A meme I found in quakers

[capri0mni]

I knew I'd get a pretty high score, 'cause, well, I lived it. I recommend it, 'cause the wording of the questions and answers is kinda witty.

The intro page makes us sound like some sort of rare, exotic bird. And, I guess to many, we are...

(the code has been severely snipped, 'cause the quiz maker does like to go on... I've kept the bits that highlight what I like best about the Friends)

Quaker Smarty-Pants You scored 97 in QuakerKnowledge!

You are either a Quaker, you know one personally, or you're just a good guesser. Either way, give yourself a pat on the back - you deserve it. I don't need to tell you that the answer to the "Who is not a Quaker" question was "John Lennon," since you probably already knew that. To learn even more about the Quakers, check 'em out on Wikipedia: Wikipedia's Quakerism Entry 3. Quakers generally worship in... Meeting Houses – Quakerism was founded with the belief that god could communicate with people wherever they were, and people did not need a special place to hear god within themselves. Many “meetings for worship” were held in open fields or in nature. Quaker meeting houses bear little resemblance to churches – they are simple and without religious adornments. 5. Quakers believe in... God Jesus Christ The Inner Light Who knows? It could be all three – I gave this the top score of the four because there is significant diversity within Quakerism about what they believe, even some who identify as both Quaker and Atheist. 7. Did a Quaker start the company Quaker Oats? No – Not to put to fine a point on it, but most people who don’t know a Quaker personally think they are similar to the Amish because of this company, which, as stated above, was not started by anyone associated with the Religious Society of Friends. (Side note: Cadbury’s Chocolate Company was founded by Quakers) From capriuni (Yay, Chocolate! Quakers were pro-chocolate early on, because, when people binged on mugs of the stuff, there's a lot less risk of violent brawls breaking out). 8. The Quaker testimonies are... Ever evolving general statements of belief Peace, Equality, Honesty, Simplicity Both the previous two answers – I gave this answer top scoring. There are variations on the four mentioned, but they seem to be the main and mostly consistent Quaker testimonies. 9. Unprogrammed Quaker worship is... A group of Quakers sitting around in silence until they are moved to speak out from it – Ideally, Quakers are supposed to wait in silence, listening to “that of God” or the “Inner Light” within themselves, and only speak out of the silence if there is something the spirit wants them to say. In practice, Quakers are not always speaking from such a deep place within themselves, but the ideal is there. 12. According to Quaker beliefs... There is "that of god in everyone." – this is a pretty fundamental belief for most Quakers, and the root of their emphasis on fair treatment, honesty, non-violence and respect for all people. 14. Quaker decision-making process is... Inclusive Consensus – Quaker business meetings are essentially consensus based with the belief that all those who are to be affected by a decision should be allowed to be a part of making that decision. Business decisions are supposed to be “spirit-led”, and usually there is an attempt to have significant stretches of silence to help people in the meeting get in touch with the Inner Light to help guide them while making decisions. 15. Quakers have been controversial in the past because... Some of them have conducted same-sex marriages They were involved in the Underground Railroad to help free the slaves They did not follow the social rules of addressing people (Sir, Your Honor, etc) All of the above – this was given the top score out of the four, but these are only a sampling of some controversial Quaker events. Quakers tend to be very motivated by social conscience and thus have been involved in many struggles to end oppression or war. 19. A Quaker marriage ceremony involves... People speak out of a silence about the people who are getting married – They usually also include all the people present at the wedding ceremony signing a certificate. (from me, again: There are also no officiating priests, or judges, or anything. Just the two people who want to marry each other, and their friends and relations there to witness it. For this reason, it took some time before Quaker marriages were recognized by the State).

Link: The Quaker Knowledge Test written by MovieBuffJesse on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test</td>

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on QuakerKnowledge

BTW, when Toni and I host Dad's memorial service, this spring. It will be (unprogrammed) Quaker style. I've been to a few for other family members, and they've always left me feeling happier, afterward... though it might drive my aide up the wall. She's never been comfortable with long silence.

Comments

[pedanther]

This post breaks my Friends page.

You have a spare "</table>" in there somewhere - from a quick look at the source code, I'd say the "</td></tr></tbody></table>" immediately before "Link: The Quaker Knowledge Test written by..."

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Okay... thank thee for letting me know... *trots off to edit*