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What happens next?
What happens next?
One of life's greatest questions is what happens when it is over. Nobody knows for sure what God has in store fo us in the afterlife. U.S. Catholic wants to know: How do you envision eternity, heaven, and hell?
1.) I think about what the afterlife holds for me: (Please check only one):
A lot
Occasionally
Little
Never
Other
Other (Please explain):
2.) I believe the people who go to heaven include: (Please check all that apply):
Everyone. God wouldn't send anyone to hell
Everyone but only after purgatory, a time of purification
Anybody who lives a good life
Only those who believe in Christ
Other
Other (Please explain):
3.) I practice my faith because I worry about life after death: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
4.) I pray for the souls of the loved ones who have passed before me: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
5.) I believe in limbo, a place of comfort for those not baptized: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
6.) Since nobody knows what happens after death, there's no point worrying about it: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
7.) I'm more concerned with creating the kingdom of God on earth than I am about the afterlife: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
8.) People don't take the threat of eternal damnation seriously enough: (Please check only one):
Agree
Disagree
Other
Other (Please explain):
9.) The primary factor determining ones salvation/entrance into heaven is: (Please explain):
10.) I envision heaven as: (Please explain):
11.) I envision hell as: (Please explain):
12.) The reason I do or do not worry about the afterlife is: (Please explain):
13.) Catholic belief in the afterlife is different from other approaches because: (Please explain):
14.) GENERAL COMMENTS:
My age is:
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19 or under
20-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-65
66-75
76 or over
I am:
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City & State:
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