How the questions find you

The map

Nobody is asked which church or religion they belong to. 64 questions and 388 answers each add quiet points to a branch, a house and its kind, a foundation, a stand and depth. The leading branch decides which questions come next, so each person sees about twelve to fifteen of them, a few more on the Christian branch. A few questions take more than one answer.

House. The first four questions, about God, Jesus, death and whether a religion can be true, choose a branch. When two branches are close, one more asks how they pray. Every branch's first question has a way back out. Inside it, questions about worship, the bread and the cup, baptism, authority, grace and daily life move points between houses. Once one house is clearly ahead, the optional ones are skipped. Then one question finds its kind.

Foundation. Why they believe it. Up to three reasons for what they hold (for those with no religion, up to three reasons they don't believe), the challenge that is hardest for them to answer, and what would change their mind. The two highest make the foundation. Four strands nearly level make a Weaver; little or nothing, or many "I don’t know"s, make the Unwritten.

Stand. How their belief has changed in five years and what they do when someone challenges it; for those who have drifted or been hurt, whether religion has hurt them. Many "I don’t know"s lean toward Seeker.

Depth. Which sides of the question they have looked into for themselves, and whether they could give a friend good reasons and answer an objection. Every "I don’t know" takes a little away.

Close to. When a second house scores at least six tenths of the first, the result says so.

Sample paths

Ten made-up people, answering in character. Open one to see every question they were asked.

A churchgoer who loves the Bible and can defend itThe Warding Archivist · Confessional Reformed · Textual Scholar · Defender · Scholar · close to Baptist18 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?God in the flesh, who died and rose again
What do you believe happens when we die?We face God, and then heaven or hell
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Yes, and I believe mine is true
Christians speak of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How do you see them?One God in three persons
When Christians disagree, who should settle what is true?Scripture alone, read carefully
Many churches share bread and wine in memory of Jesus. What do you believe happens?It is a meal to remember what He did
Picture the worship where you feel most at home.Plain and simple: psalms, Scripture or silence
Which day is set apart for worship?Sunday, the day Jesus rose
How does someone come to God?God chooses and draws them, and His grace can't fail
What does God's rule over everything mean for daily life?Hold fast to the confessions and their teaching
What makes you believe in Jesus?The evidence that He rose: the empty tomb and the eyewitnesses · The Bible, which has proved trustworthy
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?None has shaken me yet
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?New evidence from history
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Stronger and clearer
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Give my reasons, and answer their objections
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?The best case for and against God · The history behind my scriptures, or anyone's · The strongest objections to what I believe
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Yes, easily, and I could go deeper

Someone raised Catholic who mostly comes at ChristmasThe Wandering Keeper · Cradle Catholic · Heir · Wanderer · Newcomer · close to Christian21 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?God in the flesh, who died and rose again
What do you believe happens when we die?We face God, and then heaven or hell
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?I've never really thought about it
Christians speak of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How do you see them?One God in three persons
When Christians disagree, who should settle what is true?The Pope and the bishops
Many churches share bread and wine in memory of Jesus. What do you believe happens?They become Christ's body and blood
Picture the worship where you feel most at home.I don't go to worship
Which day is set apart for worship?Sunday, the day Jesus rose
How does someone come to God?I don't know
What keeps you away from church?Nothing. I go at Christmas and Easter
Where does your faith come from?My family, for generations
What do you love most about your faith?My family, and our feasts and customs
What makes you believe in Jesus?I was raised in it, and I've seen it lived well
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?I'd believe something else if I'd been born elsewhere
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?I'd want to know, but I can't say what
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Fading, little by little
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Change the subject
Has religion ever hurt you, or someone you love?No
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?None of these yet
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?No, I wouldn't know where to start

A newcomer drawn by beauty and ancient worshipThe Kindled Pathfinder · Convert Orthodox · Convert by Conviction · Newly Committed · Well-read · close to Oriental Orthodox19 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?God in the flesh, who died and rose again
What do you believe happens when we die?We face God, and then heaven or hell
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Yes, and I believe mine is true
Christians speak of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How do you see them?One God in three persons
When Christians disagree, who should settle what is true?The ancient Church and its councils
Many churches share bread and wine in memory of Jesus. What do you believe happens?They become Christ's body and blood
Picture the worship where you feel most at home.Incense, icons, the Mass and ancient prayers
Which day is set apart for worship?Sunday, the day Jesus rose
How does someone come to God?I don't know
Where does your faith come from?I found it myself, as an adult
The Council of Chalcedon, in 451, was...A true council, guided by the Spirit
What makes you believe in Jesus?I have met Him myself, in prayer and worship · Arguments that hold up: a universe that began, a moral law
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?God seeming silent when I pray
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?An argument I couldn't answer
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Brand new. Something changed recently
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Tell them what it means to me
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?The best case for and against God
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Roughly, yes

A believer who has seen healing and loves loud worshipThe Steadfast Visionary · Global Pentecostal · Encountered · Steady · Well-read18 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?God in the flesh, who died and rose again
What do you believe happens when we die?We face God, and then heaven or hell
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Yes, and I believe mine is true
Christians speak of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How do you see them?One God in three persons
When Christians disagree, who should settle what is true?The Holy Spirit, speaking to believers today
Many churches share bread and wine in memory of Jesus. What do you believe happens?It is a meal to remember what He did
Picture the worship where you feel most at home.Loud praise, a gospel choir, prayer for healing
Which day is set apart for worship?Sunday, the day Jesus rose
How does someone come to God?I don't know
What is God doing most in the world today?Revival across Africa, Asia and Latin America
What makes you believe in Jesus?Miracles and answered prayers I've seen · I have met Him myself, in prayer and worship
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?None has shaken me yet
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?An experience I couldn't deny
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Stronger and clearer
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Tell them what it means to me
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?The history behind my scriptures, or anyone's
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Roughly, yes

