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This poll is purely optional. But I thought it might be interesting to see the religious backgrounds, approaches, styles, and influences of those who read my journal. This kind of poll is bound to run into pitfalls, limitations, misunderstandings, etc., so bear in mind that it is meant informally. I'm not trying to tally anything scientifically here, just get a rough idea.

I realize too that many religions have several dimensions and that only one dimension of several might apply. In cases where you are influenced by one element of a religion but repulsed by another element of the same religion, use your instincts and respond with your overall impression.

The point of the following is to answer as follows. Select 1 if you are not influenced by the religion listed at all. Select 5 if this is the religion you identify with most strongly. Anything between 2 and 4 indicates some influence or interest, but you may or may not consider yourself an adherent or follower of these teachings.

On the style question, this is also meant in a very general sense. "Evangelist" for example means you attempt to exemplify your religious or spiritual ideas to others. And so on.

If nothing applies, or you feel I have made an egregious omission, please comment. A lot of thoughts and feelings might arise from this which I cannot foresee.

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Thank you for indulging my curiosity.

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Goodness, I've been quite the post-whore lately. And it's been almost a week since I wrote something really deep. (Well, there was this debate thread with yahvah on convert_me, but that barely counts.) Maybe this weekend will inspire some profound and thoughtful philosophical insights to prevent my journal from dipping in quality. (And it would be sure nice if relationship and transportation woes didn't get in the way, too.)

In any case, in the interest of getting to know my future roommate better, since she was nice enough to fill out this survey, and I have some time before the NyQuil kicks in, I thought I'd do the same.

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Edit. Oh, in other news, James and I just had to call tech support for help with... a door. The doorknob to the master bedroom malfunctioned, trapping Dee, who has been known to have claustrophobic fits when locked in. None of us could think of a solution, so James suggested calling a mechanically inclined friend, who suggested... a credit card. Which worked.