Survey draft

1. What religion are you?
a. Christian (includes Catholic)
b. Jewish
c. Muslim
d. other: ____________
e. I’m not religious

2. How often do you practice your religion?
a. consistent
b. casually
c. hardly
d. not at all
e. I don’t practice a religion.

3. Has religion affected your moral perspective?
a. yes
b. no

4. Do your religious views affect your lifestyle choices?
a. yes
b. no

5. On a scale on 1-5 (1 being the lowest, and 5 the highest), to what degree does your faith affect your views on:
a. abortion
b. same-sex marriage
c. drug use
d. capital punishment
e. choosing a life partner
f. economic decisions
g. choosing STU
h. choosing your UG major

6. What do you believe most hinders students from practicing a religion?
a. time constraints
b. being career-oriented
c. lack of interest
d. lack of knowledge
e. Other: _____________

7. Have you taken any Religious courses at St. Thomas University? If so, has it positively affected your understanding of religion in general?
a. no
b. yes, and it has affected my understanding of religion positively.
c. yes, but it has not affected my understanding of religion positively.

8. What is most important to learn?
a. evolution
b. creationism
c. evolution, then creationism
d. creationism, then evolution.

9. Hypothetical situation:
A small market business owner is robbed. Should the thief be held legally accountable?
a. yes
b. no

10. The “thief” is a poverty-inflicted mother who steals bread from the market (think outside of U.S.) to feed her starving children. Is this morally acceptable?
a. yes
b. no