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Radio evangelist Chuck Baldwin, WorldNetDaily, and Whistleblower magazine have recently revisited findings by Christian opinion researcher George Barna that only 9% of born-again Christians have a Biblical perspective on life. “The problem with America’s Christianity today is that, for the most part, it doesn’t exist!” Baldwin said, in a June 1 broadcast. We should revisit these figures too. They first appeared in a Barna Update December 1, 2003: “A Biblical Worldview Has a Radical Effect on a Person’s Life.”[1] Barna defined a Biblical worldview as belief in eight propositions: Absolute moral truths exist. The Bible defines moral truth. Jesus Christ...

Survey: Only Half of Pastors Have 'Biblical' Worldview Christian Researcher Says That Explains Why So Few Believers Reflect Such an OutlookBy Fred Jackson and Jody Brown January 13, 2004 (AgapePress) - A new survey indicates that when it comes to developing a biblical worldview, a good place to start may be with the people in the pulpit. What constitutes a "biblical" worldview? Christian researcher George Barna says it includes a belief in absolute moral truth as defined by scripture, as well as acceptance of six core biblical beliefs: the accuracy of biblical teaching, the sinless nature of Jesus, the literal...

Everyone has a worldview, but few have one that is biblical. That's the conclusion of a national survey by Barna Research, which found that just 4 percent of American adults have a biblical worldview. Additionally, only 9 percent of those categorized as born-again Christians have a biblical worldview, Barna said. The poll of 2,033 adults was conducted September through November. "Worldview" is a term used to describe the belief system by which a person understands or makes decisions about the world. One of the most prominent modern-day worldviews is postmodernism -- a belief system that rejects the notion of absolute...

Church doesn't think like JesusSurvey shows only 9% of Christians have biblical worldview Posted: December 3, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A new survey by pollster George Barna finds only 9 percent of born-again Christians hold a biblical worldview. Barna, who surveyed 2,033 adults in his study, found only 4 percent of the general population have a biblical worldview and suggests many of the nation's moral and spiritual challenges are directly attributable to this fact. "If Jesus Christ came to this planet as a model of how we ought to live, then our goal should be to act like Jesus," said...

(Ventura, CA) - Any objective social analyst would conclude that the United States faces its fair share of moral and spiritual problems. A new research study from the Barna Research Group'suggests that a large share of the nation's moral and spiritual challenges is directly attributable to the absence of a biblical worldview among Americans.Citing the findings from a just-completed national survey of 2033 adults that showed only 4% of adults have a biblical worldview as the basis of their decision-making, researcher George Barna described the outcome. "If Jesus Christ came to this planet as a model of how we ought...