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WASHINGTON — A little more one quarter of Americans believe the Bible is the literal word of God, down 10 percentage points since 1976.
According to a recent survey by the Gallup Poll, 28 percent of Americans believe the Bible is literally true, compared to 38 percent 30 years ago. The survey was conducted among 1,002 adults, aged 18 or older.
Nearly half, 49 percent, said the Bible was the “inspired word of God,” while 19 percent called it an “ancient book of fables.” Only three percent had no opinion.
Eddie Gibbs, professor of church growth at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, said the “responses are cultural rather than reflecting of a deeper personal belief. The Bible has lost its position of cultural prominence.”http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2006/06294.htm
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