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What Americans Believe
The Barna Report: What Americans Believe, 1991, quoted in 9-16-91, Christianity Today
What Americans Believe
The Barna Report: What Americans Believe, 1991, quoted in 9-16-91, Christianity Today
The report indicates a great deal of ambivalence among Americans with regard to their beliefs. For instance, while 62 percent of the respondents said they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, 65 percent said the term "born again" does not apply to them; fewer than 50 percent strongly agreed that the Bible is the written word of God and is totally accurate in all it teaches.