The Downward Spiral of the Christian church
(From a survey conducted by the Barna Research Group, and article written by Tim Ellsworth in 2002. If you understand the implications of the survey, you can understand how US Christianity has spiraled down to where it is today.) Only 41 percent of adults in Americas twelve largest denominations could be classified as "born again," according to a recent study released by the Barna Research Group. As reported by the Florida Baptist Witness, the study’s findings identify an alarmingly high number of church members whose beliefs fall far short of orthodox Christianity. For example, only 41 percent of all adults surveyed believed in the total accuracy of the Bible. Catholics had the lowest percentage (23 percent) who believed the Bible to be…