Originally Posted by ADL Colin

From a ?Americans and the Bible: Bible Ownership, Reading, Study and Knowledge in the United States?

* Only half of adults interviewed nationwide could name any of the four Gospels of the New Testament
* Just 37% could name all four Gospels
* Only 42% were able to correctly name five of the Ten Commandments
* Seven in ten (70%) were able to name the town where Jesus was born, but only 42% could identify Him as the One who delivered the Sermon on the Mount
* 38% of Americans believe the entire Bible (including the Old Testament) was written several decades after Jesus? death and resurrection
* 12% of adults believe Noah?s wife was Joan of Arc
* 75% believe the Bible is the origin of the saying ?God helps those who help themselves? (actually a saying of Benjamin Franklin)