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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?

35 year old, female, Southern Baptist Church

1-3.  I am 35 and female.   I grew up in the Southern Baptist church and am still a member of this denomination.
4.  Dad was ordained when I was maybe 3 or 4 years old?

5.  We went to church every Sunday, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening. 

6-11.  I am now married to a wonderful man who was not raised in the church but was later baptized when he was 32.   Church was not important to me in finding a mate. 

12-16.  I go to church regularly with my two daughters.  My husband does not.  My children are a big reason I do attend church regularly.  Dad did a good job not forcing religion down my throat and allowing me to make a lot of my own religious choices.  I feel my problems I had (have) with church have been more with the congregations.  I am, however, happy to say I now go to a very loving church.  Dad also is part of a very loving church.  As far as what I would do differently.  I wish sometimes I was given more direction.  I am trying to find the happy medium with my own girls.

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Karen D. Powers
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