Christian Churches - updated 17/11/03
How old are you?
| 15% (24) | Under 16 | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% (65) | 17-25 | |
| 6% (10) | 26-30 | |
| 14% (22) | 30-40 | |
| 14% (23) | 40-50 | |
| 4% (7) | 50-60 | |
| 3% (5) | 61+ |
156 voters have answered this question.
Male or female?
| 73% (114) | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| 26% (41) | Female |
155 voters have answered this question.
Where do you live?
| 9% (15) | UK/Europe | |
|---|---|---|
| 82% (128) | North America | |
| 1% (2) | The Middle East | |
| 0% (1) | Asia | |
| 1% (3) | Africa | |
| 1% (2) | South America | |
| 3% (5) | Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific |
156 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)
| 10% (16) | Anglican, e.g. C of E, ECUSA | |
|---|---|---|
| 4% (6) | Methodist | |
| 18% (27) | Catholic (with capital "C") | |
| 2% (4) | Eastern Orthodox (e.g. Greek, Russian) | |
| 7% (11) | Lutheran | |
| 8% (12) | Baptist | |
| 0% (0) | Moravian Church | |
| 0% (0) | Quaker (Society of Friends) | |
| 0% (0) | Salvation Army | |
| 0% (0) | United Reformed Church | |
| 0% (0) | Oriental Orthodox | |
| 17% (26) | Non-denominational | |
| 0% (1) | United Church of Christ | |
| 0% (0) | Congregationalist | |
| 0% (0) | Anabaptist | |
| 1% (2) | Trinitarian Pentecostal | |
| 2% (4) | Oneness Pentecostal | |
| 1% (2) | The Reformed Church | |
| 3% (5) | Presbyterians | |
| 2% (4) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | |
| 1% (2) | Wesleyan | |
| 0% (1) | United Church of Canada | |
| 0% (0) | Uniting Church in Australia | |
| 0% (1) | Seventh Day Adventist | |
| 0% (0) | Community of Christ | |
| 0% (1) | Jehovah's Witnesses | |
| 1% (2) | Mormon Church | |
| 0% (0) | Splinter LDS Churches | |
| 0% (0) | Christian Science | |
| 0% (0) | Christadelphian | |
| 15% (23) | Other denomination |
150 voters have answered this question.
How often (on average) do you go to church?
| 2% (4) | Daily | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% (54) | More than once a week, but not daily | |
| 29% (47) | Weekly | |
| 5% (9) | Monthly | |
| 8% (13) | Every so often | |
| 4% (7) | Only for Christmas, Easter, etc. | |
| 14% (23) | Never |
157 voters have answered this question.
Do you think your church is:
| 19% (28) | Liberal | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (11) | Moderately Liberal | |
| 33% (49) | Middle-of-the-Road | |
| 32% (48) | Quite Conservative | |
| 7% (11) | Extremely Conservative |
147 voters have answered this question.
Do you agree with their position?
| 64% (96) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 3% (5) | Don't know | |
| 25% (37) | Sometimes | |
| 6% (10) | No |
148 voters have answered this question.
Does your church ordain women to the priesthood?
| 36% (51) | Yes, and I agree with it | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (10) | Yes, but I disagree with it | |
| 10% (15) | No, but they should | |
| 46% (65) | No, and I don't want them to |
141 voters have answered this question.
Does your church have bishops or another hierarchical structure?
| 36% (52) | Yes, we have Bishops | |
|---|---|---|
| 18% (26) | Yes, we have an ordered hierarchy | |
| 34% (48) | No, we're self-governing | |
| 10% (15) | No, we're a loose federation of churches |
141 voters have answered this question.
If you church has bishops, do you believe they are part of the apostolic succession?
| 33% (39) | Yes, I believe they are | |
|---|---|---|
| 6% (7) | No, they're not, but they claim to be | |
| 7% (9) | No, they don't claim to be | |
| 35% (41) | Don't have bishops | |
| 16% (19) | What's the apostolic succession? |
115 voters have answered this question.
Does your church recognise saints and martyrs?
| 3% (5) | We worship them | |
|---|---|---|
| 22% (31) | We pray to them to intercede on our behalf | |
| 39% (55) | We recognise them, but don't pray to them | |
| 34% (48) | No |
139 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)
| 3% (5) | Nicene Creed only | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (7) | Apostle's Creed only | |
| 0% (0) | Athanasian Creed only | |
| 20% (27) | Nicene and Apostle's Creed only | |
| 27% (37) | All three | |
| 3% (5) | Other combination | |
| 18% (24) | None, but we have our own statement of faith | |
| 21% (28) | No |
133 voters have answered this question.
Does your church believe in the holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit/Ghost?
| 92% (134) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (11) | No |
145 voters have answered this question.
Does your church practise the sacraments used in the Bible - Holy Communion (bread and wine) and Baptism
| 93% (133) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 6% (10) | No |
143 voters have answered this question.
