Trauma in Religion
Personal Sovereignty

Questionnaire 5

Choice, Consent and Religious Participation

Exploring whether a child was given meaningful choice or consent in religious identity, participation, ritual, refusal and leaving.

There are no right or wrong answers.

These questions are concerned with what you remember being presented with, when you first became aware of particular ideas, and how your understanding may have changed.

You may answer Unsure, I don't remember, or Prefer not to answer whenever those responses better describe your experience.

Questionnaire: PS-CC-05 — Version 0.1

For all of the following questions, think only about:

Before your 12th birthday

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Question 1

Did anyone ever tell you that you belonged to a religion before you were old enough to decide that for yourself?

Your answer

Question 2

Did anyone ever tell you that you had to attend religious services, instruction, ceremonies or activities even if you did not want to?

Your answer

Question 3

Did anyone ever tell you that you had to take part in a religious ritual, sacrament or practice without being given a genuine choice to refuse?

Your answer

Question 4

Did anyone ever tell you that saying no to a religious activity, instruction or expectation would disappoint, embarrass or harm your family or other people?

Your answer

Question 5

Did anyone ever tell you that leaving, rejecting or choosing not to believe in the religion would have serious consequences for you, your family or your relationships?

Your answer

Question 6

Did anyone ever make you feel that your agreement was assumed because you were a child, rather than something you were entitled to give or withhold for yourself?

Your answer
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