Bible Study: Skeptics Now Equal Believers With Daily, Engaged Readers On The Decline

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Bible Study: Skeptics Now Equal Believers With Daily, Engaged Readers On The Decline
9 April 2014
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/09/bible-study-skeptics_n_5120549.html

The American Bible Society’s latest State of the Bible survey documents steep skepticism that the Good Book is a God book.

“We are seeing an incredible change in just a few years time,” said Roy Peterson, president of the society.

The study, conducted annually by Barna Research, finds:

* The most “engaged” readers — who read the Bible almost daily and see it as sacred — are now matched by “skeptics” who say it’s just a book of stories and advice. Both groups measured 19 percent.
* While the engaged stayed steady since 2011, skeptics grew by 10 percentage points — since the same survey was conducted in 2011.
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