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The Limping Lady
The Limping Lady

May-11-2006 15:34

I'm a senior in high school and so close to graduating... but I still have a homework assignment to do that I need your help with. I have to make a survey of people and what they believe. Is there anyone willing to aswer about ten questions for me? actually, if a could get three people, that would be better. I appreciate any and all help. Thanks!

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The Limping Lady
The Limping Lady

May-11-2006 17:06

And JoJo, what church were you raised in?

BadAss
BadAss
Charioteer

May-11-2006 17:14

Compressing a worldview in one word seems like a simplification to me. But as to answer your question I'd say "flexible". We just have to :)

Paranoid_Android
Paranoid_Android
Story Teller

May-11-2006 17:18

Here's mine :)

1. Do you believe in God? Yes
2. Why or why not?
Many reasons: Faith by it’s very nature is the belief in the unbelievable. Besides regardless of whether you see God in the Judeo-Christian sense, or as Allah, or Buddha, Gaia or an infinite ‘creator spirit’, the belief that something as complicated as the human being / the world was created by an accident of science is, well I think, very sad. As Albert Einstein said, "What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world."
3. Who do you think God is/ what is He like?
Certainly not the guy hanging with Homer on a fluffy white cloud. I don’t think any of us will truly know or understand what God is until we come into his/her/it’s presence at our end.
4. Is Jesus the Son of God? If not, who is he?
Well personally, OK, yes I confess JC as my Saviour. But lol I have a fairly open mind to lots of things. I find comfort in the story that God so loved us all that he sent his only son to redeem us all by dying on the Cross. If nothing else the Gospel messages give us a basic rule of thumb to live by, which is so sadly needed today. eg Love thy neighbour…
5. If not God, who/what do you put your faith in?
I also put faith in my friends. Myself occasionally. Buffy?
6. Do you believe in an afterlife? What is it like?
Yes, and see 3. S’like a holiday, if you get too wound up about what’s it’s going to be like, then you’ll just be disappointed when you get there. Besides we should be focused on living our lives to the fullest, not dwelling on our death.
7. How does one get to heaven?
In general see 3.
8. How did you come to believe all of this?
Years of Church, reading, thinking and then just accepting. Accepting: that’s the hardest bit. We all say we have open minds, but opening our hearts to someone or something like God is much harder.


Paranoid_Android
Paranoid_Android
Story Teller

May-11-2006 17:18

9. What do you think about the Bible?
It’s a great story. “God said to Noah there’s gonna be a floody-floody”
Not many main-stream Christian scholars believe in the literal translation though. Funnily enough though most main-stream scientists believe in God ;)
The Old Testament is at it’s best man trying to make sense of his world and his relationship with God through story. If you consider the Creation story for example, well hey it’s only off by a few billion years, but as an overall allegory of the order in which the world was created, it’s not bad for a humble shepherd sitting on a hill-top gazing up at the stars, trying to make sense of his world in prose.
The New Testament is God’s revelation of his love for us through his Son Jesus Christ. Generally speaking (misogynistic old Paul aside) it can speak to you if you let it. If the only thing you get out of the NT is that ‘God is Love’, and that we should love our neighbours as we would be loved ourselves, well is that really such a bad message to take on board, and to pass on?
10. What do you think about the modern American church?
Don’t know, it’s probably as crappy a the Australian one. Beside, which Church?
11. What would you change about church?
LOL the generic make it more all-encompassing. Teach it’s ministers to better express the Word of God to a generally agnostic population.


Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

May-11-2006 17:30

Catholicism, although heavily exposed to Protestant religions as well.

The Limping Lady
The Limping Lady

May-11-2006 17:44

Thanks Paranoid Android. I appreciate your input!

calalta
calalta
Well-Connected

May-11-2006 17:57

I have received several complaints about this thread already, and as John says we do not want a repeat of the pope thread. For the time being I think the thread should stay up, that being said however i can see how some of the comments made might be seen as intentionally provocative. In the interests of The Limping Lady's graduation i see no reason why the survey should not continue, but being seen as 'neutral' by many sleuthers i will from now on be deleting anything that seems intentionally provocative.

Jojo
Jojo
Old Shoe

May-11-2006 18:03

Kris, since you are 'this thread's moderator,' are we okay to discuss?

The Limping Lady
The Limping Lady

May-11-2006 18:16

I can understand if for any reason this thread needs to be shut down. I am grateful for the help I've recieved thus far so I want to thank all of the participators. It was not my intention to start anyhting unpleasant or uncomfortable and I must say that I think we've stayed away from that very well.

calalta
calalta
Well-Connected

May-11-2006 18:52

Discussion in a calm, friendly manor is always encouraged. I am not moderator of the thread jojo, just looking in on it because of a few complaints already, just keeping it in check.

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