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Philos Poll
Should Christian Connection allow the sending of winks as well as mails?
Yes, it's an easier quicker way of putting people in contact with each other
71.2%
No, it's superficial and lazy, people should write!
25.5%
Not sure.
3.3%
Total votes: 153
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What most attracts you to somebody on a first impression?
Smile / eyes
59.7%
General looks and style
29.1%
Ability to listen
6.8%
Mind
4.3%
Total votes: 278
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Do you think it's ok for a woman to make the first move?
Yes, it's perfectly acceptable in this day and age
61.3%
In theory yes, but in practice it can start a relationship off on the wrong foot
22.2%
No, it's better for the man to take the initiative
16.5%
Total votes: 243
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Do you believe that there is a special person, a soulmate, for whom you are destined.
There are several special people out there, not just one.
31.9%
No, it's a romantic myth - which can get in the way of building real relationships.
27.1%
Sometimes I feel that way, but I am not sure.
21.2%
Yes, I do believe that.
19.8%
Total votes: 339
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Which of these special dates, do you most enjoy or look forward to?
Christmas Day
59.0%
None of the above
26.3%
November 5th - Bonfire Night
7.7%
New Year's Eve
5.1%
Valentine's Day
1.9%
Total votes: 156
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How valuable do you find your church leaders' advice on relationships and singleness?
Quite unhelpful - advice is unrealistic or impersonal or simply lacking.
46.4%
In general, the guidance is not very relevant or helpful to my situation.
20.5%
Good teaching, but lacking in personal advice and guidance
17.9%
In general I find the advice helpful, personal and practical
15.2%
Total votes: 112
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Do you give money to beggars?
I prefer to buy them a coffee or food instead
47.1%
Sometimes, it depends
30.9%
Never
19.1%
Yes
2.9%
Total votes: 68
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Would you consider a relationship with a 15-year + age difference?
I would be open to that - other issues are more important.
38.3%
I would be put off by a large age gap.
34.0%
Younger yes - older no!
22.0%
Older yes - younger no!
5.7%
Total votes: 141
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Philos Poll
Are you on a Social Networking site?
I log on daily.
43.5%
I have no intention of joining a social networking site.
28.3%
I've signed up to one or two, and log on occasionally.
20.7%
I'm thinking about joining one.
7.6%
Total votes: 92
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Philos Poll
Which bible translation do you read?
New International Version (NIV)
48.9%
King James/New King James (KJV/NKJV)
14.3%
New Living Translation (NLT)
11.5%
Other
9.3%
The Message
7.1%
Revised Standard/New Revised Standard (RSV/NRSV)
6.0%
Good News
2.7%
Total votes: 182
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Philos Poll
How do you feel your own church could better encourage its single members?
All of the above
59.9%
Put on more social events (eg. Sunday lunches, parties etc)
25.5%
Offer courses and prayer support
8.0%
Encourage them in leadership roles
6.6%
Total votes: 137
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On average, how long do you tend to communicate online before setting up a date?
It varies depending on the circumstances.
49.3%
About a month, having built up a good correspondence first.
22.8%
I prefer to set up a date as soon as possible, why wait?!
22.1%
Longer than a month.
5.9%
Total votes: 136
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Do you believe in love at first sight?
No, real love is about much more than first impressions.
41.3%
Yes - I do
37.0%
I would like to, but I am just not sure.
21.7%
Total votes: 189
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How far would you relocate for love?
I would go anywhere on the planet, for the right person
40.5%
I would move to most places in the UK - barring wet and rocky outcrops.
29.4%
I would move to anywhere in the developed world.
16.3%
I wouldn't move more than about 50 miles from where I am now.
13.7%
Total votes: 153
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How would you feel about marrying someone from a Christian tradition different to your own?
As long as the other person was a Christian, the tradition/denomination wouldn't matter.
45.7%
Certain traditions would present much greater barriers than others.
28.5%
I would much prefer to marry someone from, or very close to, my own Church tradition
25.8%
Total votes: 151
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How far might you relocate for love?
I would go anywhere on the planet, for the right person
36.4%
I would move to anywhere in the developed world.
