(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.
… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Phil 4:8 (ESV)