take the MSNBC survey on religion and American life

Dukkha

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:26 PM
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take the MSNBC survey on religion and American life

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7224318/

so far 79% say things in the country have they pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track

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Strong Democrat 17%
Not very strong Democrat 6%
Independent/lean Democrat 15%
Strictly independent 8%
Independent/lean Republican 14%
Not very strong Republican 8%
Strong Republican 26%
Other 7%

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:28 PM
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1. Fucked up question:

"And, do you favor or oppose giving federal funds to private organizations - including religious organizations - that deal with social problems, such as poverty, alcohol and drug addiction, anddomestic violence?"

Uh, I favor it going to non-religious, and oppose it going to religious orgs. Where's that answer?

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:31 PM
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2. Another fucked up question:

"What is your religion?"
Protestant
Catholic
Jewish
Muslim
Other
Not sure/refused

Where's NONE?

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Dukkha

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:40 PM
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5. I thought so too

As Apu would say "Hindu! there are 700 million of us, you know"

where are the buddhists too?

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Catch22Dem

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:46 PM
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6. Good point!

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Straight Shooter

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:37 PM
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3. Yes, it is a skewed questionnaire

They ask if you consider yourself to be religious or spiritual, and then all the questions which follow relate to "how do your religious beliefs affect such-and-such?"

Well, if you're spiritually motivated but don't have religious beliefs, which I interpret to mean dogmatic religious beliefs and/or Biblically-based beliefs, then how am I supposed to answer how my personal spiritual beliefs affect decisions I make at work or with co-workers?

Puzzling. Deliberately so, I suspect.

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AlCzervik

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Thu Mar-24-05 10:39 PM
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4. My profound religious beliefs prevent me from participating in surveys of

any kind.

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