Someone who chose Islam as an adultThe Kindled Loremaster · Convert Muslim · Theologian · Newly Committed · Well-read14 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?A prophet of God, but not divine
What do you believe happens when we die?We face God, and then heaven or hell
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Yes, and I believe mine is true
After the Prophet Muhammad, who should have led the believers?His companions, beginning with Abu Bakr
How do you read the Qur'an?With the Prophet's sayings and the great scholars
How did you come to your faith?I chose it as an adult
What makes you believe the Qur'an is from God?Its language is beyond anything a person could write · It has been kept word for word since the Prophet's time
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?None has shaken me yet
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?An argument I couldn't answer
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Brand new. Something changed recently
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Give my reasons, and answer their objections
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?What other religions teach, from their own sources · The history behind my scriptures, or anyone's
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Roughly, yes

A Jewish woman who cares most about repairing the worldThe Searching Arbiter · Reform Jewish · Conscience · Seeker · Curious14 questions

What do you believe about God?One personal God, who made everything and knows us
Who do you believe Jesus was?A Jewish teacher, but not the Messiah
What do you believe happens when we die?This life is what matters. The rest is in God's hands
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Yes, but I'm still working out which
What is the Torah to you?An inspired record of our people's search for God
How should a person of faith live in the modern world?Bringing Jewish ethics into it, to repair the world
Will the Messiah come?The world will be healed, and people will help bring it
What makes you trust the Torah?It shapes just and kind lives · It has been handed down, parent to child, for 3,000 years
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?All the suffering in the world
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?I'd want to know, but I can't say what
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...About the same
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Ask questions, and really listen
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?What other religions teach, from their own sources
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?I'd struggle

A meditator who sits facing a wallThe Restful Mystic · Zen Buddhist · Mystic · At Ease · Well-read15 questions

What do you believe about God?A sacred reality in everything, but not a person
Who do you believe Jesus was?A wise teacher, one of many
What do you believe happens when we die?We are reborn, again and again, until we are free
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?Each one is true for the person who holds it
When you pray or reflect, what do you do?I don't pray
What do you believe is the deepest reality?No creator. There is suffering, and a way out of it
What frees us from the cycle of rebirth?Sudden insight, in sitting meditation
What does your practice look like?Zazen: just sitting, often facing a wall
What makes you believe in karma and rebirth?What I have seen clearly in meditation
Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?None has shaken me yet
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?I'd want to know, but I can't say what
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...About the same
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Shrug. It doesn't matter much to me
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?What other religions teach, from their own sources
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Roughly, yes

Someone hurt by church who leftThe Veiled Champion · Hurt Agnostic · Justice-Seeker · Guarded · Curious · close to Atheist14 questions

What do you believe about God?I don't know
Who do you believe Jesus was?A good man, and nothing more
What do you believe happens when we die?I don't know
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?No. They are all human ideas
Why don't you believe in God?How religious people have acted · There is too much suffering in the world
Were you raised in a religion?Yes, and I believed it deeply
Where does meaning come from?From people: love and kindness
What is hardest for your view to explain?Why right and wrong feel so real
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?I'd want to know, but I can't say what
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...Fading, little by little
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Change the subject
Has religion ever hurt you, or someone you love?Yes, deeply
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?The strongest objections to what I believe
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?I'd struggle

A scientist who is sure there is no GodThe Warding Stargazer · Naturalist Atheist · Natural Philosopher · Defender · Scholar13 questions

What do you believe about God?There is no God
Who do you believe Jesus was?A good man, and nothing more
What do you believe happens when we die?Nothing. We simply end
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?No. They are all human ideas
Why don't you believe in God?There's no good evidence for Him · The arguments for God don't hold up
Were you raised in a religion?No. It never came up
Where does meaning come from?From understanding the universe
What is hardest for your view to explain?Why there is something rather than nothing
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?A discovery in science
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...About the same
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Give my reasons, and answer their objections
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?The best case for and against God · The strongest objections to what I believe
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?Yes, easily, and I could go deeper

A teenager who has never thought much about itThe Searching Unwritten · Indifferent Agnostic · Unconvinced · Seeker · Newcomer13 questions

What do you believe about God?I don't know
Who do you believe Jesus was?I'm not sure
What do you believe happens when we die?I don't know
Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?I've never really thought about it
Why don't you believe in God?I've never seen or felt anything of God
Were you raised in a religion?Yes, but it never really took
Where does meaning come from?I don't know
What is hardest for your view to explain?Why there is something rather than nothing
If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?I'd want to know, but I can't say what
Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...About the same
Someone challenges what you believe. You...Ask questions, and really listen
Which of these have you looked into for yourself?None of these yet
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?No, I wouldn't know where to start

What you believe

Everyone

What do you believe about God?

One personal God, who made everything and knows us	Christian-rooted branch +2, Jewish branch +2, Muslim branch +2notes “personal”
One God, who shows Himself in many forms	Dharmic branch +3House: Hindu +3, Sikh +1
A sacred reality in everything, but not a person	Spiritual branch +2, Dharmic branch +1.5House: Buddhist +2Kind: Vedanta Hindu +2, Pantheist Theist +2Foundation: Mystic +1
Many gods, spirits or ancestors	World traditions branch +3, Spiritual branch +1House: Pagan +2, World Traditions +2
A creator may exist, but He keeps His distance	No religion branch +3House: God Without Religion +4Kind: Deist Theist +3
There is no God	No religion branch +4House: Atheist +4
I don't know	No religion branch +2House: Agnostic +3Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Everyone

Who do you believe Jesus was?

