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Americans revere the Bible—but, by and large, they don’t read it. And because they don’t read it, they have become a nation of biblical illiterates.a

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Footnotes

Figures on commitment to Christ are based on 2,556 interviews conducted in March and April 1988, with a 2-point margin of error. The 1978 figures are based on at least 1,500 interviews, with a 3-point margin of error. The remaining figures are based on 1,509 in-person interviews conducted with adults 18 and over in January 1983, with a 3-point margin of error.

Bible Review was awarded a Citation of Appreciation by the Layman’s Bible Association in 1988 (see “Perspective,” BR 04:01).