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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Here are the questions they asked, and how many Americans believe them:

A) If you do good, you will receive good. If you do bad, you will receive bad 32%

B) All people pray to the same god no matter what name they use 28%

C) Meaning and purpose come from becoming one with all that is 27%

D) What is morally right depnds on what an individual believes 23%

E) Meaning and purpose come from working hard and earning as much as possible 20%

F) No one can know for certain what meaning purpose there is to life 19%

G) Businesses will not mostly do what’s right if left alone by the government 15%

I) If your beliefs offend someone or hurt their feelings, it is wrong 15%

J) The government should ensure that everyone get their fair share 14%

K) A person’s life is valuable only if society sees it as valuable 12%

L) Private property encourages greed and envy 11%

M) A belief has to be proven by science to know that it is true 10%

Some of these are pretty dubious. Sure government regulation of free enterprise is usually a bad thing, but hardly something Jesus talks about.


13 posted on 05/28/2021 3:58:17 PM PDT by Renfrew
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To: Renfrew

Those are mostly political questions. How do you determine a “Biblical Worldview “ from that?


14 posted on 05/28/2021 4:03:53 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping List )
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To: Renfrew

G was the only one that I would answer “yes” to. But as you say, Jesus didn’t talk much (at all?) about it. Although I bet he did. Driving out the money changers and their unethical practices in the Temple (but that was primarily about the Temple). He did talk about farmers leaving some stuff in their fields for the poor to pick over.


15 posted on 05/28/2021 4:04:07 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: Renfrew

Does this survey claim 6% based on these questions you posted?

If so, that would seem odd.

For example:

“A) If you do good, you will receive good. If you do bad, you will receive bad 32%”

Is this supposed to be a Biblical view or unBiblical view?


17 posted on 05/28/2021 4:05:31 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Renfrew

Whoever wrote those statements is a poor communicator.


31 posted on 05/28/2021 4:20:20 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: Renfrew

If those are the actual questions, then I probably would not be considered to have a Biblical world view because I think the questions are stupid. However, I would not actually bother to answer those questions. They are insulting.


41 posted on 05/28/2021 4:40:42 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Renfrew

If my answers to all the above were “no”, where would that put me? These are not Christian worldview points, but rather secular religion works based pablum.

My works display my faith, my faith evokes my works. All of my works are as filthy rags before the LORD God ALMIGHTY if viewed through the lens of myself, treasures in eternity if done because Jesus is Worthy.


49 posted on 05/28/2021 4:54:24 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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