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Christian Churches - updated 17/11/03

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This poll is to find out about different churches and their practices. Newly updated 17/11, so even if you've already voted you're welcome to vote again!

How old are you?

7% (1) Under 16
57% (8) 17-25
14% (2) 26-30
7% (1) 30-40
7% (1) 40-50
0% (0) 50-60
7% (1) 61+

14 voters have answered this question.

Male or female?

92% (13) Male
7% (1) Female

14 voters have answered this question.

Where do you live?

14% (2) UK/Europe
64% (9) North America
0% (0) The Middle East
0% (0) Asia
0% (0) Africa
0% (0) South America
21% (3) Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

14 voters have answered this question.

What religion are you? (NB. "catholic" churches are part of the universal church while "Catholic" with a capital "C" refers to the Catholic Church)

7% (1) Anglican, e.g. C of E, ECUSA
0% (0) Methodist
7% (1) Catholic (with capital "C")
0% (0) Eastern Orthodox (e.g. Greek, Russian)
14% (2) Lutheran
14% (2) Baptist
0% (0) Moravian Church
0% (0) Quaker (Society of Friends)
0% (0) Salvation Army
0% (0) United Reformed Church
0% (0) Oriental Orthodox
7% (1) Non-denominational
0% (0) United Church of Christ
0% (0) Congregationalist
0% (0) Anabaptist
0% (0) Trinitarian Pentecostal
0% (0) Oneness Pentecostal
7% (1) The Reformed Church
14% (2) Presbyterians
0% (0) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
7% (1) Wesleyan
0% (0) United Church of Canada
0% (0) Uniting Church in Australia
0% (0) Seventh Day Adventist
0% (0) Community of Christ
0% (0) Jehovah's Witnesses
0% (0) Mormon Church
0% (0) Splinter LDS Churches
7% (1) Christian Science
0% (0) Christadelphian
14% (2) Other denomination

14 voters have answered this question.

How often (on average) do you go to church?

0% (0) Daily
78% (11) More than once a week, but not daily
14% (2) Weekly
0% (0) Monthly
0% (0) Every so often
7% (1) Only for Christmas, Easter, etc.
0% (0) Never

14 voters have answered this question.

Do you think your church is:

8% (1) Liberal
33% (4) Moderately Liberal
25% (3) Middle-of-the-Road
33% (4) Quite Conservative
0% (0) Extremely Conservative

12 voters have answered this question.

Do you agree with their position?

58% (7) Yes
0% (0) Don't know
41% (5) Sometimes
0% (0) No

12 voters have answered this question.

Does your church ordain women to the priesthood?

50% (6) Yes, and I agree with it
0% (0) Yes, but I disagree with it
0% (0) No, but they should
50% (6) No, and I don't want them to

12 voters have answered this question.

Does your church have bishops or another hierarchical structure?

15% (2) Yes, we have Bishops
46% (6) Yes, we have an ordered hierarchy
15% (2) No, we're self-governing
23% (3) No, we're a loose federation of churches

13 voters have answered this question.

If you church has bishops, do you believe they are part of the apostolic succession?

30% (3) Yes, I believe they are
0% (0) No, they're not, but they claim to be
40% (4) No, they don't claim to be
20% (2) Don't have bishops
10% (1) What's the apostolic succession?

10 voters have answered this question.

Does your church recognise saints and martyrs?

0% (0) We worship them
15% (2) We pray to them to intercede on our behalf
53% (7) We recognise them, but don't pray to them
30% (4) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church recognise any of the Creeds used by the early church? (the Nicene Creed, the Apostle's Creed and the Athanasian Creed)

0% (0) Nicene Creed only
7% (1) Apostle's Creed only
0% (0) Athanasian Creed only
23% (3) Nicene and Apostle's Creed only
23% (3) All three
0% (0) Other combination
15% (2) None, but we have our own statement of faith
30% (4) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church believe in the holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit/Ghost?

100% (13) Yes
0% (0) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church practise the sacraments used in the Bible - Holy Communion (bread and wine) and Baptism

91% (11) Yes
8% (1) No

12 voters have answered this question.

Does your church practise infant baptism?

