The Meetinghouse: COVID-19 and the Spiritual Life

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* 1. What is your age?

15 - 25

26 - 45

46 - 70

70 - +

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* 2. Where do you live?

East- Northeast

South- Southeast

Southwest

Midwest

West

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* 3. How do you define your religious beliefs?

Very religious, practicing

Somewhat religious

No religion, not practicing

Spiritual, but not religious

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* 4. Describe your religious life during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Prepared worship for others

Helped my church adapt to changing needs

Watch online worship or religious services

Neither attended nor watched religious services

Sought new sources of inspiration

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* 5. Describe your spiritual disposition now?

Surprisingly renewed, refreshed

Sad, depressed, anxious

Steady, confident, faithful

Seeking, curious, open

Joyful, grateful, peaceful

Indifferent, irritated, angry

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* 6. What have you been doing during the COVID-19 shutdown?

I am an essential employee, so I have been working

I stayed home and followed quarantine guidelines

I served others by volunteering somewhere

I helped to care for my family and myself

I was furloughed or terminated

I found new ways to generate revenue

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* 7. Describe your spirituality during COVID-19.

I prayed and read more

I sought new spiritual opportunities

I feel as though my faith has declined

I am neither religious nor spiritual

I have renewed trust within God

I am bewildered and troubled by what is happening

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* 8. How do you assess your immediate future?

Uncertain, problematic

Clear, but difficult

Safe, secure and strong

Tough, challenging, a struggle

Positive, hopeful, full of opportunity

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* 9. How has COVID-19 impacted you?

Very little, still safe and financially secure

Disrupted, but not detrimental

Work interrupted, family stressed

Job lost, money gone

Infected, struggling

Bankrupt, despondent

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* 10. Which of these expresses your sense of what is happening in America these days?

A crisis that will change everything

A judgement upon our selfish and sinful ways

An interruption in the normal experience of life

An opportunity for us all to seek God afresh

A revelation of the brokenness of the American community

The beginning of new and wonderful things

A calling from God for us to change our ways

A natural disaster in which we must be strong and compassionate

None of the above