Rev. Sam Trumbore

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany

What Do You Know About Religion?


A member of my congregation pointed me to an interesting report in the New York Times that discovered atheists and agnostics had the most general knowledge about religion.  Just how much do you know?  Take the quiz at the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.  I got one wrong (that 89% got wrong) but regret not getting a perfect score on the 15 questions given my excellent seminary education.

Categories: General, religion
Sam Trumbore

5 Responses

  1. Roger Green says:

    15 out of 15 (I guessed the last one).

    The more interesting question: why do people who know less about religion want to dictate to those who appear to know more?

  2. Robare says:

    Rev. Sam,
    Here is my scriptural reply to athiests and agnostics, Psalm 14:1,2 “The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds: There is no one who does good.” and in Proverbs 1:7. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

  3. iknowtruthismine says:

    This “heathen” scored 100%, which shouldn’t be surprising as Atheists usually go through an extensive examination of their own religious heritage, as well as several others, while trying to actively determine what is real and what is just institutionalised made-up fairy-tales. Many religions, like Catholicism, emphasize ritual and deferment of serious thought and understanding to their priesthood, which could explain why so many of the laity have so little knowledge. With the evangelicals, it is even worse, so much so that they forget (or never learned) that the political stances they take are diametrically opposed by the teachings of the god/Human hybrid creature they claim is the center of their lives.

  4. Victoria Roth says:

    Don’t you realize that those verses probably won’t mean much to many atheists and agnostics? But go ahead and quote them all you want if it makes you feel better about yourself.
    How did you do on the quiz, btw?

  5. Victoria Roth says:

    PS: I got a 13 out of 15.