Tuesday, July 01, 2014

The decline of biblical literalism and the rise of secularism in one chart

The poll, which measured Americans’ beliefs about the Bible, found that 28 percent of Americans believe the Bible is the literal word of God -- close to the lowest point ever found in the survey.

About 40 percent of Americans said the same thing in the late 1970s.

MORE: http://www.religionnews.com/2014/06/05/decline-literalism-rise-secularism-one-chart/

See also...

Three in Four in U.S. Still See the Bible as Word of God
http://www.gallup.com/poll/170834/three-four-bible-word-god.aspx