
God created the universe and life. The Bible is not intended to be a scientific revelation, and science is not infallible. There is no desire to create conflict between science and Christian faith.


• After Death
God immediately judges who will experience happiness or unhappiness or temporary punishment. Those who kept faith in Christ, didn't sin after baptized or repented before death, and did good works will find happiness after death. Those whose faith in Christ was lacking or corrupt, or sinned after baptism without repentance before death, or didn't do good deeds will find unhappiness after death. Those whose only transgression was not performing good deeds may be punished temporarily. Christ will return to resurrect and judge all for eternity in either heaven or hell. Level of reward is relative to one's deeds in life.


• Why Evil?
God made humans righteous by nature, but the original sin of Adam and Eve damaged that nature. All have been saved through Christ's death, but those not "in Christ," born to God, are vulnerable to being with the devil, born to the devil. Satan and his countless evil spirits work to lie and tempt those not filled with the Holy Spirit to commit wrongs.


• Salvation
All are already saved (Christ's death and resurrection), are still being saved (through the church), and will be saved in the future (second coming of Christ). Demands faith in and prayers to God and Jesus Christ, and good works. Required sacraments include one baptism at infancy and the Holy Eucharist with confession and repentance. Adherence to moral laws is essential.


• Undeserved Suffering
Some suffering is caused by the inheritance of mortality originating from Adam and Eve's disobedience to God, which includes vulnerability to illness and disease. Also, Satan rules the earth, causing pain and suffering. Suffering is God's design to test, teach, or strengthen belief in Him; the greater the suffering of innocent believers, the greater will be their reward after life.


• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is a sin. Homosexuality is a sin. While marriage is considered a sacrament, divorce and remarriage are not condemned if reconciliation attempts are exhausted; however, a remarriage wedding ceremony must include prayer and repentance for the sin of divorce.

Belief in Deity
Trinity of the Father (God), the Son (Christ), and the Holy Spirit that comprises one God Almighty.


• Incarnations
Jesus Christ is God's only incarnation, Son of God and God.


• Origin of Universe and Life
A literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis is held by some, but the Church maintains that God gave humankind both supernatural revelation in the Bible and natural revelation through the rational human mind. One may harmonize science with the book of Genesis, in that a "day" in the Bible is not defined as a 24-hour day. God created the universe from nothing, so if the "Big Bang" theory is true, then God created this event. If evolution occured, it is under the choice and control of God.


• After Death
God immediately judges who will go directly to heaven or hell; most will go to purgatory for punishment and purification. Reward and punishment are relative to one's deeds. Hell was traditionally considered a literal place of eternal torture, but Pope John Paul II has described hell as the condition of pain that results from alienation from God, a thing of one's own doing, not an actual place. When Christ returns at the end of the world, he will judge all humans. All the dead will be bodily resurrected, the righteous to glorified bodies, evildoers to judgment.


• Why Evil?
Original sin. All are sinners and prone to the influence of Satan unless they find salvation in God and the Church.


• Salvation
All are already saved (through Christ's death and resurrection), are still being saved (through the Church), and will be saved in the future (second coming of Christ). Demands faith in and prayer to God and Jesus Christ, good works, and sacraments, including only one (infant) baptism. One's salvation must be restored after commission of a mortal sin through the sacraments of repentance/confession and Communion.


• Undeserved Suffering
Some suffering is caused by the inheritance of mortality originating from Adam and Eve's disobedience to God, which includes vulnerability to illness and disease. Also, Satan rules the earth, causing pain and suffering. Suffering is God's design to test, teach, or strengthen belief in Him; the greater the suffering of innocent believers, the greater will be their reward after life.


• Contemporary Issues
Abortion is considered to be a form of murder, an act worthy of excommunication. Homosexual acts are sinful. Women are afforded the highest regard as mothers and wives. Marriage is considered a sacrament and permanent; divorce and remarriage are not acceptable unless the first marriage is annulled. Remarriage without an annulment results in inability to receive sacraments. Euthanasia is sinful. Medical research which destroys fertilized embryos is wrong. The death penalty is rarely justified.


• Other Beliefs
The pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He and the magisterium (the teaching authority of the Church) clarify doctrine. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is highly revered, though not worshipped. Saints are asked to intercede on behalf of sinners. Social justice teachings urge Catholics to show a special preference for those who are poor and weak.