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[chizzle1]

helo ther i was wonderin if any1 could plz help by filling this out n sending it back 2 me id b very apreciative

This survey is being conducted in order to gather primary information for an independent research project. This information will be used and processed to construct a thesis to present to a Community and Family teacher. This information is strictly confidential, no name is rewired and if you do not have to answer every question if you wish. Thank you for participating



Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?


b.) If so what religion do you confide by?


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?






Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------





Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.




Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?





Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?






Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?








Q15. How much do you know about other religions?








Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?

 

[cro_angel]

i have moved this to non school to gain more coverage
all spam shall be deleted

 

[katietheskatie]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
i don't know.

Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions

Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices

Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality

Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? technically christian, but i'm not particularly into it.

b.) If so what religion do you confide by? ^

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents? in that we rarely go to church, yes .. my dad's fairly religious but my mum isn't, and they've never tried to push me for/against religion, they want to let me choose what i want to believe.

Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? no.

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? no, and i don't think it's right personally.

Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion? i don't really follow religion as in praising a certain god or anything, but i think a lot of christian ideals of just treating people decently and being respectable are (i'd like to think) kind of evident in my life.

Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader? i don't.

Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?

Q15. How much do you know about other religions? honestly, not much. i have absolutely nothing against them though (as long as they're not extreme about it)

Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?; actually, i probably would. but being that i don't know much about other religions, its not something i've really thought about yet.

 

[grk_styl]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist

Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness

Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished

Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions

Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything

Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices

Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality

Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
yes, very much so;

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?
Greek Orthodox

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
Yes, as I have learnty from them and grown up in a religious household. I have the option to not believe, but I do believe as it is a part of me

Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
I believe it is, yes. My family and past generations have been Greek Orthodox and I intend to carry that through

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
I sacrifice what I want to. ie. I'm never required to sacrifice or believe. It is by choice. I know I have respect for the higher power in which I believe, and that is all that matters to me.

Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
I gain spiritually, an understanding of why certain events occur. I feel safe in my daily routines knowing someone is watching over me. I feel satisfied knowing where I will go after I die, and that evil people will not exist in my heaven. The most important aspect that i feel i gain is safety and security.

Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
every day

Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
yes all the time. sometimes people experience hardship, such as sick family member or a death and relying on prayer helps them to get through it. I have experienced such hard ships where praying is the only thing I can rely on.

Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
A lot. I went to a Catholic high school, and am accepting of other religions. I am also interested in other religions, and make sure I learn about them

Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
My religion corresponds with my life so I have no need to convert. I would never convert for anyone but myself. If i feel my religion is not satisfying me in anyway then I would consider. But I have no doubts about my religion, and will continue to be part of the Greek Orthodox religion until i pass away

 

[Tuggi3]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? a little


b.) If so what religion do you confide by? greek orthodox


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents? yes






Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ---------- yes





Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
NO




Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
belonging and to some degree a meaning to existence




Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?

wenever i feel the need to




Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?

it makes me feel a lil better






Q15. How much do you know about other religions?


a fair bit... i knw the basics





Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?[/QUOTE]

no i think i have too much faith in my own

 

[sparkl3z]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
no.

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?
none.

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
nope.




Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------





Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.




Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?





Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?






Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?








Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
as much as i need to know.







Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not? no. if god does exist, then he gave me a brain to use it and to think for myself, i dont need a book written by somebody else to tell me whats wrong and right.

 

[katie_tully]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
Not at all.

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
My parents are quite religious, so no.


Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
No.


Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
Sounds rather pointless to me.


Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?


Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?


Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?


Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
Quite a bit.


Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
No.

 

[loquasagacious]

Always happy to help with an IRP.

Q1. I believe that God:
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness

Q3. I think that following life:
3. There is nothing

Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs

Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known

Q6. I think children should:
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices

Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality
To me these seemed to similar to differentiate.


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
No

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
No

Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
N/A

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
N/A

Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
N/A

Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
N/A

Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
I believe that it may help others dissipitate some feelings as praying/worship allows people to a) meditate and b)dis-associate themselves personally with things they have done, justify what they have done, find acceptane.

Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
I am very knowledgable about the main religions eg most varieties of christianity, islam and have a fair knowledge of judaism, hindu and bhuddist beliefs








Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?

 

[ballerinabarbie]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events



Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds



Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:

4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents



Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?

3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent



Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? yes


b.) If so what religion do you confide by? Christian - Anglican


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents? not really






Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? not really




Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
"sacrifice"?? no...




Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion? an eternal hope for the future, reassurance, never feeling alone, a reason for living, an assurance that everything happens for a reason, forgiveness... there is so much i gain from it





Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader? prayer - at least once a day, if not more... i think it's about worshiping and talking to God all the time throughout the day






Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear? most definately








Q15. How much do you know about other religions? studied them in school and know their main points - but nothing in depth








Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not? I don't think so - i know the main points of most of the other worldly religions and i believe that Christianity makes the most sense to me and the way that I live my life.

 

[jm1234567890]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
*****Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
****4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
****3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
****2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
******1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything
only exists in people's minds


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
*****4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices
should be able to make up their own mind...
not really purposely exposed to religions


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
****2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?

nope.

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?


nope.



Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------


well, China is officialy athiest


Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.


nope.


Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?



nope.



Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?



never.




Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?



nope.




Q15. How much do you know about other religions?



a fair bit. mostly from listening to friends.




Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?


nope.
quote:

"Religion is the opiate of the masses."

If I'm happy the way I am, why change?

 

[Katie123]

Q1. I believe that God:
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being



Q2. I think prayer is:

4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:

2. There is reincarnation or some other condition



Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical


Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known


Q6. I think children should:
1
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?

2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? Yes sometimes


b.) If so what religion do you confide by? Catholicism


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?

By my mum yes because she is catholic




Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
yes




Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
Probably but I dont



Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
Not really




Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
Unfortunately only when I’m in a jam




Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?

Yeah when I’m wanting something to go my way






Q15. How much do you know about other religions?

A bit from SOR and growing up in a religious school






Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
Yes because then I would be able to relate more to their teachings and values

 

[kalli]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
Not in the slightest.


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
My parents are not religious so that could have partly influenced my absence of religious faith.


Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
No.


Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
No.


Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
I gain self repect for my morals not any religion.


Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
Not religious.


Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
I think talking about anything, whether it be praying or talking to yourself, helps resolve personal problems.


Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
I know a lot about a lot of religions not only from school but also personal interest in theology.


Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
Yes i would but the religion i would convert to would be nothing like the mainstream religions of today (Judaism, Islam, Christianity).

 

[happy cup]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? Yes


b.) If so what religion do you confide by? Catholicsm


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents? Yes






Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ---------- In some ways





Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money. Not required but choose to.. umm things like give money to the church.. give something up for Lent.. etc.



Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
A better understanding and greater knowledge. I also gain Grace.




Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader? Everyday





Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear? Yes definately







Q15. How much do you know about other religions? I know the basics of the major religions







Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not? Definately not. Religion shouldn't be made to suit my lifestyle, my lifestyle should be made to suit my religion.

 

[flipsyde]

Q1. I believe that God:
Does not exist

Q2. I think prayer is:
3. Worthless


Q3. I think that following life:
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs


Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known


Q6. I think children should:
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality

Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
No, not at all


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?

yes because they are deeply catholic and have made me question my faith.. if tat makes sense

Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture?
yeah on half of my family are Irish and are all catholics

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
not really

Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
Ive gained the ability to have my own thoughts on my belifs

Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
I dont.. soemtimes I talk to myself

Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
No not at all

Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
I know the brief things about other religoins/ways of life.. the basic outlines of some religions

Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
Definately yeah.. If it fitted in with my belifs I could see myself having faith in the religion because I can relate to it.... but none of the mainsteam religions

 

[alby]

chizzle: before i start...i'm answering the 'religious faith' questions at the end related to my spiritual beliefs (i'm not part of any structured faith, just hold spiritual beliefs....see q 9)
-------------
Q1. I believe that God:
4. Does not exist

Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness
(bit of both)

Q3. I think that following life:
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
(unsure)

Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical

Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known

Q6. I think children should:
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices

Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality

Q8. Would you consider yourself to be religious?
Spiritual, not religious

Q9. Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
Yes and no....mum brought my bro & i up catholic, then we all kinda renounced that (progressively cut down on how often we went to church till we stopped completely...but both still went to catholic primary & high schools)....but now i believe in more spiritual aspects/ideas (eg. angels, yoga)

Q10. Is your religion a symbol of heritage/culture?
A symbol of my personal heritage/culture? no

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
No

Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
Spiritual/inner balance, bringing happiness, and clarity

Q13. How often do you pray/worship your divine leader?
No divine leader...but if i have something on my mind, i use my fairy cards (kinda like tarot cards..full of positive meanings in relation to a question you have)

Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
No praying/worshipping involved...but asking the fairies questions does seem to clear things up and relieve any fears, anxiety, confusion, etc

Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
A fair bit, from religion classes (from kindy to yr 12) and my PIP (Society & Culture major work) was on different religions/spiritual beliefs (particularly related to beliefs after death - reincarnation, heaven/hell/purgatory, nothing)

Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
Yes (imo. who wouldn't!), its not asthough you're bounded for life to the beliefs you were brought up with. i believe that if you find something about your current religion (or its teachings) isn't satisfying to your spiritual needs, you need find another religion/faith/spirituality which does.

