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[quote]A project of its kind. in uk, first launched in berkshire by David Sparrow david@art-beyond-belief.com joined by his partners in Faith partnership. (Studying Islam is one of the representative) Something which needs to be encouraged everywhere in the world, specially in todays circumstances

[blue]Faith Junction--- where believers come together. 
 Across-the-faiths interviews. 
  
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1. Questions of belief about God. Do you believe in:

God?

Accountability?

Doing good?

Heaven?

Hell?

Rewards?

Punishment?

Forgiveness?

·       2. Sacred Buildings:

Do they matter?

Are they necessary?

Do they promote superstition in religion?

Are they a community focal point?

·       3. Teaching and Practice

What are the differences between what your faith teaches, and what you (or other members of the religious community) practice?

Does your religion accept social change?

Are there areas of faith that should change, (we live in a different time now), or are the faith precepts "once and for always"?

Are sexual issues a faith 'problem area'?

Is change always a bad thing?

Is change ever a good thing?

·       4. Superstition & Tradition

Are there areas of your religion that you feel are really a superstition?

Are there traditions in your religion that you are uncomfortable with?

·       5. What are the positive elements of your faith that give you help, encouragement, or inspiration?

·       6. Are there any negative elements of your faith that cause you to lose heart, or make you depressed? (The story of a young homosexual who felt so guilty that he killed himself prompts this question)

7. Are Clerics necessary? Can your faith do without them? 
 
8. Is there a sense of calling in your religion? Is this something that applies to leaders, the 'average man' or both? 
 
9. Love and Forgiveness: 
    How compassionate is your religion? Is there a way for communities

to act that shows love and forgiveness in action, (see 3). Is rejection 
         ever the answer to a member of a faith community?

·       10. Many people see religion as the representation of a harsh or

angry God, rather than a God of love . How much are the faith communities responsible for this attitude?[/quote]

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