27.3%
I wouldn't move more than about 50 miles from where I am now.
18.2%
I would move to most places in the UK - barring wet and rocky outcrops.
18.2%
Total votes: 11
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Philos Poll
To what extent did your family encourage you in your Christian faith?
Very much so, my parents or other family members were active Christians, who encouraged me.
43.0%
I was sent to Church as a child, but I wasn't encouraged beyond a nominal involvement.
29.6%
Either or both parents were not Christians and had no links with the Church
23.7%
I was actively discouraged from being a Christian.
3.8%
Total votes: 186
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Philos Poll
Which aspect of your Christian faith do you find the most challenging/difficult?
Keeping up my day to day spiritual walk/prayerlife with God
39.8%
All or most of the above
30.1%
Having to make difficult life choices in today's world as a Christian
17.2%
Being loving and forgiving towards others
12.9%
Total votes: 93
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Philos Poll
How much do you watch, listen to or read Christian run media?
I prefer to watch, read or listen to mainstream stuff.
54.0%
I might flick over to watch or listen to Christian channels or browse a magazine, but not regularly.
19.9%
I regularly watch Christian TV, listen to Christian Radio or read Christian magazines.
15.5%
I sometimes read my Church's own newsletter or magazine.
10.6%
Total votes: 161
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What do you feel about women having their faces veiled in the UK?
It would be better if they didn't, integration is important.
28.2%
The veil has no place here, it's oppressive to women, and can cause discomfort to the rest of us.
27.4%
I think it's entirely their or their familiy's decision and is not really our business.
22.4%
It's OK but if they are interacting with others it would be better if they removed the veil.
22.0%
Total votes: 241
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Do you listen to Christian/worship music or hymns outside of church?
Sometimes, but I also listen to secular music
77.0%
Yes, I only ever listen to Christian music
10.3%
No, not at all
7.9%
No, but I do sing them in the shower!
4.8%
Total votes: 165
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What best describes your belief about the origins of life?
The account in Genesis, that God created human beings probably within the last 10,000 years.
36.6%
Humans and life forms developed through evolution - it can be compatible with Christianity.
26.8%
Not sure or I don't think too much about what happened so long in the past.
22.2%
Intelligent design – that certain features of living things happened through divine intervention.
14.4%
Total votes: 153
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In what circumstances would you, as a Christian, consider marrying a non-Christian?
None - the person I marry must share my faith.
68.1%
If I felt that he/she was a good person and open to becoming a Christian.
14.9%
If I felt the person respected my faith - so I and any children could practise it without difficulty
11.5%
It's not a must, I would let my spouse make his/her own decisions.
5.6%
Total votes: 323
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Do women in your church get equal treatment with men?
Yes, men and women share all the tasks, both in leadership and support roles.
38.0%
No, in general women have to accept lesser roles than men.
25.0%
Men and women are given different roles, and that is how it should be.
16.7%
It's getting better for women, but there is further to go.
14.8%
It's men who get the raw deal in my church
5.6%
Total votes: 108
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Do you feel generally safe when using an internet dating site?
Depends on which website, I would trust some and not others.
30.3%
No different to meeting new people in other ways - there is always a risk, one needs to be careful.
30.3%
Yes, in general, the internet is a very safe way of meeting new people.
26.3%
It might be risky, but so far its been OK.
10.5%
Not very safe, I or friends of mine have had difficult experiences.
2.6%
Total votes: 76
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Do you enjoy the single life?
I enjoy the advantages of being single, but I would also enjoy married life.
38.8%
Its hard, I really want somebody special in my life.
34.0%
I love being single, it would take somebody VERY special to make me change my mind!
27.2%
Total votes: 412
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What do you do for Lent?
I don't really observe Lent, other things are more important.
38.3%
I usually give something up, like chocolate or alcohol
23.3%
I attend a course, read a spiritual book or find more time to reflect.
21.7%
I always mean to do something, it just doesn't happen!
16.7%
Total votes: 120
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Would you consider marrying a full time vicar/minister/pastor?
I would love to.
