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This poll is purely optional. But I thought it might be interesting to see the religious backgrounds, approaches, styles, and influences of those who read my journal. This kind of poll is bound to run into pitfalls, limitations, misunderstandings, etc., so bear in mind that it is meant informally. I'm not trying to tally anything scientifically here, just get a rough idea.

I realize too that many religions have several dimensions and that only one dimension of several might apply. In cases where you are influenced by one element of a religion but repulsed by another element of the same religion, use your instincts and respond with your overall impression.

The point of the following is to answer as follows. Select 1 if you are not influenced by the religion listed at all. Select 5 if this is the religion you identify with most strongly. Anything between 2 and 4 indicates some influence or interest, but you may or may not consider yourself an adherent or follower of these teachings.

On the style question, this is also meant in a very general sense. "Evangelist" for example means you attempt to exemplify your religious or spiritual ideas to others. And so on.

If nothing applies, or you feel I have made an egregious omission, please comment. A lot of thoughts and feelings might arise from this which I cannot foresee.

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Thank you for indulging my curiosity.

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Interesting. I had to resist answering 5 for many things.

I didn't realize you were a Setian. How closely related (if at all) is that to Satanism? Or Khemetic Reconstructionism? If I'd had room, I should have added a space for Satanism...

I think its a good quiz. Seems to cover most of the major bases. I suppose you could have put in Sufiism, which in a way is like the Qabala of the Jews, or the Gnostics of Christianity.

Ran out of room.

ahhh...

Hahaha .. I checked both conservative and liberal. I'm socially liberal and theologically conservative, so I had no choice.

I had to read the directions carefully. For, many of the options, I have been profoundly influenced by them, but do not agree with them. I think especially of mormonism, gnosticism and secular humanism. I suppose that says something about me.

For, many of the options, I have been profoundly influenced by them, but do not agree with them.

Ah! That is exactly why I wrote the directions as I did. ;)

I'm surprised, considering you live in NOLA, that you left out the syncretic African Diaspora traditions, like Voodoo, Lucumi, Santeria, Candomble, etc.

Yeah, I could have left off Mormonism and put that instead, huh.