God in the flesh, who died and rose again	Christian-rooted branch +5notes “risen”
God's Son, but not God Himself	Christian-rooted branch +3House: Jehovah’s Witness +3, Latter-day Saint +2
A prophet of God, but not divine	Muslim branch +5House: Muslim +3
A Jewish teacher, but not the Messiah	Jewish branch +5House: Jewish +3
A wise teacher, one of many	Dharmic branch +2, Spiritual branch +2House: Blended +1, Hindu +1, Spiritual +1
A good man, and nothing more	No religion branch +3House: Atheist +1, Agnostic +1, God Without Religion +1
I'm not sure	No religion branch +1House: Agnostic +1Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Everyone

What do you believe happens when we die?

We face God, and then heaven or hell	Christian-rooted branch +2, Muslim branch +2
We are reborn, again and again, until we are free	Dharmic branch +4House: Spiritual +1
Our spirit lives on, or returns to the source of all things	Spiritual branch +2, World traditions branch +1.5, Dharmic branch +0.5House: Latter-day Saint +1Kind: Afterlife Spiritual +2, African Traditional Traditional +1, Vedanta Hindu +1
This life is what matters. The rest is in God's hands	Jewish branch +3, Christian-rooted branch +1
Nothing. We simply end	No religion branch +3House: Atheist +3
I don't know	House: Agnostic +2counts as "I don’t know"

Everyone

Can a religion be true or false, the way a fact is?

Yes, and I believe mine is true	Stand: Steady +1, Defender +1depth +0.5, notes “truth”
Yes, but I'm still working out which	Stand: Seeker +3
Each one is true for the person who holds it	Spiritual branch +1.5House: Blended +2, Spiritual +1Kind: All-Paths Blended +2
No. They are all human ideas	No religion branch +2House: Atheist +2Foundation: Scientist +1
I've never really thought about it	Stand: At Ease +1depth -0.5, counts as "I don’t know"

close · pick up to 2

When you pray or reflect, what do you do?

Talk to God in my own words	Christian-rooted branch +2, Jewish branch +1, Muslim branch +1
Say prayers handed down for centuries	Muslim branch +2, Jewish branch +2House: Catholic +1, Eastern Orthodox +1, Oriental Orthodox +1
Sit in silence, or meditate	Dharmic branch +1, Spiritual branch +2House: Buddhist +1Kind: Quaker Free Church +1
Chant a sacred name or a mantra	Dharmic branch +3
Honor the spirits, nature or the ancestors	World traditions branch +2, Spiritual branch +1House: Pagan +1
I don't pray	No religion branch +3

Your path

on the Christian-rooted branch

Christians speak of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. How do you see them?

One God in three persons	House: 15 traditions +1 eachnotes “trin”
Three separate beings, one in purpose	House: Latter-day Saint +6notes “nontrin”
Jehovah alone is God, and Jesus is His Son	House: Jehovah’s Witness +6notes “nontrin”
One God, whose name is Jesus	House: Pentecostal +3Kind: Oneness Pentecostal +6
None of this is what I believe	Christian-rooted branch -7
I've never really thought about it	House: Christian +1depth -1, counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is not three persons in one

Has God spoken through prophets since the Bible was finished?

No. Scripture is complete	House: 11 traditions +1 eachnotes “closed”
Through the Church's teaching, down the ages	House: Catholic +2, Eastern Orthodox +1
God still gives prophecy, but nothing that adds to the Bible	House: Pentecostal +2, Evangelical +1Kind: Charismatic Catholic +1
Yes, through living prophets and new scripture	House: Latter-day Saint +6
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet)

When Christians disagree, who should settle what is true?

The Pope and the bishops	House: Catholic +5
The ancient Church and its councils	House: Eastern Orthodox +4, Oriental Orthodox +4Kind: Anglo-Catholic Anglican +1
Scripture, tradition, reason and experience together	House: Anglican +3, Methodist +3, Lutheran +1
Scripture alone, read carefully	House: 6 traditions +1 each, Presbyterian and Reformed +2, Lutheran +1notes “sola”
The Holy Spirit, speaking to believers today	House: Pentecostal +3, Historic Free Churches +1Kind: Quaker Free Church +3, Charismatic Catholic +1
Each person's own conscience	House: Christian +1Kind: 6 kinds +1 each, Personal-faith Christian +2
I don't know	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet)

Many churches share bread and wine in memory of Jesus. What do you believe happens?

They become Christ's body and blood	House: Catholic +3, Eastern Orthodox +3, Oriental Orthodox +3Kind: Anglo-Catholic Anglican +2
Christ is truly present in the bread and wine	House: Lutheran +5, Anglican +1
Christ is present by the Spirit to those who believe	House: Presbyterian and Reformed +4, Methodist +2, Anglican +2
It is a meal to remember what He did	House: Baptist +3, Evangelical +3, Pentecostal +2, Anabaptist +2, Adventist +2, Black Church +1
We rarely or never share it	House: Historic Free Churches +2Kind: Quaker Free Church +4, Cultural Christian +1
I don't know	depth -0.5, counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch

Picture the worship where you feel most at home.

Incense, icons, the Mass and ancient prayers	House: Catholic +3, Eastern Orthodox +3, Oriental Orthodox +3Kind: Anglo-Catholic Anglican +2, Traditional Catholic +1
A prayer book, hymns and a choir	House: Anglican +3, Lutheran +3, Methodist +2
Plain and simple: psalms, Scripture or silence	House: Presbyterian and Reformed +3, Baptist +1, Anabaptist +2, Adventist +1, Historic Free Churches +2Kind: Quaker Free Church +3
A band, and a sermon from the Bible	House: Evangelical +4, Baptist +2Kind: Modern Worship Evangelical +2
Loud praise, a gospel choir, prayer for healing	House: Pentecostal +4, Black Church +3Kind: Charismatic Catholic +1, COGIC Black Church +2
I don't go to worship	House: Christian +3Kind: Personal-faith Christian +2Stand: Wanderer +1notes “noworship”

on the Christian-rooted branch

Which day is set apart for worship?