46% (6) Yes, and I agree with it
7% (1) Yes, but I disagree with it
38% (5) No, and disagree with it
7% (1) No, but I agree with it

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church use the other five sacraments (Marriage, Ordination, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, Penance)?

16% (2) Yes, they are all officially used
41% (5) Yes, but they're all optional
16% (2) Marriage only
25% (3) No

12 voters have answered this question.

Does your church have an established liturgy (e.g. a prayer book used at services like the Book of Common Prayer, etc)?

15% (2) Yes, I like it too
0% (0) Yes, but I think we need a new one
0% (0) Yes, but we shouldn't
0% (0) No, but we need one
84% (11) No, and we don't need one

13 voters have answered this question.

Which of these do you think should be important to a church?

7% (1) Scripture only
0% (0) Tradition only
0% (0) Reason only
53% (7) Scripture and Reason
7% (1) Scripture and Tradition
0% (0) Tradition and Reason
30% (4) Scripture, Tradition and Reason

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe the Bible should be taken literally?

53% (7) Yes
46% (6) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church agree with your view?

84% (11) Yes
15% (2) They won't/don't comment
0% (0) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe in Creationism, Evolutionism or something else?

53% (7) Creationism (literal Genesis)
30% (4) Theistic Evolution
15% (2) Evolution
0% (0) Something else

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church agree with your view?

100% (13) Yes
0% (0) They won't/don't comment
0% (0) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Does your church recognise the following books as part of Scripture?

90% (10) "Standard" Canon (as accepted by most Protestants)
9% (1) Catholic Canon
0% (0) Greek Orthodox Canon
0% (0) Old Slavic Canon
0% (0) Ethiopian Canon

11 voters have answered this question.

Does your church instead say that some of these books are not Scripture but worthy of study?

50% (6) Yes
50% (6) No

12 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ?

7% (1) Yes, I believe in transubstantiation
7% (1) Yes, I believe in consubstantiation
84% (11) No, I believe it to be symbolic

13 voters have answered this question.

How often do you receive Communion/Eucarist?

33% (4) Every Sunday
66% (8) Once a month
0% (0) Only during major holy days
0% (0) Just during the Easter Season

12 voters have answered this question.

Which version of the Bible (in English) do you prefer?

0% (0) New American Bible
0% (0) Jerusalem Bible
0% (0) New Jerusalem Bible
0% (0) Douay-Rheims
0% (0) Revised Version
11% (1) American Standard Version
0% (0) Revised Standard Version
22% (2) New Revised Standard Version
22% (2) New International Version
0% (0) Today's New International Version
22% (2) New Living Translation
22% (2) New American Standard Bible
11% (1) Today's English Version (Good News Bible)
0% (0) The Living Bible
0% (0) English Revised Version
0% (0) Amplified Bible
0% (0) Today's English Version
0% (0) New World Translation
33% (3) King James Version (Authorised Version)
22% (2) New King James Version
0% (0) Revised English Version
11% (1) New English Bible
0% (0) World English Bible
0% (0) Original King James 1611 Version

9 voters have answered this question.

Does your church believe in salvation by Grace or works?

0% (0) Works
76% (10) Grace
23% (3) Both

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you (and your church) believe in the Deity of Christ

84% (11) Yes, and my church agrees with me
0% (0) Yes, but my church doesn't
7% (1) No, and my church doesn't either
7% (1) No, but my church does

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) is divine?

100% (13) Yes
0% (0) No

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe that there is only one person in the Godhead, that God revealed himself in three successive forms (first Father, then Son, then Holy Spirit) - this is Sabellianism

23% (3) Yes, and my church does too
0% (0) Yes, but my church doesn't
69% (9) No, my church doesn't either
7% (1) No, but my church does

13 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe in Arianism? (that Christ was created out of nothing (ex nihilo) to be a means of redemption)

0% (0) Yes, and my church does too
0% (0) Yes, but my church doesn't
100% (11) No, my church doesn't either
0% (0) No, but my church does

11 voters have answered this question.

Do you believe that humanity is saved by knowledge and that Christ came to reveal the truth and free them from the Old Testament God (Gnosticism)

15% (2) Yes, and my church does too
15% (2) Yes, but my church doesn't
69% (9) No, my church doesn't either
0% (0) No, but my church does

13 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2003-09-02 09:23:43 by Stu2000