PRINCETON, N.J. — Bible reading in America is declining. According to a recent Gallup Poll, only 59 percent of the people in the U.S. say they read the Bible at least occasionally, down from 73 percent in the 1980s.
The number of people who read the Bible regularly (at least weekly) has also dropped from 40 percent in the 1980s to 37 percent today. Two out of three people questioned agreed that the Bible answers most of the basic questions of life.
Only 14 percent said they are members of a Bible study group, but 35 percent said they are “very interested” in deepening their understanding of the Bible.
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