Sunday, the day Jesus rose	moves nothing
Saturday, the seventh-day Sabbath	House: Adventist +6
Shabbat and the feasts, as Yeshua kept them	House: Messianic Jewish +7
Every day is the same to me	House: Christian +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet)

How does someone come to God?

Through the Church's sacraments, step by step	House: Catholic +3, Eastern Orthodox +3, Oriental Orthodox +2
By grace alone, through faith alone	House: Lutheran +4, Presbyterian and Reformed +1, Baptist +1, Evangelical +1
God chooses and draws them, and His grace can't fail	House: Presbyterian and Reformed +4Kind: Reformed Baptist +4, Reformed-leaning Evangelical +3
God offers grace to everyone, and we freely respond	House: Methodist +4, Pentecostal +1, Evangelical +1, Anabaptist +1Kind: Free Will Baptist +4
Every path leads home in the end	House: Blended +1Kind: 6 kinds +2 each
I don't know	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); skipped once one house is clearly ahead

Who should be baptized?

Babies too: it brings them into God's family	House: Catholic +2, Eastern Orthodox +2, Oriental Orthodox +2, Lutheran +2, Anglican +2, Presbyterian and Reformed +2, Methodist +2
Only people old enough to believe for themselves	House: Baptist +3, Evangelical +2, Pentecostal +2, Anabaptist +3, Adventist +2, Black Church +1
Water matters less than the change inside	House: Christian +1Kind: Quaker Free Church +3
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); skipped once one house is clearly ahead

Do people still speak in tongues and heal by prayer today?

Yes, and I've seen it myself	House: Pentecostal +4Kind: Charismatic Catholic +3, COGIC Black Church +3Foundation: Sign-seeker +2, Witness +1
Yes, but it is rare	House: Evangelical +1, Anglican +1, Catholic +1
Those gifts ended with the apostles	House: Presbyterian and Reformed +2Kind: Reformed Baptist +2, Independent Baptist +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); when Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran is in the top three; skipped once one house is clearly ahead

How do you think of Mary and the saints?

I ask them to pray for me	House: Catholic +2, Eastern Orthodox +2, Oriental Orthodox +2Kind: Devotional Catholic +4, Anglo-Catholic Anglican +2
Honored examples, but I pray to God alone	House: 11 traditions +1 each
I don't think about them much	House: Evangelical +1, Baptist +1, Pentecostal +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican is in the top three; skipped once one house is clearly ahead

What is the Pope to you?

Christ's vicar, the head of the Church on earth	House: Catholic +6
An honored bishop, but one among many	House: Eastern Orthodox +3, Oriental Orthodox +3, Anglican +2
Not part of my faith at all	House: 11 traditions +1 each
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); skipped once one house is clearly ahead

Who should lead a church?

Bishops, in a line back to the apostles	House: Catholic +2, Eastern Orthodox +2, Oriental Orthodox +2, Anglican +2, Methodist +1Kind: AME Black Church +3
Elders, chosen by the people	House: Presbyterian and Reformed +4
The congregation itself, together	House: Baptist +3, Anabaptist +2Kind: Baptist Black Church +3, Restorationist Evangelical +1
A pastor God has called and anointed	House: Pentecostal +2, Evangelical +2
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); skipped once one house is clearly ahead

Should women be pastors or priests?

Yes	House: Methodist +2, Anglican +1Kind: 6 kinds +2 each, Global Pentecostal +1
They can teach, but not as senior pastor	House: Evangelical +1Kind: Southern Baptist +2
No, that role belongs to men	House: Catholic +1, Eastern Orthodox +1, Oriental Orthodox +1Kind: 9 kinds +1 each
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; only if God is three persons in one (or no answer yet); skipped once one house is clearly ahead

Could a follower of Jesus serve as a soldier?

Yes. Defending others can be right	moves nothing
No. Jesus calls us to love our enemies, not fight them	House: Anabaptist +5, Historic Free Churches +1Kind: Quaker Free Church +3
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; skipped once one house is clearly ahead · pick up to 2

What should the church care about most?

Bringing people to know Jesus	House: Evangelical +2, Baptist +2, Pentecostal +1Stand: Ambassador +1
Justice for the poor and the oppressed	House: Black Church +2Kind: Social-teaching Catholic +4, 6 kinds +1 eachFoundation: Conscience +1
Keeping the faith pure and unchanged	House: Eastern Orthodox +1Kind: 9 kinds +2 eachStand: Defender +1
Welcoming everyone, as they are	Kind: 6 kinds +3 each
Healing, blessing and God's power	House: Pentecostal +1Kind: Word of Faith Pentecostal +4
Living simply and in peace, as a community	House: Anabaptist +3

on the Christian-rooted branch; tag=noworship

What keeps you away from church?

Nothing. I go at Christmas and Easter	House: Christian +2Kind: Cultural Christian +4, Cradle Catholic +2, Cradle Orthodox +1Stand: At Ease +1
I believe, but I don't belong anywhere	House: Christian +4Kind: Personal-faith Christian +4
I left my church and haven't found another	House: Christian +3Kind: Between-churches Christian +5Stand: Wanderer +1, Returner +1notes “left”
I'm only just finding my way in	Stand: Newly Committed +2, Seeker +1
Something else	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Eastern Orthodox or Catholic is leading

Where does your faith come from?

