Religious Survey ~ PLEASE REPLY!!!

[Religious Survey]

This is a religious survey.

**Please reply to [email protected] with your answers,

It would be greatly appreciated if you would repost this.

You may remain anonymous.

Please be honest.



1. What should we call you?
2. How old are you?
3. Where are your from?
4. What religion were you raised?
5. What religion are you now?
6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?
7. Do you believe in a god/gods?
8. If so, who?
9. If not, why?
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?
11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?
12. How do you think we got here?
13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?
14. Why do you perform these?
15. How do you talk to your god/gods?
16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?
17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?
18. What are your spiritual beliefs?
19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god?
20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?
21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?
22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?
23. What do you think we have to do to go there?
24. What are your thoughts on Hell?
25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?
26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?
27. Do you believe in the devil?
28. Who are Adam & Eve to you?
29. Who is Abraham to you?
30. Who is Noah to you?
31. Who is Jesus Christ to you?
32. Could he have been married?
33. If not, why?
34. Who is Muhammad to you?
35. Who is Joseph Smith to you?
36. Who is Anton LeVey to you?
37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea?
38. Do you believe in past lives?
39. What do you think happens when we die?
40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic?
41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny?
42. Do you believe in true love?
43. Do you believe in love at first sight?
44. What are your thoughts on Karma?
45. What are your thoughts on abortion?
46. When do you think the world will end?
47. How do you think it will end?
48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be?
49. What do you think the answer is?
50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram?




Thank you for your answers. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Please email your answers to [email protected].

Do not reply to the poster.



**It would be greatly appreciated if you would repost this.**

 

[Feathers in Hair]

I think a lot more people would respond if we didn't feel our forum was being 'used' as an easy way of gathering answers. People post surveys and then don't return- it doesn't seem very 'neighborly'.

 

[kateyes]

:no:
If you would like replies-I think you need to let us know who you are, what the purpose of your survey is, and what you are going to do with the information we supply?

 

[RevOxley_501]

i will do it


i might get bored tonight anyway








but i agree with the above posters...

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Seems too much like adware.

 

[Bishka]

Religious Survey,

If you'd let us know what this was for and who you, that would help out. Thank you.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Seems too much like adware.

I'm just going to showcase my ignorance- how is something like this adware? Is it used for garnering email addies, or what? I think I'd like to respond via this thread, because it might help me to get to know the beliefs of others better, though.

 

[Guitar's Cry]

I'm just going to showcase my ignorance- how is something like this adware? Is it used for garnering email addies, or what? I think I'd like to respond via this thread, because it might help me to get to know the beliefs of others better, though.

Well, it sort of reminds me of those so-called "bots" in chat programs where screen names are created for the purposes of advertisement (often sex) or for gathering information.

I think responding to the questions here would be cool.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Okay- after corresponding with the individual, I believe that they may be honestly curious. I'm moving the thread to a section where everyone can read it more easily.

 

[BFD_Zayl]

that was a doozey

 

[PeaceSeeker]

What may be interesting is to see the answers here. I will oblige.

This is a religious survey.

**Please reply to [email protected] with your answers,

It would be greatly appreciated if you would repost this.

You may remain anonymous.

Please be honest.

