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"Religion plays a large role in my daily life. I make most of my decisions based on my faith and the teachings of my church."
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We have received feedback on this issue from people all across America. Review the graph to the left for a quick snapshot of the responses received to date, or read the responses below.
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Gabriela, NY
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... center of my life
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January 28,2004
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Yes, I must make God the center of my life or it will be nothing. Regardless if my day goes bad or good, i know that my Creator is always with me and knowing this, He makes me focus more on Him and not this world
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Cathy, VA
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... defines who I am
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January 28,2004
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Yes, my Christian faith defines who I am and how I think. However, the government should not favor the Christian religion in its policies. Christians need to do the work of Christ through the church. We should not support policies that unfairly treat unbelievers.
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Carolyn Mo, CA
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... believe to be right
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January 28,2004
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I make decisions based upon what I believe to be right as a human being on this planet. Religion does not play any part in it.
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Nancy Coy, OH
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... most of my choices
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January 28,2004
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I make most of my choices by the teachings and the Bible. IT WORKS!
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Bea, VA
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... strong influence
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January 28,2004
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I partially agree/disagree with this statement. The religion I grew up with has undoubtedly affected me, and faith has always been a strong influence in my life, but I rarely attend church. Fortunately, I usually know where to go for support and how to get help when I need it. I also have strong family ties and good friends.
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Arlen, MD
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... government out of religion
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January 28,2004
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I want to keep government out of religion, and religion out of government.
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Jerry, CA
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... Who needs Religion
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January 28,2004
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While Religion is a growing part of my life, I make my decisions from the inner depths of my heart and mind, with the principle of compassion and justice being the primary framework. Who needs Religion to frame common sense.
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Darrell, CA
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... this is God's plan
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January 28,2004
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In the polls of all subjects discussed on this program, I noted 65 to 70% of Americans prefere God in our Pledge of Allegiance, in our courts, on our money the majority also believes marriage is between a man and a women, this is God's plan. Lets not let 1/3 minority destroy our beliefs.
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Jim, CA
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... claim to the reality ...
January 28,2004
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The separation of church and state should be clear and absolute. the real debate should center on the existance or nonexistance of a god. science has far and away surpassed any claim to the reality of christ or any form of a god. any proof that a god exists is yet to be determined. to me anyone who believes is a flatlander willing to beleive in fairy tales. the bible is the greatest story ever told,and that is precisely what it is "A STORY" fiction.period yes it has some merit in guiding people to be better and love and respect each other. however when looked at critically can you really buy a story of virgin birth, an arc that carried 2 of each, a theme park in the sky that all good people go to? seen any burning bushes lately? anyone you know turned into a pillar of salt? get a grip people and get real! John Lennon had it right when in the song Imagine he visioned a world with no religion.
religion and the support or defense of, has caused the greatest damage to mankind ever recorded. look at the irish fighting over who has the better imaginary friend.
i gave up imaginary friends when I was 6 years old.
I wish we could convene a meeting of all the scientific community and religios leaders
to once and for all put an end to this phony notion of a god
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Dennis, CO
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... by nature man-made
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January 28,2004
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God is different from religion. God simply is (or is not) by opinion. Religion is based on power and is by nature man-made.
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Susan, MN
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... call themselves a Christian
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January 28,2004
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Where to begin? I guess the first statement I'd like to make is...an apple is an apple because of what it looks like, how it tastes. You can not call it an orange just because you feel like it. It will never be an orange. In the like, a christian also is a christian because of what they do, how they act, what they believe. Supposedly, there are many Americans who call themselves a Christian, but have NO idea of what that means. A Christian is one who follows Jesus Christ. The Bible says we must daily pick up our cross and follow Him, if we are to be a Christian. Americans...I encourage you, pick up your cross and follow Him!
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Walter, IN
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... I not only need God every day to be a part of my l ...
January 28,2004
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I not only need God every day to be a part of my life but I choose to have him. Joshua made a call to decision, "choose you this day whom you will serve; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. The Lord has written in his word, "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing, therefore choose life." We make choices every day and many times we hold on to tightly the things we must let go of and hold on to loosely the things which last forever. My first action each morning before eating breakfast is spending time in God's word, "For man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Going to sleep each night instead of counting sheep I go over scripture in my mind which I have memorized to put me to sleep. I love Jesus and am so thankful He saved me and made a way for me to be "born again".
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Melanie, NY
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... whether our founding fathers were, in the main, De ...
January 28,2004
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What I have yet to see debated in the public forum is whether our founding fathers were, in the main, Deists—rather than Christians. This would be a fruitful, and enlightening, topic for dialogue.
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James, CA
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... I do not need the church to make decisions for me. ...
January 28,2004
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I do not need the church to make decisions for me.
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Davon, CA
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... My faith is in Buddhism, I believe that there is a ...
January 28,2004
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My faith is in Buddhism, I believe that there is a Law of Cause and Effect and that everyone needs to take responsability for his/her actions. I make my PERSONAL decisions based on my faith in my daily life. It is, however, something personal. And should never be mandated by the law of the land.
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Austin, TX
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... not founded on christianity
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January 28,2004
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I watched the program last night, and Roy Moore kept bringing up thomas jefferson. It's well known that Thomas Jefferson was a diest, as was many of the other founding fathers.
Diest (I hope my spelling is correct) that god came, created earth, then left to do more important things.
So this country was not founded on christianity. It was founded by Christians.
Bringing "God" into anything having to do with the law is morally un-acceptable. America stands for freedom and equality for all, but with christianity leeking into the constitution, America is only equal to one group of people.
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Hal, WI
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... no one to challenge
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January 28,2004
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The program did not include views representative of secular humanism, or anyone from, for example, the Council For Secular Humansm, nor any significant opportunity for the point man for separation, Barry Lynn of Americans United. There was no one to challenge the assumption that virtue depended on faith and religion. Gwen and Bryant stacked the deck on this one.
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Meg, WI
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... voice their opinions
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January 28,2004
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I wish that people would realize that there are more atheists than they think. Many I know are in the "closet" and are afraid to voice their opinions. I would love the surveyers to call ME when doing surveys about believing in god.
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Patricia, NY
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... Religion is political discourse and the Church is ...
January 28,2004
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Religion is political discourse and the Church is a corporate business. My decisions are based on the reality and perceptions of my environment.
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Brent, WA
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As a Atheist I find that Religion does play a pa ...
January 28,2004
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As a Atheist I find that Religion does play a part in my life, but not by choice, but rather it's forced upon me whether I like or not.
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