My family, for generations	Kind: Cradle Catholic +2, Cradle Orthodox +3Foundation: Heir +2
A church that carried my people through hard times	House: Black Church +5Foundation: Heir +1, Gardener +1
I found it myself, as an adult	Kind: Convert Orthodox +3Foundation: Witness +1
Friends, or a church that welcomed me	House: Evangelical +1Foundation: Gardener +1
I'm still finding it	Stand: Seeker +2
Something else	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Eastern Orthodox or Oriental Orthodox is leading

The Council of Chalcedon, in 451, was...

A true council, guided by the Spirit	House: Eastern Orthodox +2depth +1
A tragic mistake that divided the Church	House: Oriental Orthodox +3depth +1
I've never heard of it	depth -0.5, counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Catholic is leading

What do you love most about your faith?

The old Latin Mass	Kind: Traditional Catholic +5
The rosary, Mary and the saints	Kind: Devotional Catholic +5
Praise, prayer meetings and the Spirit	Kind: Charismatic Catholic +5
How faith and reason fit together	Kind: Thomist Catholic +5Foundation: Philosopher +2
Serving the poor and defending the weak	Kind: Social-teaching Catholic +5Foundation: Gardener +1, Conscience +1
My family, and our feasts and customs	Kind: Cradle Catholic +5Foundation: Heir +2
None of these in particular	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Lutheran is leading

How should your church handle changing times?

Keep the confessions exactly as they are	Kind: Confessional Lutheran +5
Open up and welcome change	Kind: Mainline Lutheran +5
Slowly. Faith is steady and personal	Kind: Nordic Lutheran +5Stand: Steady +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Presbyterian and Reformed is leading

What does God's rule over everything mean for daily life?

Hold fast to the confessions and their teaching	Kind: Confessional Reformed +5
Seek justice, and welcome everyone	Kind: Mainline Presbyterian Reformed +5
Christ claims every inch: work, art, politics	Kind: Neo-Calvinist Reformed +5
Psalms, catechism and family worship, as my people always have	Kind: Dutch Reformed Reformed +5Foundation: Heir +1
None of these in particular	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Anglican is leading

Which church sounds most like the one you would choose?

Incense, vestments and the old rites	Kind: Anglo-Catholic Anglican +5
Bible teaching and sharing the gospel	Kind: Evangelical Anglican +5
Open, thoughtful and welcoming	Kind: Broad Church Anglican +5
A growing church in Africa or Asia	Kind: Global Anglican +5
None of these in particular	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Methodist is leading

Can a Christian grow to love God perfectly in this life?

Yes, by God's grace a heart can be made wholly His	Kind: Holiness Methodist +5
We grow by grace, as Wesley taught	Kind: Traditional Methodist +5
We grow, and the church must grow with the times	Kind: Progressive Methodist +5
No. We stay sinners until we are with Him	Kind: Traditional Methodist +2, Progressive Methodist +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Baptist is leading

Which Bible do you read?

The King James Version, and only that	Kind: Independent Baptist +5
A careful modern translation, with a confession of faith	Kind: Reformed Baptist +2, Southern Baptist +2
Any good translation	Kind: Moderate Baptist +2, Free Will Baptist +1, Southern Baptist +1
I don't read one	moves nothing
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Pentecostal is leading

What is God doing most in the world today?

Healing and blessing those who have faith	Kind: Word of Faith Pentecostal +5
Revival across Africa, Asia and Latin America	Kind: Global Pentecostal +5
Renewing every church with the Spirit	Kind: Charismatic Pentecostal +5
Filling believers with the Spirit, with tongues as the sign	Kind: Classical Pentecostal +5
None of these	moves nothing
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Evangelical is leading

Picture the church you would choose.

Thousands of people, a worship band, several campuses	Kind: Modern Worship Evangelical +5
Teaching that goes verse by verse through whole books	Kind: Bible Church Evangelical +5Foundation: Student of the Word +1
Grace, sound doctrine and Reformed teachers	Kind: Reformed-leaning Evangelical +5
A dozen people in a living room	Kind: House Church Evangelical +5
No instruments: we sing as the first church did	Kind: Restorationist Evangelical +6
None of these	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Black Church is leading

Which sounds most like your church?

The congregation calls its own pastor	Kind: Baptist Black Church +5
Bishops and conferences lead us, as in Richard Allen's day	Kind: AME Black Church +5
The Holy Ghost moves, and people speak in tongues	Kind: COGIC Black Church +5
None of these	moves nothing

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Anabaptist is leading

How does your community live?

Modern life, with peace and service at the center	Kind: Mennonite Anabaptist +5
Plain dress and a horse and buggy, apart from the world	Kind: Plain Anabaptist +5
Simple worship, foot washing and love feasts	Kind: Brethren Anabaptist +5
None of these	moves nothing
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Adventist is leading
How closely do you hold to the church's early teachings?
As the church teaches them today Kind: Seventh-day Adventist +5
As the early pioneers taught them, more strictly Kind: Historic Adventist +5
I'm not sure counts as "I don’t know"

As the church teaches them today	Kind: Seventh-day Adventist +5
As the early pioneers taught them, more strictly	Kind: Historic Adventist +5
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Historic Free Churches is leading

Which is closest to your church?

We wait in silence for the inner light	Kind: Quaker Free Church +5
Hymns, the daily watchwords and the Unity of the Brethren	Kind: Moravian Free Church +5
The old prayer book, kept unchanged	Kind: Continuing Anglican Free Church +5
Another small church with deep roots	Kind: Other Free Church +5
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Latter-day Saint is leading

How do you relate to the Church today?

