Biblical skeptics outpoll literalists for first time, survey shows

[Stuckinthebush]

Well, thank god!

https://baptistnews.com/article/biblical-skeptics-outpoll-literalists-first-time-survey-shows/#.WRtjpmjytaQ

Americans who see the Bible as fable now outnumber those who believe it to be the literal word of God.

Gallup announced the shift in a survey it released Tuesday titled “Record Few Americans Believe Bible is Literal Word of God.”

“This is the first time in Gallup’s four-decade trend that biblical literalism has not surpassed biblical skepticism,” the organization said online.

The survey found that 24 percent of adult Americans hold a literalist view of the Bible, while 26 percent see Scripture as “a book of fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man.”

However, 71 percent of Americans believe the Bible to be a sacred document that is “God-inspired if not God’s own’s words,” Gallup said.

Many who believe Scripture to be inspired by God say it need not be taken literally, Gallup reported in its Values and Beliefs poll, which was conducted May 3-7.

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