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Which precept is the easiest to break?

  • 4th precept - No Lying (63%, 306 Votes)
  • 5th precept - No Intoxicants (13%, 63 Votes)
  • 1st precept - No Killing (12%, 56 Votes)
  • 3rd precept - No Sexual Misconduct (10%, 47 Votes)
  • 2nd precept - No Stealing (2%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 485

Start Date: May 10, 2010 @ 01:47
End Date: No Expiry

Which is Your Favourite of the Eight Holy Places?

  • Bodhgaya (66%, 58 Votes)
  • Lumbini (13%, 11 Votes)
  • Kushinagar (8%, 7 Votes)
  • Sravasti (7%, 6 Votes)
  • Sarnath (6%, 5 Votes)
  • Rajgir (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Vaishali (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sankasia (-1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 88

Start Date: February 24, 2010 @ 00:12
End Date: May 10, 2010 @ 01:46

If you and your spouse are of different faiths, how do you introduce religion to your only child?

  • We'll take equal time to intro our faiths! (48%, 59 Votes)
  • We'll let him/her hear us debate to decide who to follow. (20%, 25 Votes)
  • We don't really care! (12%, 15 Votes)
  • We'll choose one of us to share our faith. (10%, 12 Votes)
  • We'll refrain totally! (10%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 122

Start Date: November 24, 2009 @ 00:05
End Date: February 24, 2010 @ 00:12

Would you marry someone of another religion?

  • Hmmm, I don't think so! (39%, 31 Votes)
  • Of course, why not? (30%, 24 Votes)
  • Does it really matter? (15%, 12 Votes)
  • I'm not sure... (10%, 8 Votes)
  • Already! And regretting it. (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Already! And loving it. (2%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 80

Start Date: October 31, 2009 @ 00:21
End Date: November 24, 2009 @ 00:00

What do you do when you see fake monastics?

  • Walk away (61%, 42 Votes)
  • Call cops (17%, 12 Votes)
  • Whatever (10%, 7 Votes)
  • Give money (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Reprimand them (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Call press (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Follow them (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 69

Start Date: August 31, 2009 @ 23:41
End Date: October 31, 2009 @ 00:00

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1 Comment so far
    zweiya  zweiya on March 4, 2009 01:23

    To see the analysis of “Would you marry someone of another religion?“, please see : http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/11/poll-analysis-would-you-marry-someone-of-another-religion/

    To see the analysis of “What Do You Do When You See Fake Monastics?“, please see : http://moonpointer.com/new/index.php?s=bogus/

    To see the analysis of “What Kind Of Buddhist Are You“, please see : http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/07/poll-analysis-what-kind-of-buddhist-are-you/

    To see the analysis of “Should Rats That Wreck Havoc In A Marketplace Be Culled?“, please see :
    http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/05/poll-analysis-should-rats-that-wreck-havoc-in-a-marketplace-be-culled/

    To see the analysis of “Should All Taking the Three Refuges Commit to the Five Precepts Too?“, please see :
    http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/04/poll-analysis-should-all-taking-the-three-refuges-commit-to-the-five-precepts-too/

    To see the analysis of “Do you believe you have a soulmate?“, please see : http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/03/poll-analysis-do-you-believe-you-have-a-soulmate/

    To see the analysis of “What do you wish to attain by the end of this life“, please see : http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/02/poll-where-to/

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