Religiousness Questionaire

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1.	For me, to help others know God's love is a religious duty.
2.	An important part of my religious practice is to feel the presence of God in everything I do.
3.	Feeling that members of my congregation are like my second family is an important aspect of my religious experience.
4.	For me, an important aspect of being religious is to engage in religious activities.
5.	For me, being religious is not only a private experience, but something that I share with others.
6.	I am being religious when I center my thoughts and will around God's principles.
7.	A significant aspect of my religious practice is to feel a sense of awe about Godıs love for me.
8.	In order to be religious, it is very important for me to participate in group religious activities.
9.	An essential aspect of my religious practice is to try to understand Godıs will.
10.	For me, to be religious does not involve feeling a closeness to God.
11.	For me, it is important to attend religious services.
12.	An important aspect of my prayer experience is to feel a deep sense of peace and well being.
13.	Part of my religious practice involves discussions about religion with my friends.
14.	My religious life involves prayer to find solutions to my problems.
15.	Fundamental to my religious experience is an absolute trust in God.
16.	An important aspect of my being religious is to share my faith with like-minded believers.
17.	Part of my being religious involves a constant search for deeper truths behind the scriptures.
18.	An important part of my religious life is my feeling an intimate personal relationship with God.
19.	For me, to bring God's love to others through works of charity is the highest form of religious practice.
20.	I do not value prayer as part of my religious practice.
21.	I often think about God during the day.
22.	For me, an important part of religious services is experiencing the power and majesty of God.
23.	An important part of my being religious is to infuse the sacred into my everyday activities.
24.	It is important for me to search for knowledge about God's plan for me.
25.	When I practice my religion, I try to achieve the feeling of oneness with God.
26.	I am most religious when I behave according to the moral teachings of my religion.
27.	Membership in a community of faith is one of the most important aspects of my religious life.
28.	I ask religious questions in order to better understand my relationship to God.
29.	I make a conscious effort to develop relationships with people who share my religious beliefs.
30.	My search for meaning and purpose is an important religious activity.
31.	I have faith in God's divine will.
32.	For me, a significant aspect of being religious is to read sacred religious texts.
33.	I place a high value on my interactions with others who hold similar religious beliefs as I do.
34.	An important part of my religious practice is to think about ways to improve myself to be more religious.

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