A recent survey revealed that the majority of Americans value the Bible
and want to see it have a greater role in politics as well as the
church.
The Illinois Family Institute reports on the results of the American Bible Society’s fifth annual State of the Bible survey.
The survey polled 2,000 Americans on questions related to the Bible, culture, the Church, and politics.
One of the rather surprising results of the survey was that 51 percent
of Americans said that the Bible has too little influence on society
today. Only 19 percent said that the Bible has too much influence on
society.
In addition, 56 percent of suvey participants said that politics would
be more civil if politicians read the Bible more. Over 60 percent said
that they would like to read the Bible more themselves.
The Bible also came in first as the religious text which the majority
of survey participants said was sacred literature. Seventy-nine percent
of participants said that the Bible was a holy text, while only 10
percent said the same of the Koran, followed by seven percent who said
the Torah was a holy text, and four percent who said the same of the
Book of Mormon.
The survey also found that the Midwest and the South are the regions of
the country most likely to have a Bible in the households of residents.
Ninety-four percent of Midwesterners reported having a Bible in the
house and 92 percent of Southerners reported the same.
As far as Bible versions go, the King James Version is still the
preferred translation, with 39 percent preferring it. Other versions
cited were the New King James Version, the New International Version,
and the English Standard Version.
Although many of the survey results were positive, some findings revealed that the Bible may be absent in some churches.
“One-quarter of adults say they never hear the Bible read aloud at a
church service or Mass,” according to part of the survey summary.
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