Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Results of Congregational Poll

On Sunday, November 20, our 6th-7th grade Compass Points class took a "theological poll" of the congregation. Each participant was encouraged to "vote" for three statements out of fourteen. Some chose to split their votes in half. The class members also voted. While this is just a snapshot based on those present that Sunday, it is interesting to see. If you were not there on this particular Sunday (or even if you were), take a moment to look closely at the following list. Where would you vote? Do these statements inspire you to think more about the big questions? The following are listed in order (those with the most votes first):

1) We can use science and reason to understand our universe. (29.5 votes)

2) There is a spark of divinity in each of us. (27.5 votes)

3) I find God in nature. (25.5 votes)

4) God is present in the relationships among people. (21 votes)

5) There are probably as many ideas about God as there are people. (19.5 votes)

6) God is my conscience calling me to make the world a better place. (17 votes)

7) God and the universe are the same. God is everything and everyone. (15.5 votes)

8) Creation is ongoing and we are co-creators with God. (13.5 votes)

9) God cares for us and listens to our prayers. (10 votes)
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10) There is no way to know whether or not there is a God. (10 votes)

11) My beliefs about Jesus make me feel closer to God. (8 votes)

12) There is no such thing as God, and even the word is meaningless. (6 votes)

13) God created the universe and then let it run itself (4 votes)
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14) God is like a loving mother who sustains us and all life. (4 votes)
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jnana/gnosis said...

I would be ok with the first line if you added "revelation" and "correspondence". The more scientific information we have, the more we can come to understand the spiritual dimensions of our universe, by means of "correspondences", an old idea that is making a comeback. Science only reveals to us the truth about the natural world. But science has also told us that our natural world extends into multiple dimensions. Perhaps we are not making full use of the information. "Revelation" gives us clues that help keep our humanistic hubris in check, lest we go around thinking that we are the highest form of intelligence that exists....

January 17, 2012 4:38 PM

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