Sunday, September 7, 2008

Religious Inclinations of Students


Religious Categories of Students: Variety


Following numbers were derived when students were asked to write down their inclinations towards religions, or a particular religion, first thing on the first day of the class. The large variety can be fascinating! What can we learn from these variety and numbers? These are shared here for further speculation!

Atheists 01 - 02%
Agnostics 05 - 10% (3)
Baha’i 01 - 02%
Catholic – Baptized (Trying to Recover?) 01 - 02%
Catholic – Reject Church 01 - 02%
Catholics 09 - 17% (2)
Christian (Presbyterian) 01 - 02%
Christian (Non-practicing Presbyterian) 01 - 02%
Christian (Orthodox) 01 - 02%
Christian (Anglican) 02 - 04% (4)
Christian – No Denomination 01 - 02%
Christian (Lutheran – Baptized?) 01 - 02%
Declined to Declare 01 - 02%
Hindu 01 - 02%
Judaism 01 - 02%
Muslim (Ismaili) 01 - 02%
Native Spirituality 01 - 02%
No Religion 17 - 33% (1)
Pagan (Wicca) 01 - 02%
Searching 01 - 02%
Shinto 01 - 02%
Spiritual (Opposed to Institutional Religion) 02 - 04% (4)

Total 52 100%