> > God would like to thank you for your belief > and patronage. In order to better serve your > needs, He asks that you take a few moments > to answer the following questions. > > Please keep in mind that your responses will > be kept completely confidential, and that you > need not disclose your name or address unless > you prefer a direct response to comments or > suggestions. > > 1. How did you find out about your deity? > __ Newspaper > __ Bible > __ Torah > __ Television > __ Book of Mormon > __ Divine Inspiration > __ Dead Sea Scrolls > __ My Mama Done Tol' Me > __ Near Death Experience > __ Near Life Experience > __ National Public Radio > __ Tabloid > __ Burning Shrubbery > __ Other (specify): _____________ > > 2. Which model deity did you acquire? > __ Yahweh > __ Father, Son & Holy Ghost [Trinity Pak] > __ Jehovah > __ Jesus > __ Krishna > __ Zeus and entourage [Olympus Pak] > __ Odin and entourage [Valhalla Pak] > __ Allah > __ Satan > __ Gaia/Mother Earth/Mother Nature > __ God 1.0a (Hairy Thunderer) > __ God 1.0b (Cosmic Muffin) > __ None of the above, I was taken in by a false god > > 3. Did your God come to you undamaged, with all > parts in good working order and with no obvious > breakage or missing attributes? > > __ Yes __ No > > If no, please describe the problems you initially > encountered here. Please indicate all that apply: > > __ Not eternal > __ Finite in space/Does not occupy or inhabit > the entire cosmos > __ Not omniscient > __ Not omnipotent > __ Not infinitely plastic (incapable of being > all things to all creations) > __ Permits sex outside of marriage > __ Prohibits sex outside of marriage > __ Makes mistakes (Geraldo Rivera; Paul Iannone) > __ Makes or permits bad things to happen to good people > __ Looks after life other than that on Earth > (particularly that galaxy in Virgo that's full of Jews) > __ When beseeched, He doesn't stay beseeched > __ Requires burnt offerings > __ Requires virgin sacrifices > > 4. What factors were relevant in your decision to > acquire a deity? Please check all that apply. > __ Indoctrinated by parents > __ Needed a reason to live > __ Indoctrinated by society > __ Needed focus in whom to despise > __ Imaginary friend grew up > __ Wanted to know Jesus in the Biblical sense > __ Hate to think for myself > __ Wanted to meet girls/boys > __ Fear of death > __ Wanted to piss off parents > __ Couldn't see why Geraldo should exist > __ Needed a day away from work > __ Desperate need for certainty > __ Like Organ Music > __ Need to feel Morally Superior > __ Thought Jerry Falwell was cool > __ Shit was falling out of the sky > __ My shrubbery caught fire and > told me to do it. > > 5. Have you ever worshipped a deity before? > If so, which false god were you fooled by? > Please check all that apply. > __ Mick Jagger > __ Cthulhu > __ Baal > __ The Almighty Dollar > __ Bill Gates > __ Left Wing Liberalism > __ The Radical Right > __ Ra > __ Beelzebub > __ Barney T.B.P.D. > __ The Great Spirit > __ The Great Pumpkin > __ The Sun > __ Elvis > __ Cindy Crawford > __ The Moon > __ A burning shrubbery > __ Other: ________________ > > 6. Are you currently using any other source of > inspiration in addition to God? > Please check all that apply. > __ Tarot > __ Lottery > __ Astrology > __ Television > __ Fortune cookies > __ Ann Landers > __ Psychic Friends Network > __ Dianetics > __ Palmistry > __ Playboy and/or Playgirl > __ Self-help books > __ Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll > __ Biorhythms > __ Alcohol > __ Bill Clinton > __ Tea Leaves > __ EST > __ CompuServe > __ Mantras > __ Jimmy Swaggert > __ Crystals (not including Crystal Gayle) > __ Human Sacrifice > __ Pyramids > __ Wandering around a desert > __ Insurance policies > __ Burning Shrubbery > __ Barney T.B.P.D. > __ Barney Fife > __ Other:_____________________ > __ None > > 7. God employs a limited degree of Divine > Intervention to preserve the balanced > level of felt presence and blind faith. > Which would you prefer (circle one)? > a. More Divine Intervention > b. Less Divine Intervention > c. Current level of Divine Intervention is just right > d. Don't know...what's Divine Intervention? > > 8. God also attempts to maintain a balanced level > of disasters and miracles. > Please rate on a scale of 1 - 5 his handling of the > following (1=3 unsatisfactory, 5=3 excellent): > a. Disasters: > flood 1 2 3 4 5 > famine 1 2 3 4 5 > earthquake 1 2 3 4 5 > war 1 2 3 4 5 > pestilence 1 2 3 4 5 > plague 1 2 3 4 5 > SPAM 1 2 3 4 5 > AOL 1 2 3 4 5 > > b. Miracles: > rescues 1 2 3 4 5 > spontaneous remissions 1 2 3 4 5 > stars hovering over jerkwater towns 1 2 3 4 5 > crying statues 1 2 3 4 5 > water changing to wine 1 2 3 4 5 > walking on water 1 2 3 4 5 > VCRs that set their own clocks 1 2 3 4 5 > Saddam Hussein still alive 1 2 3 4 5 > getting any sex whatsoever 1 2 3 4 5 > > 9. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for > improving the quality of God's services? (Attach > an additional sheet if necessary): > > If you are able to complete the questionnaire and return > it to one of our conveniently located drop-off boxes by > July 30 you will be entered in the One Free Miracle of > Your Choice drawing (chances of winning are approximately > one in 6.023 x 10^9 , depending on number of beings > entered). >