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Old 03-10-2007, 02:59 PM  
wizhard
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Originally Posted by ADL Colin View Post
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)

I often find it a little sad that many people who call themselves Christian are just too darned lazy to spend time and effort learning anything much about their religion. LOL, it's allmost as thought they think that merely being a member of the "club" is enough to gaurantee them entry to heaven when they kick the bucket
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