Rowan Tree and Red Thread

You scored as atheism. You are... an atheist, though you probably already knew this. Also, you probably have several people praying daily for your soul. Instead of simply being "non-religious," atheists strongly believe in the lack of existence of a higher being, or God. </td> atheism 88% paganism 58% Buddhism 54% Satanism 54% agnosticism 50% Judaism 38% Islam 25% Hinduism 21% Christianity 13% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

No surprise there. I didn't like that several questions seemed to required a tacit acceptance of a god/godhead/fuzzy guy in a white sheet. Hey, with these quizzes you get what you pay for, I suppose.

"There is something deeply comforting in realizing that one lives in a country whose soldiers can't properly march in lockstep. Where funerals are rare enough that the protocol is a bit uncertain."

An interesting and moving post from annafdd on the State funeral of Nicola Calipari.

(brought to my attention at Patrick Nielsen Hayden's Electrolite.

(edit: Patrick not Teresa.)

As an alternative to that rather disappointing belief system meme, here's how I come out on the BeliefNet quiz. It's far more comprehensive. I'm still pretty much an atheist though, just one with a good heart; that's all it takes to get into the UU or the Liberal Quakers, I guess.

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%)
2. Secular Humanism (99%)
3. Liberal Quakers (84%)
4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (80%)
5. Nontheist (74%)
6. Theravada Buddhism (67%)
7. Neo-Pagan (65%)
8. New Age (49%)
9. Reform Judaism (47%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (46%)
11. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (43%)
12. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (42%)
13. Taoism (42%)
14. New Thought (37%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (36%)
16. Orthodox Quaker (35%)
17. Scientology (33%)
18. Sikhism (32%)
19. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (31%)
20. Jehovah's Witness (28%)
21. Jainism (20%)
22. Eastern Orthodox (18%)
23. Islam (18%)
24. Orthodox Judaism (18%)
25. Roman Catholic (18%)
26. Seventh Day Adventist (18%)
27. Hinduism (17%)