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How does your religion play a role in your everydayness? Do you think it defines you on a partial level or wholistic level? Do you think religion, in general, creates any conflicts with your day-to-day life? Does it pose negative performances or actions that are unregulated in your religion?

How has religion impacted your daily life? What do you love most about your religion/faith?

What are the risks associated with conducting interviews related to religion? This week we had to determine one of our methods for our research. I am conducting interviews with multiple folks and will need to compile some general statistical information, including financial information (which should be readily accessible, but could make my process more interesting if there is reluctance). All research contains some level of risk, and interviews are no exception to that. My main concern is participant bias, and the risk of folks not being entirely honest about some things, particularly subjective questions ("how do you feel about...", "why did you/the church..."), and maybe pandering to the research project in some capacity. What steps will you take to safeguard your data and ensure it is as pure as possible? How will you "test" the data? Are there other risks associated with data collection that I'm not considering?

I think this Barna study presents some interesting results that are worth considering as we prepare to conduct our own research. There are some numbers here that are useful on a global scale, although they may not speak to our congregations with any specificity.

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