1) How old are you? | |
15 or younger | 18 |
16-19 | 19 |
20 or older | 6 |
2) What is your religous preferance? | |
Druidism | 2 |
Athiesm | 4 |
Christianity | 15 |
Paganism | 9 |
Agnosticism | 1 |
None | 6 |
Catholocism | 7 |
Unknown | 3 |
3) Is that how you were raised,or did
you explore and find the right path for you on your own? |
|
Raised that way | 17 |
Explored | 26 |
4) If you saw a pentagram what
would be the first thing to come to your mind? |
|
Geometry | 3 |
Positive thoughts | 20 |
Satanism | 10 |
Depends | 6 |
Don't know what it is
/Don't know what to think |
4 |
5) Have you ever studied
(or practiced, or both) a religion other than the one you believe in now? |
|
Yes | 25 |
No | 18 |
6) Are you(or would you be) friends
with someone whose religious beliefs are different than your own? |
|
Yes | 42 |
No | 1 |
7) Would you date someone whose
religious beliefs are different that your own? |
|
Yes | 40 |
No | 3 |
8) How much do you know
about other religions? |
|
Little/none | 13 |
Average | 21 |
Quite a bit | 9 |
9) What do you think about
prayer in the classroom? |
|
No opinion | 4 |
Think it shouldn't be legal | 20 |
Think it should be legal | 19 |
1) No comments about this one really.
2) Some people put like Baptist, so I put that under Christianity..and Wiccan under Paganism...etc.
3) See #1.
4) This one is pretty self explanatory, but in relation to the question, I think this piece from a site I found would be interesting to put here.
"Q: So why do you use that "Satanic" symbol?
A: The pentagram, or five pointed star,
is not Satanic. Pythagoras used it as a symbol of health and his followers
wore them in order to recognize one another. In Medieval times, some Christian
knights used the pentagram as their symbol. To modern Witches the
pentagram means many things; The five points correspond to the elements
Air, Earth, Fire and Water with the top point corresponding to "Spirit".
The pentagram in a circle may also represent a human with their legs and
arms outstretched, surrounded by universal wisdom or the "Goddess" - humankind
at one with the environment.
Satanists turn the symbol upside-down, which puts the elements of Fire and Earth at the top (Fire symbolizes willpower and passion and Earth, prosperity and earthly goods) and Spirit, spirituality, at the bottom. Satanists also turn the cross upside-down. This, in itself, does not make the cross or pentagram a Satanic symbol. In some Wiccan traditions, the reversed pentagram is a symbol of "second degree" status - one who has been elevated from "initiate". To members of these traditions, the reversed pentagram is considered highly positive and has no connection to Satanism."
I got that from an F.A.Q.
on WitchCraft that I got from The
Witches Voice Site. If that kind of stuff interests you I think
the site would be a lot of help to you.
5)See #1.
6) A lot of people answer this question with "Of course! Why wouldn't I?" I found that kind of fascinating, because a lot of the kids that go to my school want their friends to be carbon copies of themselves...
7) A couple of the people who put that they would not date someone who's religion is different than thiers also put that it was because they were getting older and relationships were getting more serious. I figure that they don't want to marry someone of a different religion cus it can really interfere with raising children and daily routine and probably a bunch of othe stuff, too.
8) Quite a few of the people who filled out the survey know about other religions because of religion class at school. I think a class about religion woudl be a good idea, because it's important to know about other religions, just as it's important for us to know about other countries, and cultures.
9) My opinion on prayer in school: If someone feels they need to pray in the morning, then they should do it at home or on the bus, or even in the halls at school, but they should not disturb class time to have an organized time for prayer. Quit a few people put that as long as there are tests in school, there will always be prayer in school. That was not the point of the question. It was more asking if people should be forced to pray in school. Some people also said that they thought it was okay if there was just a few minutes silence for praying. Personally I feel that wouldn't be right either, because not all religous people pray silently, some sing, some burn candles, and do many other things, and that would not be silence. My school is one of the many in the nation that has prayer at the flag pole on certain mornings of the week. I have no objections to that at all, because it is done out doors, and before school starts. Therefore it isn't disturbing anyone.
Llook for the next survey in a few days!