I do not find this surprising at all. I have found most people that have a problem with Christian traditions, values and teachings realize that they cannot hold themselves to that high of a standard. It is much easier for them to marginalize them and or ignore them.
12 July 2009, SKY News
Only one in 20 Brits can list all Ten Commandments and 16% cannot name any, a damning study of modern-day knowledge of the Bible has found.
-The legal system was partially based on these concepts; the lack of basic knowledge is not surprising in a culture pushing society into socialism. Religion has to be beaten back less the people develop the ability to think freely. It appears the Brits have succeeded.
Young people are especially bad at reciting stories from the Good Book, the Durham University survey of 900 believers and non-believers learned.
Half of under 45s failed to accurately recount information about Samson and Delilah, while a third were clueless when quizzed about the Feeding of the 5,000.
-I would fail that test but I do recognize the contribution that Christianity has made to building our modern societies and establishing a baseline of values to build on. (more…)
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