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Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Benjamin Grimm Oct 11 2010 07:54 AM

Take the quiz here. I got a 31 out of 32. I flubbed number 20, and it's one I really should have gotten.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 11 2010 08:06 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

I got 4 wrong: 10 commandments (!), bread & wine, Jewish holy week, Indonesian religion. Not bad!

Edgy DC Oct 11 2010 08:11 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Number 12 was my bugbear.

DocTee Oct 11 2010 09:10 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

31 right. Except for #31.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 11 2010 09:19 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

I did what Grimmy did-- miss #20-- and I feel just as doofy.

metirish Oct 11 2010 09:37 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

I got a bunch of the first ten wrong and gave up...which is pretty much how religion goes for me.

Gwreck Oct 11 2010 12:03 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Perfect score, although I had already taken about 10 of these when the NY Times reprinted them when reporting on the abysmal scores most Americans surveyed had obtained when asked the same questions.

TransMonk Oct 11 2010 02:16 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

I got 'em all, too. Now, if I would only believe.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 11 2010 02:19 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Do you really want to? I suspect that most believers are glad that they do, and most non-believers are glad that they don't. (I know I am.)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 11 2010 02:36 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Gwreck wrote: Perfect score, although I had already taken about 10 of these when the NY Times reprinted them when reporting on the abysmal scores most Americans surveyed had obtained when asked the same questions. Wasn't the gag that the nonbelievers scored higher on a test of religious knowledge (this one?) than those who considered themselves religious?

Benjamin Grimm Oct 11 2010 02:43 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

It wasn't a gag, that was the result. Overall, atheists and agnostics got higher scores. And yes, this is that quiz. Average number of 32 questions answered correctly Atheist/Agnostic: 20.9 Jewish: 20.5 Mormon: 20.3 White evangelical Protestant: 17.6 White Catholic: 16.0 White mainline Protestant: 16.0 Nothing in particular: 15.2 Black Protestant: 13.4 Hispanic Catholic: 11.6 Source: Pew Research Center What don’t many American’s know about religion? • The Golden Rule is not one of the Ten Commandments. • The four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. • Martin Luther inspired the Reformation. • The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist. • The Jewish Sabbath begins on Friday. • The Quran is the Quran holy book. What do most Americans know about religion? • Public school teachers cannot lead their classes in prayer. • An atheist is someone who does not believe in God. • Mother Teresa was a Catholic. • Jesus was born in Bethlehem. • Moses was the Bible figure who led the exodus from Egypt. Source: Pew Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life 2010

TransMonk Oct 11 2010 02:43 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Do you really want to? I suspect that most believers are glad that they do, and most non-believers are glad that they don't. (I know I am.) Nah, I'm happy the way I am, it was really more sarcastic. I went to a fairly progressive Catholic high school that offered elective courses in understanding other religions that juniors and seniors could take. It really gave me some knowledge on several different religions, even if I didn't end up practicing any of them. I try to do the right thing when I can, and if there's a God, he knows it.

Kong76 Oct 11 2010 04:05 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

I missed 7 and 12. I also found altar boy photos in the back room but I have limits on what I'm sharing with you kind people today lol.

cooby Oct 11 2010 06:20 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Overall, atheists and agnostics got higher scores. Not surprised. I hardly got any of them right, except the first several

Chad Ochoseis Oct 11 2010 06:20 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Missed #8. Got #12 by guessing the person with the most preacherlike name.

themetfairy Oct 11 2010 08:06 PM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

27/32 I suck....

Willets Point Oct 12 2010 07:13 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I suspect that most believers are glad that they do, and most non-believers are glad that they don't. (I know I am.) So true. Now if only the believers could accept the non-believers are fine the way they are and the non-believers accept the believers are fine the way they are too.

TransMonk Oct 12 2010 07:15 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

Willets Point wrote: Now if only the believers could accept the non-believers are fine the way they are and the non-believers accept the believers are fine the way they are too. I'm pretty sure that is the equation for world peace.

Ashie62 Oct 12 2010 08:53 AM Re: Religious Knowledge Survey from the Pew Forum

My level of correctness? P U