Stats on Bible Reading & Morality

Have you read thru the entire Bible?

53% of people think the Bible should be read at least once, 40% say more

But only 20% have read it even once, and only 9% read it “over and over”

Do you read the Bible daily?

  • Barna Research: 13% of Americans read it daily
  • Indiana University: 9% of Americans read it daily

On a totally unrelated note…. people believe we are in a moral decline

Four out of five adults (81%) believe the morals and values of American are declining.

  • 72% of Millennials
  • 83% of Gen-Xers
  • 86% of Boomers
  • 93% of Elders
  • nearly all Bible Engaged adults (95%)
  • the majority of Bible-Skeptics (59%)
  • the majority of Bible-Hostiles (63%)
https://1s712.americanbible.org/cdn-www-ws03/uploads/content/State_of_the_Bible_2017_report_032317.pdf

There’s still time to join us for the 2018 Bible Reading Challenge!

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