All in: temple worship, callings, the whole life of the Church	Kind: Devoted Latter-day Saint +5Stand: Steady +1
Active, but rethinking some teachings	Kind: Nuanced Latter-day Saint +5Stand: Wrestler +1
It is my heritage more than my practice	Kind: Cultural Latter-day Saint +5Foundation: Heir +1
I belong to the Community of Christ, or another branch	Kind: Community of Christ Latter-day Saint +5
I have stepped away from the Church	Stand: Wanderer +2notes “left”

on the Christian-rooted branch; when Jehovah’s Witness is leading

How do you share the good news of the Kingdom?

In the ministry, most weeks	Kind: Publisher Jehovah’s Witness +5Stand: Ambassador +1
I've faded, but I still believe	Kind: Inactive Jehovah’s Witness +5Stand: Wanderer +2
I've left, and I no longer believe it	Stand: Wanderer +2notes “left”

on the Jewish branch

What is the Torah to you?

God's word to Moses, written and oral, to be kept in full	Kind: Haredi Jewish +3, Modern Orthodox Jewish +3
God-given, and growing with each generation's scholarship	Kind: Conservative Jewish +5
An inspired record of our people's search for God	Kind: Reform Jewish +4, Reconstructionist Jewish +2
Our people's story and culture	Kind: Secular Jewish +5Foundation: Heir +1
It isn't part of my life	Jewish branch -6
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Jewish branch

How should a person of faith live in the modern world?

Somewhat apart from it, to stay holy	Kind: Haredi Jewish +5
Fully in it, while keeping every law	Kind: Modern Orthodox Jewish +5
Bringing Jewish ethics into it, to repair the world	Kind: Reform Jewish +4Foundation: Conscience +1
Rebuilding Judaism for a new age	Kind: Reconstructionist Jewish +5
Being Jewish is our people and culture, more than religion	Kind: Secular Jewish +4
None of these	moves nothing
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Jewish branch

Will the Messiah come?

Yes, and we pray for it every day	Kind: Haredi Jewish +1, Modern Orthodox Jewish +1
He already has: Yeshua is the Messiah	House: Messianic Jewish +8
The world will be healed, and people will help bring it	Kind: Reform Jewish +2, Reconstructionist Jewish +1
No. I do not believe in a Messiah	Kind: Secular Jewish +2
I'm not sure	Kind: Secular Jewish +1counts as "I don’t know"

on the Muslim branch

After the Prophet Muhammad, who should have led the believers?

His companions, beginning with Abu Bakr	Kind: Sunni Muslim +4
His family, beginning with Ali	Kind: Shia Muslim +6
It matters less than the heart's way to God	Kind: Sufi Muslim +4
I don't follow the Prophet	Muslim branch -6
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Muslim branch

How do you read the Qur'an?

With the Prophet's sayings and the great scholars	Kind: Sunni Muslim +2Foundation: Student of the Word +1
As taught by the Imams of the Prophet's house	Kind: Shia Muslim +3
As a key to remembering God in the heart	Kind: Sufi Muslim +4Foundation: Mystic +1
Afresh, asking what it means for our own time	Kind: Reformist Muslim +5Foundation: Philosopher +1
Mostly through what my family taught me	Kind: Cultural Muslim +4Foundation: Heir +1
I don't read it	Kind: Cultural Muslim +2

on the Muslim branch

How did you come to your faith?

I was raised in it, and I live it	Kind: Sunni Muslim +1, Shia Muslim +1Stand: Steady +1
I chose it as an adult	Kind: Convert Muslim +8Stand: Newly Committed +1
It is my family more than my practice	Kind: Cultural Muslim +4Stand: At Ease +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Dharmic or World traditions branch

What do you believe is the deepest reality?

A personal God I can love: Krishna, Shiva or the Goddess	House: Hindu +4
Brahman, the One, and my true self is part of it	House: Hindu +3Kind: Vedanta Hindu +5
No creator. There is suffering, and a way out of it	House: Buddhist +5
One God beyond all form, known through the Guru's word	House: Sikh +6
The Way, or the spirits in nature and the ancestors	House: World Traditions +5Kind: Taoist Traditional +2, Shinto Traditional +2, African Traditional Traditional +2, Indigenous Traditional +2
None of these	Dharmic branch -4, World traditions branch -4
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Dharmic branch

What frees us from the cycle of rebirth?

Loving devotion to God, and remembering His Name	House: Hindu +2, Sikh +2
Knowing that my true self is one with Brahman	Kind: Vedanta Hindu +4
Ending craving, by the Eightfold Path	House: Buddhist +3Kind: Theravada Buddhist +3
Trust in Amida Buddha's compassion	House: Buddhist +3Kind: Pure Land Buddhist +5
Sudden insight, in sitting meditation	House: Buddhist +3Kind: Zen Buddhist +5
I don't think we are reborn	Kind: Secular Buddhist +5
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the Dharmic branch; when Hindu is leading

Whom do you turn to most?

Krishna or Vishnu	Kind: Vaishnava Hindu +5
Shiva	Kind: Shaiva Hindu +5
Devi, the Mother	Kind: Shakta Hindu +5
The formless One, beyond every name	Kind: Vedanta Hindu +4
Many, as my family always has	Kind: Family-tradition Hindu +5Foundation: Heir +1
None of these	moves nothing

on the Dharmic branch; when Buddhist is leading

What does your practice look like?

Mindfulness, meditation and the oldest teachings	Kind: Theravada Buddhist +4
Zazen: just sitting, often facing a wall	Kind: Zen Buddhist +4
Chanting Amida Buddha's name	Kind: Pure Land Buddhist +4
Mantras, visualization and a lama	Kind: Tibetan Buddhist +5
Meditation as a practical tool, without rebirth or gods	Kind: Secular Buddhist +5
Something else	moves nothing

on the Dharmic branch; when Sikh is leading

How do you keep your path?

