A recent poll reports that 82% of American hold the Bible to be sacred literature, followed by the Qur’an at 10%, the Torah at 6% and the Book of Mormon at 6%.
More than two-thirds (68%) of all adults surveyed and 75% of respondents age 66 and up agree that the Bible contains everything a person needs to know to live a meaningful life.
These statistics come from “The State of the Bible,” a nationwide study commissioned by New York-based American Bible Society and conducted by California’s Barna Research in February and March of this year. Continue reading