A third of Americans say the Bible is 'totally accurate,' survey finds

[Michie]

Americans are split on the accuracy of the Bible, as the public remains divided about institutional trust in religion and the family, a new study finds.

The American Bible Society released the seventh chapter of its "State of the Bible USA 2025" report on Tuesday. The research, which focuses on Americans' levels of trust in several institutions, including religion and the Bible, is based on responses from 2,656 American adults collected in online interviews between Jan. 2 and Jan. 21.

When asked if they agreed that "the Bible is totally accurate in all the principles it presents," 36% of respondents answered in the affirmative, while 39% disagreed.

"A half-century ago, Americans generally trusted the Bible. Attitudes are more complex these days," said John Farquhar Plake, chief innovation officer at the American Bible Society and editor-in-chief of the State of the Bible series, in a statement reacting to the findings of the research.

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A third of Americans say the Bible is 'totally accurate,' survey finds

Americans are split on the accuracy of the Bible, as the public remains divided about institutional trust in religion and the family, a new study finds

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[d taylor]

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One-third of 2656 is 885.33 and out of those 885 is probably just 20 to 50 that actually believe the creation God created and described in The Bible.

 

[Michie]

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One-third of 2656 is 885.33 and out of those 885 is probably just 20 to 50 that actually believe the creation God created and described in The Bible.

By that I assume a flat earth. Yes, you are correct.

 

[Sir Joseph]

It's a small survey but the numbers are in line with other surveys showing a general one-third of professing Christians and Catholics actually believe and accept the Bible's authority - what we might classify as evangelicals, but others often call ignorant, hateful, bigotted fundalmentalists. In any case, it leaves the majority of believers rejecting the Genesis accounts and any other moral values that they don't like.

Yes, respect for the Bible as God's inspired word has not only declined among the secular world, but also among the supposed believers of the faith itself. It's a sad state of affairs.

 

[Colo Millz]

The Bible is indeed totally accurate - and it contains totally accurate poems.

 

[d taylor]

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A more disturbing area of this is, one much more disturbing than my other post.

One-third of 2656 is 885.33 and out of those 885 there are very few that believe God's free gift of Eternal Life is received by belief in Jesus for Eternal Life. Even after Jesus plainly states this, many times in The Gospel of John.

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.

 

[RileyG]

The Bible is indeed totally accurate - and it contains totally accurate poems.

Indeed!

 

[FireDragon76]

"Totally accurate" is a loaded phrase, and the survey results may not be fully reflecting peoples attitudes about the Bible.

I suspect a fair number are ignorant or ambivalent, but that's always been the case. Others may have nuanced attitudes that aren't reflected in the survey.

 

[RileyG]

"Totally accurate" is a loaded phrase, and the survey results may not be fully reflecting peoples attitudes about the Bible.

I suspect a fair number are ignorant or ambivalent, but that's always been the case. Others may have nuanced attitudes that aren't reflected in the survey.

I wonder how many of them read the Bible regularly? Makes me wonder.