I have been initiated, and keep its five signs	Kind: Amritdhari Sikh +5
I keep my hair uncut, but have not been initiated	Kind: Keshdhari Sikh +5
I follow the Gurus in my own, gradual way	Kind: Sahajdhari Sikh +5
I don't keep these	moves nothing

on the World traditions branch; when World Traditions is leading

Which is closest to your way?

Nonviolence toward every living thing	Kind: Jain Traditional +5
Harmony with the Tao, and honor for my ancestors	Kind: Taoist Traditional +5
The kami, at shrines and in nature	Kind: Shinto Traditional +5
The oneness of God and of all humanity	Kind: Bahá’í Traditional +5
Good thoughts, good words, good deeds	Kind: Zoroastrian Traditional +5
The ancestors, the orishas and the old ways of my people	Kind: African Traditional Traditional +3, Indigenous Traditional +3
Something else	moves nothing

on the Spiritual branch · pick up to 2

Where do you feel the sacred most?

In energy, the stars and the power of my own thoughts	House: Spiritual +2Kind: Energy Spiritual +4, Manifesting Spiritual +3
In nature and the old rites: the moon, the seasons, the old gods	House: Pagan +4Kind: Nature Spiritual +3
In meditation, borrowed from many traditions	House: Spiritual +2Kind: Eclectic Spiritual +4
In signs from people I have lost	House: Spiritual +2Kind: Afterlife Spiritual +5Foundation: Sign-seeker +1
In altered states, through breathwork or psychedelics	House: Spiritual +2Kind: Psychedelic Spiritual +5
None of these	Spiritual branch -4

on the Spiritual branch; when Pagan is leading

Whose old ways call to you?

The Goddess and the moon	Kind: Wiccan Pagan +5
The Norse gods and the sagas	Kind: Heathen Pagan +5
The Celtic ways, the groves and the bards	Kind: Druid Pagan +5
Herbs, charms and the folk ways	Kind: Folk Pagan +5
None in particular	moves nothing

on the Spiritual branch

Do all religions point to the same truth?

Yes. They are paths up one mountain	House: Blended +3Kind: All-Paths Blended +5
I hold two faiths, from my family	House: Blended +4Kind: Two-Faith Blended +5
I follow Jesus, and I practice meditation or yoga too	House: Blended +4Kind: Christian-and-Eastern Blended +5
I search with a community that has no creed	House: Blended +4Kind: Unitarian Blended +5
No. I follow my own path	House: Spiritual +2
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

on the No religion branch · pick up to 3

Why don't you believe in God?

There's no good evidence for Him	Kind: Naturalist Atheist +3, Open Agnostic +1Foundation: Scientist +3
The arguments for God don't hold up	Kind: Firm Agnostic +2, Naturalist Atheist +1Foundation: Philosopher +3
There is too much suffering in the world	Kind: Troubled Agnostic +4, Existentialist Atheist +1Foundation: Conscience +3
How religious people have acted	Kind: Hurt Agnostic +3, Critic Atheist +3Foundation: Gardener +3notes “left”
I've never seen or felt anything of God	Kind: Never-religious Atheist +2, Indifferent Agnostic +2Foundation: Witness +3
Actually, I think God probably exists	House: God Without Religion +4

on the No religion branch

Were you raised in a religion?

Yes, and I believed it deeply	Kind: Former-believer Atheist +5, Hurt Agnostic +1Stand: Wanderer +1depth +1, notes “left”
Yes, and I'm finding my way back	Stand: Returner +4
Yes, but it never really took	Kind: Indifferent Agnostic +3, Never-religious Atheist +1
No. It never came up	Kind: Never-religious Atheist +5

on the No religion branch

Where does meaning come from?

We make it ourselves	Kind: Existentialist Atheist +5
From people: love and kindness	Kind: Humanist Atheist +5Foundation: Gardener +1
From understanding the universe	Kind: Naturalist Atheist +4Foundation: Scientist +1
Life doesn't need a meaning to be good	Kind: Never-religious Atheist +2, Indifferent Agnostic +1Stand: At Ease +1
From God, somehow	House: God Without Religion +3Kind: Philosophical Theist +2
I don't know	Kind: Open Agnostic +3counts as "I don’t know"

on the No religion branch; when God Without Religion is leading

What is God like?

A maker who set things going and stepped back	Kind: Deist Theist +5
Real, but no religion has Him quite right	Kind: Philosophical Theist +5Foundation: Philosopher +1
Nature itself, the whole of it	Kind: Pantheist Theist +5Foundation: Mystic +1
I'm not sure	counts as "I don’t know"

Why you believe it

everyone except the No religion branch · pick up to 3

Christian-rooted: What makes you believe in Jesus?

The evidence that He rose: the empty tomb and the eyewitnesses	Foundation: Historian +3
Arguments that hold up: a universe that began, a moral law	Foundation: Philosopher +3, Conscience +1
I have met Him myself, in prayer and worship	Foundation: Witness +3, Mystic +1
Miracles and answered prayers I've seen	Foundation: Sign-seeker +3
The Bible, which has proved trustworthy	Foundation: Student of the Word +3
I was raised in it, and I've seen it lived well	Foundation: Heir +2, Gardener +2
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Muslim: What makes you believe the Qur'an is from God?

It has been kept word for word since the Prophet's time	Foundation: Historian +3
Its language is beyond anything a person could write	Foundation: Student of the Word +3, Philosopher +1
It describes things science found only much later	Foundation: Scientist +3
The Prophet's miracles, and prayers answered in my life	Foundation: Sign-seeker +3
I feel God speak to me when I hear it recited	Foundation: Witness +2, Mystic +2
My family and the whole community of believers	Foundation: Heir +3
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Jewish: What makes you trust the Torah?