Does your church practise infant baptism?
| 48% (67) | Yes, and I agree with it | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% (15) | Yes, but I disagree with it | |
| 30% (42) | No, and disagree with it | |
| 10% (15) | No, but I agree with it |
139 voters have answered this question.
Does your church use the other five sacraments (Marriage, Ordination, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick, Penance)?
| 38% (51) | Yes, they are all officially used | |
|---|---|---|
| 18% (24) | Yes, but they're all optional | |
| 19% (26) | Marriage only | |
| 24% (32) | No |
133 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)?
| 35% (50) | Yes, I like it too | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (7) | Yes, but I think we need a new one | |
| 2% (4) | Yes, but we shouldn't | |
| 5% (7) | No, but we need one | |
| 51% (71) | No, and we don't need one |
139 voters have answered this question.
Which of these do you think should be important to a church?
| 23% (34) | Scripture only | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (1) | Tradition only | |
| 4% (6) | Reason only | |
| 21% (30) | Scripture and Reason | |
| 4% (6) | Scripture and Tradition | |
| 0% (0) | Tradition and Reason | |
| 45% (65) | Scripture, Tradition and Reason |
142 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe the Bible should be taken literally?
| 54% (75) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% (63) | No |
138 voters have answered this question.
Does your church agree with your view?
| 73% (98) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 16% (22) | They won't/don't comment | |
| 9% (13) | No |
133 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe in Creationism, Evolutionism or something else?
| 48% (70) | Creationism (literal Genesis) | |
|---|---|---|
| 27% (40) | Theistic Evolution | |
| 17% (25) | Evolution | |
| 6% (10) | Something else |
145 voters have answered this question.
Does your church agree with your view?
| 68% (92) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 21% (29) | They won't/don't comment | |
| 10% (14) | No |
135 voters have answered this question.
Does your church recognise the following books as part of Scripture?
| 59% (82) | "Standard" Canon (as accepted by most Protestants) | |
|---|---|---|
| 24% (34) | Catholic Canon | |
| 8% (11) | Greek Orthodox Canon | |
| 3% (5) | Old Slavic Canon | |
| 3% (5) | Ethiopian Canon |
137 voters have answered this question.
Does your church instead say that some of these books are not Scripture but worthy of study?
| 49% (60) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% (61) | No |
121 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ?
| 24% (34) | Yes, I believe in transubstantiation | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% (14) | Yes, I believe in consubstantiation | |
| 65% (92) | No, I believe it to be symbolic |
140 voters have answered this question.
How often do you receive Communion/Eucarist?
| 39% (48) | Every Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% (46) | Once a month | |
| 12% (15) | Only during major holy days | |
| 11% (14) | Just during the Easter Season |
123 voters have answered this question.
Which version of the Bible (in English) do you prefer?
| 6% (16) | New American Bible | |
|---|---|---|
| 1% (3) | Jerusalem Bible | |
| 0% (1) | New Jerusalem Bible | |
| 2% (6) | Douay-Rheims | |
| 0% (1) | Revised Version | |
| 4% (10) | American Standard Version | |
| 5% (13) | Revised Standard Version | |
| 4% (10) | New Revised Standard Version | |
| 14% (34) | New International Version | |
| 2% (6) | Today's New International Version | |
| 3% (8) | New Living Translation | |
| 8% (19) | New American Standard Bible | |
| 3% (9) | Today's English Version (Good News Bible) | |
| 3% (8) | The Living Bible | |
| 0% (2) | English Revised Version | |
| 2% (5) | Amplified Bible | |
| 0% (1) | Today's English Version | |
| 1% (4) | New World Translation | |
| 16% (38) | King James Version (Authorised Version) | |
| 10% (25) | New King James Version | |
| 0% (1) | Revised English Version | |
| 1% (3) | New English Bible | |
| 1% (4) | World English Bible | |
| 2% (5) | Original King James 1611 Version |
232 voters have answered this question.
Does your church believe in salvation by Grace or works?
| 3% (4) | Works | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% (81) | Grace | |
| 36% (48) | Both |
133 voters have answered this question.
Do you (and your church) believe in the Deity of Christ
| 83% (111) | Yes, and my church agrees with me | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Yes, but my church doesn't | |
| 7% (10) | No, and my church doesn't either | |
| 9% (12) | No, but my church does |
133 voters have answered this question.
Do you believe the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost) is divine?
| 86% (119) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 13% (18) | No |
137 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
| 30% (40) | Yes, and my church does too | |
|---|---|---|
| 3% (4) | Yes, but my church doesn't | |
| 59% (78) | No, my church doesn't either | |
| 7% (10) | No, but my church does |
132 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)
| 13% (17) | Yes, and my church does too | |
|---|---|---|
| 2% (3) | Yes, but my church doesn't | |
| 76% (97) | No, my church doesn't either | |
| 7% (9) | No, but my church does |
126 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)
| 19% (25) | Yes, and my church does too | |
|---|---|---|
| 1% (2) | Yes, but my church doesn't | |
| 74% (95) | No, my church doesn't either | |
| 3% (5) | No, but my church does |
127 voters have answered this question.
