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Monday, January 21, 2008

The Faith - To Share or Not to Share?

I came across this recent survey from the Barna Research Group. Granted, the results specifically pertain to "Christendom" as a whole in the U.S., but I think the results would be nearly the same if it only pertained to the church. What do you think?

The Responsibility to Share your Faith

Adults' View On Having A Personal Responsibility To Tell Other People Their Religious Beliefs: 2007-35% 2006-39% 2005-34% 2004-35% 2002-35% 2000-31% 1998-29% 1996-31%
49% of Blacks strongly agree that they "personally have a responsibility to tell other people about their religious beliefs" versus 34% of whites, 32% of hispanics, and 26% of asians. (2007)

Americans living in the South feel more of a responsibility to share their faith with others than do adults in other regions of the country, with 45% of southerners feeling a sense of responsibility to share their faith with others, compared to 40% of Midwesterners, 27% of those living in the West, and 21% of those living in the Northeast. (2007)

More than half of born again Christians (54%) feel a sense of responsibility to tell others about their faith. (2007)

Overall, Catholics (19%) are less likely than Protestants (47%) to feel a responsibility to share their faith with others. (2007)

Mosaics are the generation least likely to strongly agree that they have a personal responsibility to tell others people about their religious beliefs. Compared to the 25% of Mosaics who strongly agree with the tested statement, 30% of Busters, 39% of Boomers and 41% of Elders strongly agree. (2007)

Married adults (37%) are more likely than are singles (28%) to believe that it is their responsibility to tell other people their religious beliefs. (2007)

People that make less than $35,000 a year are the most likely to agree strongly they have a personal responsibility to share their faith with others; 47% believe so compared with 35% of those that make between $35,000-$60,000 and 26% of those who make more than $60,000. (2007)

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Topic&TopicID=18

1 comment:

J. Michael Hite said...

This is a great use of this tool...passing on things you read, giving others a chance to look at the info. Good job..