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Indy Coug 10-01-2007 12:47 PM

Mormons at Top in Bible Reading Amongst Christian Faiths
 
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?P...rnaUpdateID=93

MikeWaters 10-01-2007 12:56 PM

What is the margin of error. According to what I see there, Mormons could actually be 4th.

Sleeping in EQ 10-01-2007 02:00 PM

Mormons reading the Bible is always good news. I wonder if the data is skewed because we're studying the NT this year. Regardless, it's a stat of which I wholly approve.

Something else from that survey that I noticed is something that a Catholic friend of mine has been railing on for years. Attendance at Mass is actually up in the last few years, and probably in reaction to the Priest scandals (so he says, and I've heard other Catholics say similar things). Some Catholics feel as though their church needs them and have increased their activity. I'll also add that, according to this survey, Catholics attend services about as often as Protestants do. (And in this survey they actually attend more often than Episcopalians, Adventists, and Lutherans).

I wish the margin of error info was available...

Lost Student 10-01-2007 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Barna Article
Barna pointed out that Mormons are more likely to read the Bible during a week than are Protestants - even though most Mormons do not believe that the Bible is the authoritative Word of God.

This sentence is a little misleading. People could read it and assume that we put no stock in the bible at all.

jay santos 10-01-2007 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ (Post 129736)
Mormons reading the Bible is always good news. I wonder if the data is skewed because we're studying the NT this year. Regardless, it's a stat of which I wholly approve.

Something else from that survey that I noticed is something that a Catholic friend of mine has been railing on for years. Attendance at Mass is actually up in the last few years, and probably in reaction to the Priest scandals (so he says, and I've heard other Catholics say similar things). Some Catholics feel as though their church needs them and have increased their activity. I'll also add that, according to this survey, Catholics attend services about as often as Protestants do. (And in this survey they actually attend more often than Episcopalians, Adventists, and Lutherans).

I wish the margin of error info was available...

I was thinking the same thing about Sunday School, but the date on that is six years old. I wish we would study New Testament more than once every four years. I've enjoyed Gospel Doctrine this year more than ever.

BlueK 10-01-2007 06:03 PM

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It is. It said +- 2% at the 95% confidence interval. It's in the "survey methodology" section.

il Padrino Ute 10-02-2007 01:41 AM

Calling Aaron!

What are your thoughts on this - other than obviously distorted in our favor?

Frank Ryan 10-02-2007 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute (Post 130085)
Calling Aaron!

What are your thoughts on this - other than obviously distorted in our favor?

he's too busy being sad because his stellar review of "September Dawn" wasn't shared by most movie critics

il Padrino Ute 10-02-2007 03:31 AM

Could very well be. LOL!


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