1. What should we call you? PeaceKeeper
2. How old are you? 65 plus
3. Where are your from? Germany
4. What religion were you raised? Lutheran
5. What religion are you now? United Monotheistic ?
6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change? Religious rationality
7. Do you believe in a god/gods? Yes
8. If so, who? God of all Gods..God of pure love...a progressive government without slaves...a self-sufficient God who requires nothing from mankind, yet provides blessings and inspiration.
9. If not, why?
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism? Nature has no supernaturalism.
11. What are your thoughts on Evolution? It's a fact...with God's guidance, not interference
12. How do you think we got here? Via God's DNA
13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion? None
14. Why do you perform these? I don't
15. How do you talk to your god/gods? Via my spirit
16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality? Religion is the culmination of man's dogma and politics and often has lost the meaning of true spirituality.
17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual? Very
18. What are your spiritual beliefs? God is the ultimate progressive spiritual knowledge of the universe.
19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god? No
20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by? Live righteously and no God will condemn you.
21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so? Yes
22. What are your thoughts on Heaven? It;'s a spiritual government...see http://urantia.us
23. What do you think we have to do to go there? Live righteously
24. What are your thoughts on Hell? It exists in men's minds
25. What do you think we have to do to end up there? believe it
26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist? Heaven
27. Do you believe in the devil? No..he exists in men's minds
28. Who are Adam & Eve to you? fictitious people of the Bible
29. Who is Abraham to you? A man who existed
30. Who is Noah to you? A man who existed
31. Who is Jesus Christ to you? A man who existe...a Son of God, as we are children of God...God's messenger. A man whose spirit interacted with the spirit of God.
32. Could he have been married? maybe...but who cares
33. If not, why?
34. Who is Muhammad to you? A man whose spirit interacted with the spirit of God.
35. Who is Joseph Smith to you? A man whose spirit interacted with the spirit of God.
36. Who is Anton LeVey to you? a man
37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea? They bypassed the first Command to create their own personal God.
38. Do you believe in past lives? No
39. What do you think happens when we die? Your spirit continues eternally.
40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic? No, no, no, no no.
41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny? Yes, to add to the glory of God.
42. Do you believe in true love? Yes
43. Do you believe in love at first sight? Yes
44. What are your thoughts on Karma? it exists
45. What are your thoughts on abortion? it's a woman's own decision
46. When do you think the world will end? many eons from now
47. How do you think it will end? poof
48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be? Nothing, because I have "tapped into the mind of God". http://urantia.us
49. What do you think the answer is? Live righteously so your soul can live on.
50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram? it's man made

Thank you for your answers. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Please email your answers to [email protected].

**It would be greatly appreciated if you would repost this.**

Peace

 

[Guitar's Cry]

Okay- after corresponding with the individual, I believe that they may be honestly curious. I'm moving the thread to a section where everyone can read it more easily.

That's cool! I'm still going to post my answers here so everyone can read.


1. What should we call you?

Guitar's Cry is fine. Or Mike.

2. How old are you?

26. Though I still feel like I'm 19.

3. Where are your from?

Mainah!

4. What religion were you raised?

Christian.

5. What religion are you now?

My own.

6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?

I was never all that enthusiastic about Christianity. I had a hard childhood, and it just didn't provide the hope I needed. I grew to believe in more of a nature-based spirituality. When college philosophy broke down my beliefs to the point of nihilism, I decided to build them back up using the philosophical tools I was given.

7. Do you believe in a god/gods?

Undecided. I'm agnostic, leaning towards pantheism (maybe panentheism). For all intents and purposes, though, I'm a pantheist.

8. If so, who?

The spirit of Life. The subjective will of the Universe.

9. If not, why?
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?

I see nothing wrong with believing in it. I believe in evolution, as it appears to be pretty accurate scientifically, but I also believe that there may be a force directing it.

11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?

See above.

12. How do you think we got here?

Through the forces of the Universe.

13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?

I practice folk magick as I see the psychological power behind it and I enjoy it immensely. Many of the ceremonies I do are celebrations of life, full of personal symbolism and meaning.

14. Why do you perform these?

Enjoyment, empowerment, and celebration.

15. How do you talk to your god/gods?

Through emotional and symbolic release.

16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?

Dogma and meaning.

17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?

Very much so.

18. What are your spiritual beliefs?

I exist. My existence is defined by my worldview which appears to be structured by the stimuli from an outside world that I can only know through my subjective mind which also appears to affect that outside world. Because of this, I believe in dualism, the subjective/objective split. Symbolic meaning becomes important, because everything I can know is symbolic due to how I perceive the world.
Therefore, my personal symbolism becomes my spirituality.

19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god?

Nope.

20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?

My grimoire, or Book of Shadows. I prefer grimoire, because it is less identified with a particular religion and is much more personal, though I will use both terms. In it I put my philosophies, ceremonies, spells, rituals, creative peices, and I will soon be adding my personal journal to it.

21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?

I have no choice, since it is based off myself.

22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?

I see it as something more internal than external.

23. What do you think we have to do to go there?

Find peace with yourself.

24. What are your thoughts on Hell?

Also internal.

25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?

Not resolve inner conflicts.

26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?

If external, I hope heaven, since I am a rather compassionate fellow. I'm working towards resolving personal conflicts.

27. Do you believe in the devil?

Possibly.

28. Who are Adam & Eve to you?

Figures in Christian mythology representing the first people. Their experiences speaks for a universal Human Experience that works towards explaining our sufferings.

