05-28-2016, 11:22 PM
(05-28-2016, 08:14 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: [ -> ](05-23-2016, 11:47 PM)radind Wrote: [ -> ]I have not seen any polls on how the secular group breaks down. My assessment is based on the operational effects that appears to be a working majority. The 10% with a Biblical worldview is based on the barna.org polls. ( I would have guessed this to be ~ 20%).
Quote:I have seen many polls on this, but am not sure I want to research them now. I'm sure you know that Evangelicals are a larger proportion of the population than 10%.
I realize that you are unlikely to accept the barna.org results. The key issue to me is how many have a Biblical worldview. Following is an extract.
https://www.barna.org/barna-update/trans...0pp6lc_ZGI
… "The same questions were asked of respondents in national surveys by Barna in 1995, 2000 and 2005. The results indicate that the percentage of adults with a biblical worldview, as defined above, has remained unchanged for more than a decade. The numbers show that 7% had such a worldview in 1995, compared to 10% in 2000, 11% in 2005, and 9% now. Even among born again adults, the statistics have remained flat: 18% in 1995, 22% in 2000, 21% in 2005, and 19% today.”…
Quote:I understand the freedom opened up by Jesus' resurrection very well. I doubt most evangelicals and even most Christians understand it at all. But this is a new age. It is time we moved to a more accurate interpretation of this, free from the obvious need the Church has had to impose its authority with its traditional interpretation (and which I think you subject yourself to, whether you admit this or not).
I don't belong to or follow any large Christian organization and do not recognize any 'Church' authority except for my local congregation. I believe that each person is accountable for his or her views, so I absolutely disagree with your assessment of my views. I think that the large organizations( 'Churches') actually are responsible for most of the problems attributed to Christianity.
Our points of view ( worldviews) are so different that we are unlikely to agree on much.