A new study by Christian pollster George Barna comparing Americans' religious beliefs and practices before and after the COVID pandemic finds some stunning departures from biblically faithful Christianity — including a 14 point drop, from 58%-44%, in the percentage of "born-again" Christians who believe Jesus lived a sinless life on Earth.
The survey, released April 20 and conducted by the Cultural Research Center (CRC), based at Arizona Christian University, in Glendale, Arizona, finds a mere 4% of overall Americans polled who possess a "biblical worldview," down from 6%, while among born-again Christians, "the incidence of biblical worldview among them fell from 19% in 2020 to 13% in 2023."
In another finding the report, which compares religious beliefs and practices in 2020, before the pandemic, to 2023, found a huge drop among born-again Christians — from 85% to just 50% — who say they are "deeply committed to practicing [their] faith."
It's not all bad news, though: the poll found a 14% uptick (from 32%-46%) in the percentage of people polled who agree that, "There are moral absolutes that apply to everyone, all the time."
More Americans in 2023 (46%, up from 41% in 2020) believe the Bible is the "true and completely accurate word of God," according to the poll. And born-again Christians registered a leap from 47% to 59% who accept the biblical teaching that sex "between two people who are not married to each other is morally unacceptable."
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What is happening has it’s roots for many reasons. Most of all apathy. Society has become so me first that there is no room for GOD. But, if trouble interrupts that me first agenda then those apathetic individuals start looking around for someone to blame and as a last resort try to cozy up to GOD. The order should be reversed thank GOD for your life that he gave, work in conjunction with GOD to make your life complete, and praise GOD for his assistance.
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