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How Do You Imagine God?
God in America and USA WEEKEND Magazine are partnering to explore Americans' images of God.
How do you imagine God?
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I imagine God to look like Mr.Frederickson from the movie up. Hes a cute little old guy with a cane!
My Beliefs
I believe ...
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That Jesus Christ is my savior and that one day, probably soon, he will come back for me and judge me according to my actions on earth.
My most powerful moment of belief was ...
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It hasn't necessarily happened yet. I believe in God and everything but I havent had that moment in my life where i just know that everything I believe is the truth.
My spiritual life means...
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Everything really. Without it my life would be meaningless.
The biggest misconception about my faith/belief system is ...
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That we force our religion onto others. I believe it's their choice and if the opportunity come up to share God's word, I'll do it.
My spiritual role model is ...
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Mrs.Hempel.
The tenet/practice/teaching I appreciate most about my faith is ...
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That God will always forgive me no matter what i do or how bad i screw up.
My Faith History
As a child I believed ...
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That God was going to send me for hell for any little mistake that i made. It made me a nervous little kid.
I was raised as ...
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a Lutheran and I'm happy that i was.
Are your beliefs or practices different from your parents? If so, how and why?
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Yes. They believe that premarital sex is okay because everyone is doing it and I disagree completely.
How I Practice My Faith
Where and when do you practice your faith?
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Through everything I do. Before sports i pray to God for strangth, I go to church and worship him, and I attend a chapel service at school every other day to pray and worship God.
How easy or difficult is it to live your faith? Why?
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Its difficult because of all the temptations I have to deal with daily. Sometimes I worry if I can keep resisting the same thing over and over again.
Religion & the Public Square
Should courses about religion be taught in public schools? Why or why not?
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Yes. They should be offered as electives for students to choose if they want to learn about a particular religion or not.
Should the Bible, Torah, Quran or other religious texts be taught as works of literature in public schools? Why or why not?
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Yes just so people are knowledgeable about other peoples cultures and learn more about thier own.
Do you feel comfortable discussing your faith with others? Why/why not?
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Yes because i know it's the truth and that there is absolutly nothing to be ashamed of.
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