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Text of the Questionnaire

46 in your adolescence; 66 in college.

11. Would you say at the present time that you:

98 are in substantial agreement with the religious tradition in which they were raised; 157 partially agree with it but have important reservations; 44 wholly reject the religious tradition in which they were raised.

12. At the present time, with which of the following religious traditions are you formally affiliated?

20 Roman Catholicism; 1 Eastern Orthodoxy; 135 Protestantism; 55 Judaism; 2 Other; 90 None.

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13. In comparison with your classmates, your concern with religious affairs is, in general:

99 more intense; 54 less intense; 147 about the same.

16. Do you believe that the clergy should speak out from the pulpit on controversial political issues? (e.g. disarmament, foreign aid, economic structure, recognition of Communist china, etc.)?

159 yes; 134 no.

17. Do you believe the clergy should speak out from the pulpit on controversial issues in the local community?

206 yes; 89 no.

20. Do you believe in immortality, if this is taken to mean the continued existence of the individual soul as a surviving entity after the end of organic life?

77 yes; 128 no; 102 don't know.

21. In what (if any) religious tradition would you like to raise your children?

222 your own; 22 another; 12 none.

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