By Andy Walton
Christian Today
More than eight out of 10 Americans are concerned about the direction of moral behaviour, according to LifeWay Research.
LifeWay found that 81 per cent of people who responded to its survey agreed with the statement. I am concerned about declining moral behavior in our nation.
There is some variation in how strongly held this belief is, though. Nearly half (46 per cent) of respondents said they 'strongly agree', while 35 per cent said they 'agree'.
LifeWay is part of the conservative Southern Baptist Convention and regularly polls Americans about their views on social, political and economic issues.
There are several other findings in the research which point to differences among different groups of Americans on the topic. For example, the research says that on the issue of declining moral standards,
- Christians (85 per cent) are more likely to agree than Other Religions (70 per cent) and Nonreligious (72 per cent)
- It also points out that, 'Protestant Christians (89 per cent) are more likely to agree than Catholics (82 per cent)
- Meanwhile, those with Evangelical beliefs (91 per cent) are more likely to agree than those without evangelical beliefs (79 per cent)
Lifeway spokesperson Scott McConnell told the Christian Post: 'We are shifting very fast... We are not all on the same page when it comes to morality. And we haven't reckoned with what that means.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I keep messing up and there is no edit function.
ReplyDeleteI am happy to see these positive results, which give some evidence of why the TV Show "Last Man Standing" was so popular. Yet the urber liberals at Disney and ABC cancelled it.
Folks, we the 81%, need to take a stand. As the song says, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
I am disappointed at the Catholic figures, but usually these polls are not properly constructed for Catholics. Catholic will tend to call themselves Catholics even if they have not been to Mass for 50 years, and often even if they do not agree with the Church on morality issues. Those people are not really Catholics. It's a cultural thing. Polls, need to always ask about any religion, if the person is active (goes to Church weekly) and such to establish what active church-goers think.
Anyway, regardless, this poll indicates that we are not alone...
Stand Up! That is what this site is doing