45.7%
It's not what I would choose, but if the right person came along...
37.5%
As long as I could live my own life, I would consider it.
10.2%
I don't think I could cope with the lifestyle and demands on both me and my spouse.
6.6%
Total votes: 304
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If you were invited to a gay civil partnership ceremony, would you attend?
In general, I would be happy to attend if I knew at least one of the partners.
34.5%
No, I wouldn't feel right about attending.
32.1%
Not sure.
18.1%
Only if a particularly close friend or family member was involved.
15.4%
Total votes: 293
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Is your Church a good place for single Christians?
It's a reasonable Church, but there is nothing specific for single or unattached Christians.
40.9%
Based mainly around families and couples, no real recognition or affirmation of single people at al
40.9%
Its good, things are moving in the right direction, but there is more to be done.
15.9%
Excellent, there is plenty of encouragement, support, and special programmes.
2.3%
Total votes: 220
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Philos Poll
Should there be a right to a medically assisted death?
No, life is a gift from God - and not for any human to take away in any circumstances.
41.9%
Yes, subject to careful safeguards, where illness is terminal, and there is suffering.
25.8%
No, it would put too much pressure on the dying, or the living or on the medical profession.
13.4%
I can't decide.
13.4%
Yes, It is time to allow people to help or be helped in the timing and manner of their death.
5.4%
Total votes: 186
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Philos Poll
Should "Jerusalem" be the English National Anthem?
No, it shouldn't even be sung as a hymn.
34.4%
Yes, its a great tune, wonderful words, with a spiritual heart.
29.5%
No, OK for rugby and cricket and the Proms but not more.
29.5%
We don't need an English National Anthem.
6.6%
Total votes: 122
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Philos Poll
WaitWear Underwear are knickers with slogans stating one's commitment to abstinence. Do you ...
think this is gimmick with no real substance
37.5%
find this inappropriate
29.5%
may be a bit kitsch but draws attention to an important issue
14.3%
see for yourself http://www.waitwear.com/
13.4%
rush out and buy a pair
5.4%
Total votes: 112
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Do you believe that some curbs on free speech and expression are necessary to make us safer?
Yes if they worked, but they wouldn't in the age of the internet and globalisation.
35.1%
Yes, there will need to be a rethink of what can be said by extremist groups
32.4%
Free speech in a free society must be defended in the current nervous climate,
32.4%
Total votes: 37
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What is your feeling about Bob Geldof's Live 8 concert and campaign
Its a great and worthwhile campaign to raise awareness and bring about change.
58.5%
These gestures don't really change the reality of life in Africa - there are better ways forward.
25.0%
Lots of hype, but it might make a difference.
16.5%
Total votes: 164
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Is banning people from wearing hoodies in some shopping centres is a good idea?
It's petty and counterproductive, and will just make people feel more marginalised.
48.6%
Yes, it's a wise precaution against potential troublemakers.
42.9%
It would exclude me and most of the people I know!
8.6%
Total votes: 70
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Philos Poll
The election is over - do you think Tony Blair should stay as PM?
No - it's time to give way to a new leader.
55.1%
Yes, he is still the best option.
25.5%
He should stay and face the music
16.3%
It's irrelevant.
3.1%
Total votes: 98
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What's your feeling about the election of Pope Benedict?
Disappointed - a lost opportunity
41.8%
Too early to say - let's wait and see
27.5%
Positive - a decisive vote for a strong leader
18.7%
Won't make much difference.
12.1%
Total votes: 91
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What type of person do you hope the next Pope will be?
A representative of the developing world, campaigning for world justice.
44.3%
Somebody who will encourage a new attitude to birth control and Aids.
22.8%
A modernising reformer, paving the way for married and women priests.
20.3%
As a non Catholic, I feel this isn't relevant to my own Christian faith and tradition.
12.7%
A conservative, who will preserve the key tenets of the Catholic Church
0.0%
Total votes: 79
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The Conservatives are calling for more restrictions on abortion. Would this affect your vote?
It would be one in a number of important issues for me.
53.1%
It would have no impact on my vote. other things matter much more.
