LifeWay Research: Americans Are Fond of the Bible, Don't Actually Read It

[MineralMan]

Last edited Fri Apr 26, 2019, 11:54 AM - Edit history (1)

This is the Religion Group, so it's not uncommon for active posters here to have considerable knowledge of the Bible, it being the scriptural resource for America's dominant religion. However, those active posters probably aren't representative of Americans in general, as the survey at the link below demonstrates:

https://lifewayresearch.com/2017/04/25/lifeway-research-americans-are-fond-of-the-bible-dont-actually-read-it/

Here's a survey done in 2017 of 1000 Americans. Now, I have no idea how the sample was selected, but here's a chart that shows what the survey turned up. Note: my posting of this is not an endorsement of the source website or organization:



Assuming that the average person on DU is familiar with scripture, or has more than a surface knowledge of religion in general, is probably a mistake. While people who are active in this group know more than that, generally, others read posts in this group from time to time, after seeing them in the Latest Posts page on DU. So, posting what seems to be very basic information to many here often presents unknown information to others.

The Religion Group on DU is not a closed group. Anyone might read a post in this Group, so it's a mistake to assume that everyone knows as much as some of us know. Even basic information can be useful.

Just saying...