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Review of ‘The Bible in America’ by Barna Group

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Barna Group, The Bible in America: The Changing Landscape of Bible Perceptions and Engagement (Ventura, CA: Barna Group, 2016). Barna Group’s new report, The Bible in America, contains good news and bad news. First, the good news: “Americans hold the Bible in high regard.” Eighty-one percent of them consider it a “holy book.” Sixty-eight percent think it’s a “comprehensive guide to a meaningful life.” Fifty-one percent believe it has “too little” influence on American society. Among U.S. adults, 49 percent of men and 59 percent of women consider the Bible either the “actual word of God” or the “inspired word … Continue reading Review of ‘The Bible in America’ by Barna Group

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Review of ‘The Porn Phenomenon’ by Barna Group

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This article first appeared at InfluenceMagazine.com. Barna Group, The Porn Phenomenon: The Impact of Pornography in the Digital Age (Ventura, CA: Barna, 2016). “Thirty years ago, pornography arrived in the mail wrapped in discreet black plastic.” So begins The Porn Phenomenon, a new report from Barna Group, the well-respected evangelical polling firm. “Today, porn slips invited or not onto every screen with an Internet connection. For that matter, much of it originates in regular households with a wireless signal.” The ubiquity of porn has changed attitudes about it, for the worse. According to Barna, “Only one in 10 teens and one … Continue reading Review of ‘The Porn Phenomenon’ by Barna Group