25.5%
This will be a major deciding factor in my voting decision.
8.2%
The reform proposed is so minor, that it wouldn't affect my vote
7.1%
I don't believe any reform is really necessary
6.1%
Total votes: 98
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What type of Christian music do you most like listening to?
Praise and Worship
37.0%
Contemporary Christian artists
22.0%
Choral and hymns
16.0%
None of the above
13.0%
Celtic, meditational
9.0%
Gospel
3.0%
Total votes: 100
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How important is it to you that person you marry is a virgin?
I would prefer it, but it wouldn't stand in the way if I met the right person.
39.8%
I wouldn't be concerned either way.
28.8%
I would actually prefer to marry somebody who had sexual experience.
25.0%
It would be essential.
6.4%
Total votes: 264
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Should there be a law against "incitement to religious hatred"?
There are already laws against racial hatred, discrimination and libel, these should be used where n
69.4%
No, it will prevent free speech and cause even more problems not less.
18.4%
Yes, religious incitement can cause real danger and needs to be tackled.
12.2%
Total votes: 49
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What's your view on the proposal to liberalise the rules on gambling?
The restrictions on gambling in the UK should be made even tighter.
53.3%
The existing rules are about right and should stay as they are.
36.1%
Gambling is fun - I love to go for a flutter.
6.6%
Gambling should be more accessible, its up to people to decide how to spend their time and money.
4.1%
Total votes: 122
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If you could vote in the US Presidential Election - whom would you pick?
Senator Kerry
49.2%
Homer Simpson
33.1%
President Bush
13.6%
I wouldn't vote
4.2%
Total votes: 118
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What's your view on sex before marriage?
Sex belongs only within marriage.
71.1%
Fine, provided they are in a commited and loving relationship.
18.4%
We aren't living in Biblical times, the Church needs to rethink the rules.
4.1%
I'm really not sure.
4.1%
Only couples who are already engaged should have the choice of sex before marriage.
2.3%
Total votes: 266
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Which of these is your idea of a good date?
A relaxed drink or meal at the local
42.3%
Candlelit dinner
26.4%
I want to be surprised
19.9%
An adventure - hot air balloon or paragliding
9.5%
Clubbing it
2.0%
Total votes: 201
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Should parents be allowed by law to smack their children?
Yes, so long as there is no harm, eg cuts and bruises.
44.1%
Yes, there is a biblical mandate to administer ‘chastisement’
20.5%
No, it's cruel and should be outlawed.
20.5%
The government shouldn't get involved in what is basically a family issue.
15.0%
Total votes: 127
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Smoking may be banned in public places, restaurants and bars - are you in favour?
Bring on the ban - for the sake of the health and well being of smokers and non smokers.
62.6%
There should be more restrictions, for example compulsory non smoking areas but not a complete ban.
30.8%
No, the establishments and the individuals should be free to decide - stop the nanny state.
6.6%
Total votes: 91
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Do you welcome or lament the addition of so many new countries to the EU?
Happy for them to join, but it doesn't mean the UK needs to stay in.
41.9%
It's wonderful that Europe is being reunited after so many years of separation and inequality.
37.2%
The European Community is a flawed institution, which needs ultimately to be brought to an end.
17.4%
Far away countries of which we know little - all fairly meaningless to me!
2.3%
The EU should have stayed as it was, this will cause too much strain.
1.2%
Total votes: 86
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What's your response to the film, "The Passion".
The best Jesus film that has ever been made, a work of art and a work of theology.
43.8%
Too much violence, too little content, too many lost opportunities
21.2%
Powerful but flawed.
19.2%
I prefer to stick to the book.
11.6%
Hype was great, the film simply doesn't live up to it.
4.1%
Total votes: 146
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Religious education policy is back on the agenda - what's your view?
Religion should stay as part of the main curriculum, and include teaching about different faiths
54.1%
Religious teaching should be strengthened and deepened.
39.7%
Religious teaching at school should be an option for children - but not compulsory.
4.1%
Religious education should be kept out of schools, and left to religious organisations and families.
