The Religion of Political Gain

The Christian Coalition of America has posted a survey to collect statistics in order to back up their postiions on various political issues. I am sure the results of this survey will be highly skewed toward their political ends which makes it all the more annoying that in the introduction to the survey they write:

This is your chance to send a strong message to America’s political leaders as well as members of the media.  Urge them not to ignore the issues and concerns of America’s Christians.  Don’t let them claim that they never heard from you.

In other words, they will be advocating for “America’s Christians” based on how these questions are answered. This technique is a prime example of how religious labels are used to belie and deceive — for certainly, whatever these results show, they will be representive only of a slice of “Christian” opinions in America.

I urge to do your part and take the survey!

Religious Labels Survey Results: Week 1

First, thanks to all who have taken the time to complete the Religious Labels survey! Here are results from the first week of 428 respondents.

If you find these results interesting or informative please forward a link to your family and friends. My goal is to have at least 1000 respondents, but I would love to double or triple that.

Here is the URL… http://truthisawoman.wordpress.com/2008/08/09/religious-labels-an-online-poll-please-help/

Below you will find two results for each question asked. The first I am calling “Those who affirm belief in something they call ‘God’” or “God” Group, and the second I am calling “Those who do not affirm belief in something they call ‘God’” or No ”God” Group.

I find the results of questions #2 and #9 particular interesting… enjoy!

Survey Results — A Delay

I had hoped to post some results from my Religious Labels survey over the weekend, but I’m running into some formatting problems… sooo… there’s a delay…

As of 10:00 pm Sunday night, 428 folks have completed the survey — a pretty good number I think, but I’d certainly like to see more — so please continue to spread the word, and stay tuned…

Religious Labels: An Online Poll… PLEASE HELP!

I am deep in the throes of research for a project about religious labels, how people use them, and what those labels represent. Please follow the link below to take a 5 minute survey on your use/non-use of religious labels… and thanks!

Click this link to take a survey on RELIGIOUS LABELS