survey on faith toay?

Question

pls take few min to dis survey, d answers don hav to be long.
its for my school project ^^

1.Do you believe in god, explain your answer

2.Do you go to church, if so how often?

3.What was your image of god when you were a child?

4.What is your image of god now?

5.Do you believe in heaven and hell?

6.What do you think of faith today

7.What do you think the faith of people would be like in 10 years time?

8.Comment on the power of catholic church today, Compared to the past.

Answer 1

Peace.....
Yes, I believe in God - it is my faith by experiences and teaching

I go to Church daily

God was then and still is my Father

Same as above

Yes, heaven and hell exist

We need more faithfilled people today to turn the evil around

I don't think about that; I have hope and trust God will be there

It is not the "power" of the Church that concerns me, but the "spirit" - God is with us now as He was then, but ARE WE WITH HIM??

Blessings, "orthros"

Answer 2

1. Nope. Although I believe it's possible a God exists, I don't lead my life believing that a God truly does. There is not enough evidence to support my living my life according to religious doctrine. I keep my mind open, but my hopes aren't high.

2. Nope.

3. A huge white man with a beard, hanging out on a cloud up in the sky.

4. A nebulous, noncorporeal presence. Or, a mass delusion.

5. Nope.

6. As Karl Marx said, "Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." People will cling to faith in the face of tremendous adversity, which is admirable but in my mind it seems pointless, since a God does not seem to exist to answer the pleas of those who seemingly deserve the most help.

7. I think as technology spreads and more people have access to more information, they'll hopefully be able to educate themselves and convert more of the garbage they've been told as a child about religion and God into truth. Some of that truth will simply be that we don't and/or may never know the truth, and if nothing else that's a good start. Better that than believing from the outset that if you align your life according to the wishes of an unseen all-powerful entity you'll go to heaven, since that may just not happen.

8. The Catholic Church seems less powerful than it was. While many are still devout followers of the Church, they seem to be having difficulty indoctrinating more into their ranks. This is arguably a good thing. Further the current pope is a lousy one, John Paul II was a much more worldly pope.

Answer 3

1. No. Worldly religions have in the past been used to explain the unknown in culturally subjective terms. Objective scientific knowledge and the establishment of some facts (ie: what the sun is made of, the solar system, etc), I think alot of this old religious knowledge is defunct. In ancient times religion = science. Non-partisan scientific research based on the scientific method have expanded our horizons enough to question everything and hence, question religion. Religion is not only self contradictory, but many of its explanations have been proven incorrect. Cosmological viewpoints have never fully explained any phenomena. This is why I dont' believe in God.

2. I don't go to church.

3. I was raised Catholic, so i thought of God as a benevolent entity.. but also a needy one that demanded my unwavering loyalty.

4. i don't believe God exists.

5. No.

6. I think people are becoming more tolerant and can think critically and objectively now more than ever. I believe there is a conflict between fact vs. values. Or if you will, the established religious ones with blind faith vs. the critical thinking objective scientists.

7. I believe more and more people will begin to leave the cosmological camp. I believe those who are "fanatics" now, will be even more so in the future, because the foundations of their faith will continued to be examined and questioned... something they desperatley don't want to happen.

8. The Catholic church today has limited power because of scientific and political reasons compared to the past.

Answer 4

1. No
2. Yes, once a week for bible study.
3. God does not exist therefore i have no image of it.
4. See previous response.
5. No
6. Not sure what you are asking. I have faith in people but not in gods.
7. See previous response.
8. In my opinion the Catholic church is losing power. The Catholic schools in my area are closing down and I see members of the church turning away everyday.

Answer 5

1.I believe in all gods, but only follow the Norse pantheon. This belief is stemmed from personal experience with said gods.

2.No, I do not have a formal church. I also don't need one. My relationship with my gods needs no outside interpretation or guidance.

3.The Xian god never did make any sense to me, and I was always yelled at for questioning it.

4.Not my thing. As I said, I prefer my own gods.

5.Sure, why not. However, I'll be going to neither.

6.I think people should follow whatever path makes them happy, but the harassment in the name of whoever needs to stop. It doesn't work.

7.Probably about the same, with some evolution of culture.

8.Well, it's not THE power in society, and it also isn't converting people at swordpoint, so I'd say power has gone down over time.


Good luck on your assignment!

Answer 6

I believe in the almighty YHVH. I go to assembly occasionally. about one sabbath out of four. (can I skip 3 and 4) there is eternal life. On this earth for the saved. The wicked will end up in the lake of fire and be consumed. Faith today is lame, for few have faith is scripture or the
Creator. I am confident the Messiah will be back well within 10 years. The catholic church is much too powerful, and getting more so.... soon the whole world will wonder after (worship) the beast.

Answer 7

1. I do believe in God, but I don't belong to any religion.

2. No, I don't go to church, except for things like weddings and funerals.

3. God was good and loving, but he might stop loving me if I was too bad.

4. Mostly, God is mysterious. But he is good, and cares for me.

5. I don't know what happens after death, but I trust there is no hell.

6. Mostly I think people need to stop worrying about other people's faiths.

7. I don't think much will change.

8. I am happy that they have much less power, and that the trend that way continues.

Answer 8

1. As archetypal forces in psychology, I believe in many gods. As deities, nope.
2. Occasionally (6 or 8 times a year), but only to a UU church because they welcome Pagans.
3. Much like Zeus from the Hercules cartoon.
4. Which god? The Abrahamic one? I don't work with him. His followers get pissy.
5. Nope. I have no cluse what happens after death and neither does anyone else.
6. I think it's a great thing, but nothing to kill over.
7. Probably quite a bit more liberal. If nothing else, then in response to the surge in fundamentalism.
8. Obviously it's weaker. It used to control governments, now it's not taken very seriously except by Catholics, and even Catholics are leaving the faith.

Answer 9

1. No, because there is no evidence.
2. No
3. I thought god was loving
4. I don't think any gods exist
5. No
6. Faith is a threat to rationality, science, and civil rights.
7. I think less people will have faith in 10 years
8. The catholic church has and has had more power than it should, considering it operates on false assumptions. It is also filthy rich and makes people waste their money on it.

Answer 10

1. Yes. Explains everything we see and everything we don't.
2. No.
3. Mad at God.
4. I understand God better.
5. Heaven only.
6. Not working.
7. Slightly better.
8. Not powerful, just wealthy.