2.1%
Total votes: 146
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Jonathan Aitken has been refused the chance to Parliament after doing "time, " what do you think?
As a Christian who has learned and repented, he would have been very valuable to public life
48.0%
Repentance and conversion is fine, but he has had his chance in politics.
28.0%
There are still big doubts about his character - he shouldn't have come back
12.0%
I just don't know, its hard to make the right judgement call
8.0%
Given several current politicians don't tell the truth, he would have fitted right back in.
4.0%
Total votes: 50
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What do you think about the French ban on wearing religious symbols in public?
An attack on religious freedom of expression by a secular authority.
72.6%
Irrelevant - faith is from the heart, not a clothing accessory.
18.8%
Difficult - still thinking about it.
5.3%
A necessary defence against the oppression of women in a modern society.
3.4%
Total votes: 208
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Which phrase most sums up Christmas for you?
Family, friends and fellowship
30.2%
Lonely - not my favourite time of year.
26.5%
Commercial, expensive, loss of true meaning
15.3%
Carols, tradition, festive cheer
14.0%
Time for Church celebrations and worship
7.9%
A chore, stuff to buy, to cook, people to satisfy
3.7%
Parties, presents, good times, rich food
2.3%
Total votes: 215
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Would you tell other people that you are a member of Christian Connection?
I might tell some very close friends, or single people who might benefit.
48.7%
I like to spread the word - and it widens the net
22.3%
If I met someone special, I might explain how it happened.
15.7%
Not sure, I am nervous of what people might say or think
8.5%
Never, its my business, and I intend to keep it that way.
4.8%
Total votes: 376
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Are your buying decisions affected if the supplier is Christian? (eg. ISP, car mechanic, decorator)
I look at reputation, quality, price and personal convenience - the Christian element hardly enters
35.1%
Buying from Christians is a significant factor - but it is only one factor.
22.1%
Its not something I really think about.
19.5%
I would much prefer to buy from a Christian company.
18.2%
My experiences of buying from Christians has been less than satisfactory.
5.2%
Total votes: 154
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Cameron, a practising Christian has won Big Brother - what's your response?
I think it's excellent, a Christian can be a witness in this medium - Cameron did a great job!
75.3%
When is he going to join CC?
18.5%
The media will turn this into a joke - as so often with Christians - you can't win.
3.7%
Christians should not be involved in this type of event, leave it to the wannabe celebrities.
2.5%
Total votes: 81
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Bishop John has "stepped down" for the sake of unity. What's your take?
This was a step in the wrong direction -away from Biblical and Church tradition
49.0%
Powerful interests and money have triumphed over principle - its a tragedy
14.0%
Unity in the Church of England is worth preserving for the sake of all its members.
13.0%
The divisions are too great, it's time for the different groups to go their separate ways.
12.0%
Eventually there will be openly gay bishops, this was too soon
12.0%
Total votes: 100
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Should a gay man [living with a partner but non "practising"] have been made a bishop?
The Bible says no! and so should the church.
63.2%
Jesus invited all kinds of people to lead his ministry - so should the church now.
28.0%
Too soon - wait for a proper debate and vote - as with women bishops.
5.6%
Who needs bishops!
3.2%
Total votes: 125
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Should the Church of England follow the Episcopal Church in Scotland in voting for women bishops?
The church needs women bishops, sooner rather than later.
52.1%
What about just not having any bishops?
26.8%
Not now, not ever!
16.9%
The time is not right, perhaps a few years in the future.
4.2%
Total votes: 71
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Are theories of evolution and belief in Christianity incompatible?
Yes, I stand by Genesis.
38.0%
I accept evolution and Christianity.
31.2%
Let's get on with the here and now!
21.5%
Neither Genesis nor evolution - it's a deeper mystery.
9.3%
Total votes: 237
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Philos Poll
Harry Potter - harmful or positive?
Excellent for both children and adults
40.4%
An opening for the occult
21.1%
Potentially dodgy -without guidance
18.1%
At least its gets them to read
10.8%
Nothing dangerous - but nothing to shout about
9.6%
Total votes: 166
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