NEWS: Barna lists 12 most significant religious findings from 2006 surveys
TITLE:Barna lists 12 most significant religious findings from 2006 surveys
MEDIA:Christian Examiner
AUTHOR:Spc. Lee Elder
LINK: http://www.christianexaminer.com/Articles/Articles%20Jan07/Art_Jan07_02.html
Excerpt:
...Even though George Barna has been conducting national public opinion surveys for a quarter-century, surprises emerge each year from those studies. The California-based researcher traditionally ends each year by identifying some of the unexpected and most significant findings of the passing year. Barna, the founder of the Barna group, has released his list of the 12 most noteworthy results of 2006 and described a few themes that ran through this year’s surveys.
• Although large majorities of the public claim to be “deeply spiritual” and say that their religious faith is “very important” in their life, only 15 percent of those who regularly attend a Christian church ranked their relationship with God as the top priority in their life. As alarming as that finding was, its significance was magnified by research showing that on average pastors believe that 70 percent of the adults in their congregation consider their relationship with God to be their highest priority in life.
• Three out of every four teenagers have engaged in at least one type of psychic or witchcraft-related activity. Among the most common of those endeavors are using a Ouija board, reading books about witchcraft or Wicca, playing games involving sorcery or witchcraft, having a “professional” do a palm reading or having their fortune told. Conversely, during the past year fewer than three out of every 10 churched teenagers had received any teaching from their church about elements of the supernatural.
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