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Below are the questions we asked PK's (Preacher's Kids) from around the world.  Most of the responses were not from subscribers.
  1. How old are you?
  2. What is the denomination in which you grew up?
  3. Do you still count yourself as a part of that denomination?
  4. Which parent is ordained and what was your age when s/he was ordained?
  5. How often did you attend church as a child?
  6. If you are married, did you marry someone involved in the church?
  7. Was that a consideration when you looked for a spouse?
  8. Do you attend church, now?
  9. How often?
  10. If you don't attend now, do you believe that having children will change that (or did having children change your involvement in the church)? 
  11. If you're not active in church now, what do you see as some of the reasons?
    12.  
    In regards to church attendance:
  12. What will you do (or do you do) differently with your children than your parents did with you?
  13. What did your parents do well?
  14. What do you wish your parents had done differently?
  15. What did parishioners, parishes, dioceses do well?
  16. What do you wish parishioners, parishes, dioceses had done differently?

29 year old, male,
Church of the Province of South Africa

1.-3.  29 year old male.  Church of the Province of South Africa.  Yes, still.

4.-5.  Mother and I was 16 or 17 I think.  Every Sunday.

6.-11.  I'm not married, but I don't think it'll be a consideration.  Yes.  I teach a teen group 3 times a month, and attend evening services about 2-3 times a month.

12.  I'm not sure and haven't thought about this one.

13.  I think I can safely say I know more about the bible than the average person, I had a good solid foundation and probably knew too much about it all.

14.  Given me time off church now and again, I really felt forced to go when I was younger so when I become older and could say no, I did.

15.-16.  I think I was too old for this to take effect; I was actually away at boarding school when my mother got ordained.  But I suppose to some extent parishioners saw my parents in me and so expected me to do what they did.


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