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Religion
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- Did she believe in God or a higher power? At what age did she develop her religious beliefs?
- Who introduced her to religion? Her parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, or a friend? How was the concept first brought to her?
- Was she raised to follow or have faith in any particular religion? How did it affect her childhood? Were there any particular traditions or customs that her family followed?
- Was she involved in any religious movements or revivals that helped her to develop her faith? What were they like? Describe them.
- How has her spirituality affected her beliefs and values? Did she think they were different from society's values because of her religion? In what ways?
- Was she ever involved in any circumstances in which she was made to feel uncomfortable because her beliefs or values were not those of society? What was it like?
- Did religion change at all after she was introduced to it? Has the church or her place of worship changed at all? In what ways? What about people's beliefs and values?
- Did her religion follow the teaching of the Bible, Koran, Talmud, Book of Mormon, or another book or doctrine? Which one? Who was it written by and what does it teach? Who was the book or doctrine inspired by?
- Did she have a personal faith that does not involve fellowship or a church? Was her God a personal God that she prayed to?
- On what day of the week did she worship? Describe what happened on these days. Did she attend a religious service and then do something special with her family or friends?
- What was her place of worship like? Was it more of a social center or a place to worship and learn? Why? Describe the building. Was it a temple, a church with stained glass, or did she meet with others in someone's home?
- What was involved in the typical service? A lot of prayer, singing, and preaching?
- Were there special ceremonies like confirmations, baptisms, bar or bat mitzvahs, or child or family dedications? What were they like?
- Was she ever involved in a ministry? What was it like? What was her role in the ministry? What did she find most challenging about being in the ministry? What did she find most rewarding?
- If she was involved in a ministry, did she have to travel to foreign countries? What were her living arrangements like? Did she live with other missionaries, or did she have her own home?
- Were there various stages in her personal faith and growth? Were there times in her life when she felt more spiritual than others? What were those times like?
- Did she believe in prayer? Did she ever have any prayers answered? What was the situation? Did she think it was just coincidence or did she believe it was truly an answered prayer?
- Did she and her family differ in religious beliefs? How did the differences come about? In what ways did it affect her relationship with her family members? Did they respect her beliefs?
- Did she ever have any arguments or discussions over the issue of religion with her family? Describe one. Was the issue ever resolved? Did any family members convert to her religion or her to theirs?
- Did she or will she bring up her children with the same religion or beliefs that she has, or will she let them choose their own religion and beliefs when they are old enough?
- What about astrology? Did she believe in it? Did she know her sign? Did her horoscope ever predict anything that came true? What was it?
- Did she believe in life after death? What did she think happens to someone after they pass away? Has this affected her faith in the hereafter? Did her views change as she matured?
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