29. Who is Abraham to you?

The writer of my favorite book, Dracula. (Bram Stoker.)

30. Who is Noah to you?

Also a Christian mythological figure.

31. Who is Jesus Christ to you?

The ultimate Christian figure that represents salvation and compassion. A groovy guy he was.

32. Could he have been married?

I think he could have been. I see no reason.

33. If not, why?
34. Who is Muhammad to you?

The most important figure in Muslim mythology.

35. Who is Joseph Smith to you?

The founder of the LDS church.

36. Who is Anton LeVey to you?

The founder of a philosophical sect of Satanism.

37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea?

Will have to research it.

38. Do you believe in past lives?

I think so. Haven't decided. I'm leaning towards believing in total recurrence.

39. What do you think happens when we die?

Perhaps total recurrence. But anything's possible. I lean towards some form of afterlife because it makes more sense to me.

40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic?

Yes. At least as ideas that have symbolic meaning.

41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny?

Haven't decided.

42. Do you believe in true love?

Yup. I'm a romantic.

43. Do you believe in love at first sight?

I see it as possible.

44. What are your thoughts on Karma?

I see it as the resulting feedback from acting within a possibly deterministic universe (which I have been describing as a web as of late).

45. What are your thoughts on abortion?

I can understand that there are times when it should and it shouldn't be done.

46. When do you think the world will end?

Maybe when I die. Probably when there are no longer any living creatures to observe it.

47. How do you think it will end?

From no longer being observed.

48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be?

Do you exist both objectively and subjectively?

49. What do you think the answer is?

Maybe.

50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram?

A useful symbol representing the balance between elements, energies, and other symbols.

 

[PeaceSeeker]

[email protected] is not regular email...it's gmail...email will not send it.

 

[RevOxley_501]

it isnt a bot, there are real people behind it, they responded to me with non generic specific questions

 

[giant space amoeba]

ah i replied - i enjoy doing surveys

 

[Feathers in Hair]

1. What should we call you?

Feathers in Hair.

2. How old are you?

27

3. Where are your from?

Iowa.

4. What religion were you raised?

Christian- both extremely conservative and not-so-conservative.

5. What religion are you now?

Pagan.

6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?

I no longer felt that my spiritual needs were being met, though I still respect the other tradition.

7. Do you believe in a god/gods?

At times, I'm agnostic, but mostly, I believe in a number of gods.

8. If so, who?

Because I think they are embodiments of that which I strive for in myself, and that celebrating them will help me to get closer to that goal. Also, I consider them friends.

10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?

I honestly don't know.

11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?

It seems like the most scientifically probable explanation of what we are, as humans.

12. How do you think we got here?

I enjoy several different creation myths, but, evolution seems the most logical. (Even though I don't tend to be logical.)

13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?

There are sabbats, that celebrate the changing of the seasons. I practise magic, which sometimes has an aspect of ritual to it, and I celebrate the holy days of several of my favorite gods and goddesses.

14. Why do you perform these?

To remind me of my connection with nature and the divine, and how the two can be interchangable. Magic, depending on how it is viewed, is either a way of focusing your thought into action, or a way of converting energy into power. Celebrating the holy days of the gods and goddesses tends to be very grounding for me. Because the deities that I choose to celebrate have qualities that I admire, it's also a way of celebrating myself, since there is something in me that acknowledges that, in order to adore a quality, I must have innate respect for that quality.

15. How do you talk to your god/gods?

Through prayer, sometimes, through 'sacred walking' at others. Sometimes, I catch glimpses of them in other humans and animals, and I feel as if I'm talking with them.

16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?

I think that religion is the outward trappings of spirituality. Any form of spirituality that becomes 'organized', or practised by many people gains what I percieve as an outward layer. Sometimes it's cumbersome, like armor and sometimes it's light, like a robe. If the religion is like armor and the armor becomes thick enough, I believe that it causes situations in which we let religion come before spirituality, and let religion come before others, as well.

17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?

Yup.

18. What are your spiritual beliefs?

They tend to change from day to day. I don't think I've ever sat down and tried to list them.

19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god?

Absolutely. I call it 'earth'.

20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?

I have a book (okay, several books) that I collect my spiritual writings in. Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' books are probably the works that come closest to describing what I believe is my spirituality, so I tend to treat them as sacred.

21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?

Not honestly sure.

22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?

If it exists, then I hope we are given the option to go there, if we wish.