Our history, and how our people have survived against the odds	Foundation: Historian +3
A whole nation heard God at Sinai, not one prophet alone	Foundation: Philosopher +2, Historian +1
I sense God's presence when I pray or study	Foundation: Witness +2, Mystic +2
The text itself, and how the sages have taught it	Foundation: Student of the Word +3
It has been handed down, parent to child, for 3,000 years	Foundation: Heir +3
It shapes just and kind lives	Foundation: Conscience +2, Gardener +2
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Dharmic: What makes you believe in karma and rebirth?

Children who remember past lives	Foundation: Historian +2, Sign-seeker +2
Consciousness cannot simply end	Foundation: Philosopher +3
What I have seen clearly in meditation	Foundation: Mystic +3
What the scriptures and the great teachers say	Foundation: Student of the Word +3
What my family and my people have always known	Foundation: Heir +3
It makes sense of justice: what we do comes back to us	Foundation: Conscience +3
I'm not sure I do	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

World traditions: What makes you believe the spirits and the ancestors are real?

Stories kept faithfully for generations	Foundation: Historian +3
I have met them, in a dream or a ceremony	Foundation: Witness +3
Signs I couldn't explain away	Foundation: Sign-seeker +3
What my elders have always known	Foundation: Heir +3
I feel them in sacred places	Foundation: Mystic +3
Honoring them makes families and communities stronger	Foundation: Gardener +3
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Spiritual: What makes you believe there is more than the physical world?

Near-death experiences that have been carefully checked	Foundation: Historian +2, Sign-seeker +1
The mind seems to be more than the brain	Foundation: Philosopher +2, Scientist +1
Something I experienced myself	Foundation: Witness +3
Signs from people I've lost	Foundation: Sign-seeker +3
A deep knowing, in meditation or in nature	Foundation: Mystic +3
It makes people kinder and more at peace	Foundation: Gardener +3
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Everyone else: What makes you believe what you do?

Near-death experiences that have been carefully checked	Foundation: Historian +2, Sign-seeker +1
The mind seems to be more than the brain	Foundation: Philosopher +2, Scientist +1
Something I experienced myself	Foundation: Witness +3
Signs from people I've lost	Foundation: Sign-seeker +3
A deep knowing, in meditation or in nature	Foundation: Mystic +3
It makes people kinder and more at peace	Foundation: Gardener +3
Honestly, I'm not sure why	Stand: Seeker +1counts as "I don’t know"

Everyone

No religion: What is hardest for your view to explain?

Why there is something rather than nothing	Foundation: Philosopher +2
A universe finely tuned for life	Foundation: Scientist +2
The evidence that Jesus rose from the dead	Foundation: Historian +2
Why right and wrong feel so real	Foundation: Conscience +2
Healings and near-death experiences	Foundation: Sign-seeker +2
Love, beauty and consciousness	Foundation: Mystic +2
Nothing. My view explains it all	Stand: Defender +1, At Ease +1

Everyone else: Which challenge to what you believe is hardest to answer?

All the suffering in the world	Foundation: Conscience +2
Science explaining more and more without God	Foundation: Scientist +2
Hard passages, or contradictions, in scripture	Foundation: Student of the Word +2, Historian +1
God seeming silent when I pray	Foundation: Witness +2, Mystic +1Stand: Wrestler +1
I'd believe something else if I'd been born elsewhere	Foundation: Heir +2
Believers who don't live what they believe	Foundation: Gardener +2
None has shaken me yet	Stand: Steady +1, Defender +1

Everyone

If you were wrong, what would most likely show you?

New evidence from history	Foundation: Historian +2
An argument I couldn't answer	Foundation: Philosopher +2
A discovery in science	Foundation: Scientist +2
An experience I couldn't deny	Foundation: Witness +2, Sign-seeker +1
I'd want to know, but I can't say what	Stand: Seeker +2
Nothing could change my mind	Stand: Steady +1

Where you stand

Everyone

Compared with five years ago, what you believe is...

Stronger and clearer	Stand: Steady +2, Ambassador +1
About the same	Stand: Steady +1, At Ease +1
Brand new. Something changed recently	Stand: Newly Committed +5
Coming back, after time away	Stand: Returner +5
Shaken by real doubts	Stand: Wrestler +4
Fading, little by little	Stand: Wanderer +4notes “left”

Everyone

Someone challenges what you believe. You...

Give my reasons, and answer their objections	Stand: Defender +3depth +0.5
Tell them what it means to me	Stand: Ambassador +3
Ask questions, and really listen	Stand: Bridge-builder +3, Seeker +1
Stay quiet, but stay sure	Stand: Steady +2
Change the subject	Stand: Guarded +3
Shrug. It doesn't matter much to me	Stand: At Ease +3

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Has religion ever hurt you, or someone you love?
Yes, deeply Kind: Hurt Agnostic +2, Between-churches Christian +1Stand: Guarded +3
A little Stand: Guarded +1
No moves nothing

Your reasons

Everyone · pick up to 4

Which of these have you looked into for yourself?

The best case for and against God	depth +0.5
The history behind my scriptures, or anyone's	depth +0.5
What other religions teach, from their own sources	depth +0.5
The strongest objections to what I believe	depth +0.5
None of these yet	depth -0.5

Everyone
Could you give a friend good reasons for what you believe, and answer their best objection?
Yes, easily, and I could go deeper depth +2
Roughly, yes depth +1
I'd struggle moves nothing
No, I wouldn't know where to start depth -1, counts as "I don’t know"

Yes, deeply	Kind: Hurt Agnostic +2, Between-churches Christian +1Stand: Guarded +3
A little	Stand: Guarded +1
No	moves nothing

Yes, easily, and I could go deeper	depth +2
Roughly, yes	depth +1
I'd struggle	moves nothing
No, I wouldn't know where to start	depth -1, counts as "I don’t know"