Posted on 04/17/2012 5:25:28 PM PDT by sreastman
Americans Evenly Split on Whether the Bible, Koran and Book of Mormon Teach the Same Spiritual Truths
FaithIssues
On the heels of Gallup's assessment of the religiosity by state, American Bible Society is releasing in-depth findings from its State of the Bible survey, which details Americans' beliefs about the Bible, its role in society, its presence in US homes and more.
The annual State of the Bible 2012 survey, conducted by Barna Group on behalf of American Bible Society, found that:
47% of American adults believe the Bible has too little influence in society today; only 16% believe it has too much influence, with the remaining adults expressing neutral opinions
55% read the Bible to be closer to God, down 9% (from 64%) in 2011
79% believe they are knowledgeable about the Bible but 54% were unable to correctly identify the first five books of the Bible
46% believe the Bible, the Koran and the Book of Mormon are different expressions of the same spiritual truths, 46% disagree
On average, 85% of U.S. households own a Bible; the average number of Bibles per household is 4.3
36% of Americans read the Bible less than once a year or never while 33% read the Bible once a week or more
Generational patterns emerged where younger adults are less likely to perceive the Bible as relevant and useful when compared with older adults.
Sixty-two percent of adults age 66 and older believe the Bible contains everything a person needs to know about living a meaningful life, dropping to 54% among boomers (age 47 to 65), 44% among those age 28 to 46, and dropping even further to 34% for those age 18 to 27
"Findings from The State of the Bible 2012 survey show Americans desire to read the Bible more and turn to it for the answers to life questions but have an increasingly less reverent view of its contents," said David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group.
Findings have remained stable since last year with a slight shift towards less religiosity particularly among young adults.
"In order to further our efforts to make the Bible accessible to people in a way that best fits their lives, it is imperative that we have a firm grasp on the views and actions of Americans around the Bible," said Lamar Vest, president of American Bible Society. "While the message of the Bible is unchanging, how we deliver it is ever changing. The State of the Bible 2012 helps us to better understand how Americans are interacting with God's Word."
© 2012 DeMossNews.com
The Bible is Truth, the others a man’s manual of corruption, blasphemy, adulatory and pedophilia.
No, but they do baptize their dead and the dead of others, including Jesus Christ and his alleged wives.
Maybe you should learn about mormonism.
I'm not sure what this means, but I suspect it means that someone in Utah somewhere reads some poetry that includes the dead person's name. To put this on a plane with Muslim beheadings is absurd.
ML/NJ
What it means is that unless lds baptize you, there is no chance for you to go to an lds level of some celestial kingdom. That’s why Jewish survivors of WWII are out raged.
Joseph Smith said he was the next Mohammad and would use whatever method needed to accomplish his goal.
Just learn about mormonism before your quasi defence.
I’m a Baptist who spent 7 years living in Utah. Mormons are not Christians, but they also do not advocate beheading their opponents.
At least, they haven’t in a long time. When Joe Smith & B Young were alive, killing WAS acceptable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_massacre
“I don’t know that much about the Book of Mormon. Do they advocate cutting off the heads of infidels?”
No, not lately. Historically, sure. Mormonism focuses more these days on steering people down the path that results in hell.
Your hatred of them (I am not a Mormon.) sickens me. Mormons pose no threat to me. They seem happy believing what they believe. I thought religious hatred was solely a Muslim thing.
ML/NJ
Show me where I have ever said I hate mormons, all I said was learn about mormonism.
You need to get a grip.
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