23. What do you think we have to do to go there?

Not sure.

24. What are your thoughts on Hell?

Sounds like a rather nasty place.

25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?

Not sure.

26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?

It would depend on whether the god that was deciding it was one I celebrated or if it's the God I used to worship soley. (I still like his son, naturally!) If it's the latter, and He's going by his playbook of how people have decided to worship other gods, I imagine I'd be roasting marshmallows.

(I'll get to the other questions soon!)

 

[Circle_One]

1. What should we call you?
Blayze

2. How old are you?
25

3. Where are your from?
Montreal, QC

4. What religion were you raised?
I wasn't raised any specific religion. I come from an extremely varied religious background, family-wise

5. What religion are you now?
Actually, that's kind of up for debate. I've been Kemetic Reconstructionist for as long as I can remember, but at the moment, I'm kind of leaning more towards Isisian-centered Satanism.

6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?
I wasn't "raised" any religion, and have always been free to choose my own path. The reason for my recent semi-change is because I've not been feeling all that connected to Kemeticism of late, and have been feeling much more connected to Satanism. I'm still trying to figure it all out.

7. Do you believe in a god/gods?
Yes, multiple.

8. If so, who?
The Kemetic Deities. Mainly Isis and Osiris.

9. If not, why?

10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?
I don't believe in it.

11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?
I'm still trying to work that out for myself, though I feel it's much more plausible than Creationism.

12. How do you think we got here?
That's to be debated. I'm really unsure, though as I said, Evolution seems the most plausible.

13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?
As with most Pagan religions, I follow the Sabbats; the turning of the wheel of the year, as well as minor rituals centered around the specific deities of my worship.

14. Why do you perform these?
To keep myself centered and allow myself to become essentially one with the Netjer, and all It's seperate facets.

15. How do you talk to your god/gods?
With my voice. I orally speak to Isis on a daily basis. She always listens.

16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?
I'll get into this later.

17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?
See above.

18. What are your spiritual beliefs?
See above.

19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god?
Not at all. I speak to Isis whenever I feel the need to, wherever I feel the need to. She is always with me.

20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?
Other than my personal Book of Shadows, which holds my own personal writings, no.

21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?
Sure.

22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?
I don't believe in it. My religion has it's own views on the afterlife.

23. What do you think we have to do to go there?
I have no idea, since I don't believe in it.

24. What are your thoughts on Hell?
Same as my thoughts on Heaven. To me, it doesn't exist. If others wish to believe in Heaven and Hell, they are perfectly allowed and I respect their opinions.

25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?
See above.

26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?
Probably Hell, haha.

27. Do you believe in the devil?
I believe in aspects of him and certain characteristics and qualities he possesses, but I don't believe in the Christian version of him.

28. Who are Adam & Eve to you?
Characters in a book.

29. Who is Abraham to you?
As above.

30. Who is Noah to you?
My ex boyfriend.

31. Who is Jesus Christ to you?
A carpenter.

32. Could he have been married?
Sure, why not.

33. If not, why?

34. Who is Muhammad to you?
An important figure in Islamic religion.

35. Who is Joseph Smith to you?
The founder of the LDS Church.

36. Who is Anton LeVey to you?
The founder of a sect of Satanism (and a pretty cool guy )

37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea?
Uh....

38. Do you believe in past lives?
I'm honestly not really sure.

39. What do you think happens when we die?
We are brought to the Hall of Ma'at, where our hearts are weighed on a scale, next to Ma'at's ostrich feather. If one's heart is heavier than the feather, our soul is devoured by Ammut. If one's heart is lighter than the feather, we are welcomed in the Valley of the Reeds (or the Fields of Peace) to spend eternity in the warming glow of Osiris.

40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic?
Yes I do. I practice the latter.

41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny?
I am wholly unsure of this, though I'm leaning towards yes.

42. Do you believe in true love?
Yes.

43. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Yes.

44. What are your thoughts on Karma?
Three times bad and three times good.

45. What are your thoughts on abortion?
I'm pro-choice.

46. When do you think the world will end?
Does anyone really know this?

47. How do you think it will end?
I've no idea, nor any speculation on this.

48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be?
I'm in the wrong place, aren't I?

49. What do you think the answer is?
Yep, you are.

50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram?
A symbol representing complete balance. Something I strive for.

