US Religious Knowledge Quiz

[ex-pat]

14 out of 15.

I got the Jewish Sabbath wrong. . . I guess I never understood it because I thought the Jewish Sabbath was on Saturday.

Or is it Sundown Friday night to Sundown Saturday night?

Anyways got the rest right.

Yes...the Jewish liturgical (if that's the word I want) day begins at sundown. For Orthodox Christians, this is also the case.

 

[JRSut1000]

14/15 I got number 14 wrong about nirvana.

Jewish(and messianic) Sabbath begins Friday night by the way.

 

[Tannic]

I found it interesting that students who had apparently been Christians all their lives had
1. Little understanding of the origins and central ideas of Christianity
2. Little understanding of the real and most important differences between Christianity and say Islam or Buddhism
3. Very spotty understanding of the history of Christianity, including the creation of the New Testament as a whole, the origins of the Nicene Creed, and worst of all little understanding that nearly 50% of Christian history took place in the Middle Ages.
4. But most interesting was a poor knowledge of the contexts in which the Bible was written. For example that it helps to know about King Hezekiah to understand some of the Prophet Isaiah, or the parallels between some of Paul's Epistles and the Book of Acts.

I think that knowing the heart of faith requires us to know scripture well. While it is true that there can be enormous insight into God's love and so on without it, scripture is vital, from my perspective.

McS we are not taught faith and other things. I've been church all my life and until I literally started finding out on my own and rejecting the rest. It was hate, fear and money taught. The bible stories were taught. And I'm not too fond on the tithing either.

 

[JRSut1000]

I definitely think we as Christians should be knowledgable about the basics of world religions. How can we effectively evangelize if we're clueless about their primary beliefs, from which also stems their worldviews?

 

[Tannic]

We have to seek out the answer ourselves. If you asked me two years ago, I wouldn't answer 7 of those questions correctly. It's also being diverse in the crowd you hang around as well and wise about it.

 

[JRSut1000]

Yes exactly, I know there are evenings (especially on Shabbat) where we will study up or refresh our knowledge of various religions and beliefs, specifically of those around us.

 

[moonkitty]

15 out of 15

 

[Athene]

15 out of 15

 

[Lilymay]

You guys are making feel behind... Like I'm still in grade school.

Its ok, you are not alone.. I got a 10 out of 15 also.

 

[pobodysnerfect]

14/15 I got number 14 wrong about nirvana.

I missed that one too...

and...

The one about teachers being permitted to read the bible as an example of literature to their class. That one REALLY surprised me..and I was glad to learn that!

 

[talitha]

14 out of 15. Got the Nirvana question wrong because I second-guessed myself!

 

[MessianicMommy]

15 out of 15.

 

[WolfGate]

15 out of 15 but I guessed at one of them. No formal education contributed; I went to secular schools and didn't start following Christ until I was in my 30s. Just what I've picked up through the years

 

[Luther073082]

15 out of 15 but I guessed at one of them. No formal education contributed; I went to secular schools and didn't start following Christ until I was in my 30s. Just what I've picked up through the years

I'm sort of a triva buff so most of that was natural to me.

 

[Niffer]

13.
The ones about the US classroom's stumped me...I've never been in a US classroom!

 

[Luther073082]

13.
The ones about the US classroom's stumped me...I've never been in a US classroom!

Well it was a US religious knowledge quiz, but its understandable not knowing our laws. Really those questions have more to do with law then with knowledge of religion.

 

[WeCryOut]

15 out of 15. I expected it to be really hard, but most of that stuff i've learned just from reading books or watching the news.

 

[Conservativation]

13

 

[ChildByGrace]

I got 11 out of 15. The two based on the US supreme court i had no hope of getting as I'm British lol! Thankfully i got all the christian and catholic ones right lol

 

[Athene]

I got 11 out of 15. The two based on the US supreme court i had no hope of getting as I'm British lol! Thankfully i got all the christian and catholic ones right lol

I got them!

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