1. Do you believe in God?
a. In many world religious traditions, there are spirits and deities. In classical Chinese, the spirit world resembles the human world. Therefore, they were human and after their death, they became deities (Lesson 5-7). “In China, the realm of religion quickly shades into the realms of medicine, astronomy, philosophy, government, and more.” (Lesson 5-1) There, in China, they do not believe in God.
2. How often do you attend religious services or meetings?
a. There are temples in China, but they are not like churches or synagogues with congregations, their temples are to honor their accomplishments, values, and legacy (Lesson 6-19). “Commemorative rites are held at Confucian temples once or twice a year,
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Do you agree that social law should be based on or derive from the Divine law?
a. Divine law is a law that comes directly from the will of God it is dependent on human while social laws are Heaven’s collection. Regarding Heaven, a conscious entity could intervene in human affairs. Therefore, when people act in agreement with these laws, they tend to prosper, if they do not they suffer in various ways. “Conceiving of one or more deities that behave much like humans risks oversimplifying the remarkable qualities of the divine.” (Lesson 5-6) Therefore, a social law should be based on or derive from Divine Law.
4. Do you socialize with people whose religion is different from your own?
a. Religion and other realms of culture are especially problematic in China because “the realm of religion easily shades into the realms of medicine, astronomy, philosophy, government, and more.” (Lesson 5-1) Moreover, when Buddhism entered China in about the third century of the Common Era, it mingled with Daoism. (Lesson 7-11) “Today Daoism as a popular religion is so thoroughly intermixed with Buddhism and local folk religions that it is impossible to separate them.” (Lesson 7-11) Therefore, it is possible to socialize with people whose religion is different from your