 

[BFD_Zayl]

. What should we call you? -- A Necromancer
2. How old are you? -- 16
3. Where are your from? --Midland Michigan, USA
4. What religion were you raised? -- Lutheran Christian
5. What religion are you now? --I am a Falcian (Hellenistic) Necromancer
6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change? -Lutheranism offered me nothing i liked
7. Do you believe in a god/gods? --Yes
8. If so, who? --The Greek Pantheon, but i mainly worship Hades, Hecate, and Thanatos
9. If not, why? --N/A
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism? --That we evolved from lesser beings, and only when we gained true intelligence did the Gods notice us.
11. What are your thoughts on Evolution? --The standard
12. How do you think we got here? --Evolution
13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion? -- Conjuration rituals, hex rituals, birth and death rituals.
14. Why do you perform these? --for mine and others gain, and to contact the dead or gods
15. How do you talk to your god/gods? --Through ritual and prayer
16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality? --Not much
17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual? --well, yes
18. What are your spiritual beliefs? --we are put here on this planet to live, through living we gain strength. as soon as we gain enough strength we can find peace in the afterlife, this sometimes takes many lifetimes.
19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god? --In a sense yes, graveyeards, my personal ritual room, etc. but it is not required
20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by? --no, it is passed from grimoire to grimoire from master to student.
21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so? --yes
22. What are your thoughts on Heaven? --to me the Christian heaven does not exist, instead the equivalent of heaven would be the Elysian Fields.
23. What do you think we have to do to go there? -- gain enough spiritual strength and lead a decent life
24. What are your thoughts on Hell? --the equivalent would be Tartarus.
25. What do you think we have to do to end up there? --Lead a set of horribly wicked lives and to not gain enough spiritual energy
26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist? --Since i am a necromancer i do not fall into the realm of most humans. i am a servant and messenger of the dead and Thanatos. i will end up by his side
27. Do you believe in the devil? --No
28. Who are Adam & Eve to you? --No one, please note in the following questions i am not saying they never existed, i am just saying they mean nothing to me.
29. Who is Abraham to you? --No one
30. Who is Noah to you? -- No one
31. Who is Jesus Christ to you? -- No one
32. Could he have been married? --N/A
33. If not, why? --N/A
34. Who is Muhammad to you? -- No one
35. Who is Joseph Smith to you? -- No one
36. Who is Anton LeVey to you? -- A Satanist
37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea? -- i do not know what that is
38. Do you believe in past lives? -- Yes
39. What do you think happens when we die? --We either go to the afterlife, or are reborn
40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic? -- Yes to all
41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny? --Yes
42. Do you believe in true love? --Yes
43. Do you believe in love at first sight? --No, i do believe in infatuation at first sight
44. What are your thoughts on Karma? --My view is different...i do not call it karma exactly, to me its more of a price you pay.
45. What are your thoughts on abortion? --What people choose to do is their choice
46. When do you think the world will end? -- whenever it ends
47. How do you think it will end? -- Nuclear war most likely
48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be? -- why create us?
49. What do you think the answer is? -- If i knew, i would be a god
50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram? --It is a religious symbol, and must be respected as such.

 

[UnTheist]

1. What should we call you?
Mike
2. How old are you?
15
3. Where are your from?
Fargo, North Dakota
4. What religion were you raised?
Christian
5. What religion are you now?
Atheist/Naturalist/Secular Humanist
6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?
It made me feel free
7. Do you believe in a god/gods?
No
9. If not, why?
No evidence
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?
Fiction
11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?
Fact
12. How do you think we got here?
Nobody knows
13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?
None. Just live your life
16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?
Spirituality is nothing more than a connection with earth. Religion actually tries to make a supposed factual claim about the universe.
17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?
Not really
18. What are your spiritual beliefs?
If anything, it's an active imagination
20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?
Morality comes from within.
21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?
If I'm living, I'm succeeding
22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?
A good theory, but unsupported
23. What do you think we have to do to go there?
Actions are more important than Faith. Be a good person
24. What are your thoughts on Hell?
Unjustified. A loving, merciful, forgiving God would not make Hell.
25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?
Becoming the worst person imaginable. It still doesn't justify Eternal Hell
26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?
Heaven.
27. Do you believe in the devil?
No
28. Who are Adam & Eve to you?
YEC. LOL
31. Who is Jesus Christ to you?
A man who knew better
38. Do you believe in past lives?
No idea
39. What do you think happens when we die?
Either nothing, or reincarnation. But we will have no memory of our past
40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic?
No. No. No. No. No
41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny?
Nope.
42. Do you believe in true love?
What is 'true' love?
43. Do you believe in love at first sight?
Nope.
44. What are your thoughts on Karma?
Seems possible to me
45. What are your thoughts on abortion?
Justified. Nobody else gets a choice but the woman
46. When do you think the world will end?
When I die
47. How do you think it will end?
Nukes.
48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be?
Why do you blame us for Your mistakes?
49. What do you think the answer is?
"I'm sorry."
50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram?
None