 

[Science Geek]

Q1. I believe that God:
****Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. ****Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. ****There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. ****Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. ****Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. ****Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. ****Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
Yes


b.) If so what religion do you confide by?
Chritianity


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
Initially, but now I own my beliefs.





Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
Meaning?




Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
No I am not required. I freely give money.



Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
Fellowship with other people who share my faith, God's love and care for me, the knowledge I can always turn to Him in times of trouble.




Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
Informally (by myself, with family) - every day; formally (at church and bible study) - twice each week





Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
Yes, God can calm me, and help me through times of trouble.







Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
A bit about each.







Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
No way. My faith is what I believe in - it is the centre of my life. No other religion is going to take its place for the sake of 'convience' .

 

[boasboy]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious? yes


b.) If so what religion do you confide by? roman catholic


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents? no






Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? nope





Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money. nope




Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion? meaning, hope and purpose





Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader? whenever the time is right.






Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear? yes








Q15. How much do you know about other religions? quite abit








Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not? yes. i believe in most other religions and would convert if life required me to, but because of my upbringing i hold a firm stance towards christianity.

 

[frootloop]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices

Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
nope

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?
na

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
sort of- mum once told me that u should believe in urself before u believe in god





Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
not sure




Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
nope



Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?





Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?






Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?








Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
quite a bit







Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?

 

[iamsickofyear12]

Q1. I believe that God:
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
3. Worthless


Q3. I think that following life:
3. There is nothing


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs


Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known


Q6. I think children should:
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?
Absolutely Not

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?
n/a

Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?
No


Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------
No


Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.
No


Q12. In you religious faith what do you feel you gain from your religion?
I feel I gain freedom to govern my own life and make my own decisions by not having a religion.


Q13. How often do you pray/ worship your divine leader?
No leader so never




Q14. Does praying/worshipping help resolve problems .eg. anxiety or fear?
In general, for people who are religious it probably does. For me because I am not religious it means nothing.


Q15. How much do you know about other religions?
A lot


Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?
Because I don't believe in god I would never change to a religion.

 

[jumb]

Q1. I believe that God:
Exists and intervenes in daily events
Exists but does not intervene in daily events
is a spiritual ideal, not an actual being
Does not exist


Q2. I think prayer is:
1. Heard by God or angels, and for many people God or angels responds
2. Heard but no answer should be expected
3. Worthless
4. Best understood as a form of meditation or moral awareness


Q3. I think that following life:
1. There is an afterlife for the virtuous but no hell; the evil simply cease to exist
2. There is reincarnation or some other condition
3. There is nothing
4. There is an afterlife in which we are judged, then rewarded or punished


Q4. If I had to categorize my own religious and spiritual beliefs, I would say they are:
1. Moderate; part of me is spiritual and part of me is skeptical
2. Agnostic, or hold no spiritual beliefs
3. Unshakable in my beliefs; I rarely experience doubt
4. Strongly committed to my faith, though sometimes I am troubled by unanswered questions



Q5. In my view, God:
1. Either does not exist, or God’s nature can never be known
2. Exists but is remote from human events
3. Is present at some times and absent at others
4. Is everywhere and observes everything


Q6. I think children should:
1. Be raised to practice the faith of their parents
2. Be taught spiritual awareness but also to avoid affiliating with formal religion
3. Be encouraged to reject faith in favor of secular philosophy
4. Be exposed to many religious traditions and encouraged to make their own choices


Q7. Which of these four statements comes closest to reflecting your views about the character of existence?
1. Higher purpose comes about through some combination of human and divine effort
2. People should be moral and loving, but life itself is a chemical accident
3. Higher purpose in the universe is everywhere, divinely created and preexistent
4. Regardless of whether we are natural or supernatural in origin, we can give meaning to our lives by practicing love and morality


Q8 Would you consider yourself to be religious?

No

b.) If so what religion do you confide by?


Q9 Are your religious beliefs influenced by your parents?

No

Q10 Is your religion a symbol of heritage/ culture? ----------

Mix

Q11. Are you required to sacrifice anything to show respect for the higher power in which you believe? If so, what is it? Eg volunteer work, money.

No

(Q12-14 are N/A)

Q15. How much do you know about other religions?

Alot about christianity from school and school friends. Not much about the rest.


Q16. Would you convert to another religion if it corresponded more with your way of life? Why/why not?

No, all religions are full of contradiction. Also, I'm happy the way I am now. I don't need a prayer to get me through the night.