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04-14-14, 10:24 AM
YOUNGER AMERICANS LOSE FAITH IN BIBLE
Survey: Number of 'skeptics' grows by 10% since 2011
(WASHINGTON TIMES) More Americans are doubting the infallibility of the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/), treating it as a guidebook rather than the actual words of God, according to a survey released Wednesday.
The State of the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/) survey, conducted by the Barna Group (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barna-group/) and the American Bible Society (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/american-bible-society/), shows that 19 percent of American adultshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/9/younger-generations-lead-move-as-americans-lose-fa/#) are “skeptical” about the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/) and 19 percent are “engaged” with the book.
It’s the first time in the four years of the survey that the two groups are tied, with skeptics growing by 10 percentage points since 2011. The shift is attributed in large part to the growing doubts of the millennial generation and Generation X.
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Survey: Number of 'skeptics' grows by 10% since 2011
(WASHINGTON TIMES) More Americans are doubting the infallibility of the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/), treating it as a guidebook rather than the actual words of God, according to a survey released Wednesday.
The State of the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/) survey, conducted by the Barna Group (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/barna-group/) and the American Bible Society (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/american-bible-society/), shows that 19 percent of American adultshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/9/younger-generations-lead-move-as-americans-lose-fa/#) are “skeptical” about the Bible (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/bible-society/) and 19 percent are “engaged” with the book.
It’s the first time in the four years of the survey that the two groups are tied, with skeptics growing by 10 percentage points since 2011. The shift is attributed in large part to the growing doubts of the millennial generation and Generation X.
Continued...
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/04/younger-americans-lose-faith-in-bible/#3Y8tUUFTgSGGJdAj.99