 

[Katzpur]

1. What should we call you?
Kathryn
2. How old are you?
58
3. Where are your from?
Salt Lake City, Utah
4. What religion were you raised?
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
5. What religion are you now?
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
6. If you are NOT the same religion as when you were raised, why did you choose to change?
N/A
7. Do you believe in a god/gods?
Yes
8. If so, who?
God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost
9. If not, why?
N/A
10. What are your thoughts on Creationism?
It's one way of looking at how our universe came into existence.
11. What are your thoughts on Evolution?
It's another way of looking at how our universe came into existence.
12. How do you think we got here?
God put us here to gain physical bodies, to experience mortality, and to learn to walk in faith.
13. What kinds of rituals/ceremonies do you have in your religion?
Temple worship
14. Why do you perform these?
To unite God's family
15. How do you talk to your god/gods?
Through prayer
16. To you, what is the difference between religion and spirituality?
Religion is a unifying way of studying the relationship between the human and the divine. It provides direction in our lives and answers to our questions. Spirituality is the ability to connect and interact with God.
17. Going by how you defined Spirituality, are you spiritual?
Yes
18. What are your spiritual beliefs?
That God knows me and loves me and all of humanity.
19. Do you feel you have to be in a center of worship to commune with your god?
No
20. Do you have a text that you consider holy or sacred that you base your life and principles by?
Yes, four of them.
21. Do you feel that you succeed in doing so?
For the most part, yes.
22. What are your thoughts on Heaven?
It's where God is, where I lived before coming to Earth, and where I will live again someday.
23. What do you think we have to do to go there?
In terms of just getting there, pretty much nothing. To attain the greatest possible heavenly reward, having faith in Jesus Christ and obeying His commandments.
24. What are your thoughts on Hell?
It exists.
25. What do you think we have to do to end up there?
Deny God after He has provided a perfect knowledge of His existence.
26. Where do you think you would end up if they exist?
Heaven
27. Do you believe in the devil?
Yes
28. Who are Adam & Eve to you?
The first two individuals whose existence was recorded in the Bible.
29. Who is Abraham to you?
An Old Testament prophet
30. Who is Noah to you?
An Old Testament prophet
31. Who is Jesus Christ to you?
The Only Begotten Son of God, and my Savior
32. Could he have been married?
Possibly
33. If not, why?
N/A
34. Who is Muhammad to you?
Founder of Islam, possibly a prophet
35. Who is Joseph Smith to you?
The Prophet of the Restoration
36. Who is Anton LeVey to you?
A Satanist
37. What are your thoughts on the Council of Nicea?
It was the unsuccessful attempt by the 4th century Church to clarify the nature of God and the relationship between the members of the Godhead.
38. Do you believe in past lives?
I believe we existed prior to this life, but without physical bodies. We were spiritually the same individuals then as we are now.
39. What do you think happens when we die?
We will go to the Spirit World to await the resurrection.
40. Do you believe in Ghosts, Demons, Angels, Spirits, or Magic?
Yes
41. Do you think we each have a divine purpose, a destiny?
Yes
42. Do you believe in true love?
Yes
43. Do you believe in love at first sight?
No
44. What are your thoughts on Karma?
I don't know enough about it to be able to say.
45. What are your thoughts on abortion?
It's wrong in most cases.
46. When do you think the world will end?
I have no idea.
47. How do you think it will end?
Christ will return and cleanse the Earth by fire. He will then usher in the Millennium.
48. Even if you don't believe in god, please answer this question on the theory that God exists. If you were able to ask god one question, what would it be?
There is so much suffering in the world; So why did you bless me so greatly?
49. What do you think the answer is?
I don't know. If I knew, I wouldn't have to ask the question.
50. What are your thoughts on the Pentagram?
It's a symbol used over many centuries by many different religions.