{"id":13268,"date":"2025-06-12T12:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=13268"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:01:30","slug":"survey-finds-the-lords-prayer-is-more-easily-identified-than-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2025\/06\/survey-finds-the-lords-prayer-is-more-easily-identified-than-star-wars.html","title":{"rendered":"Survey Finds \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Prayer\u201d is More Easily Identified Than Star Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13271\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13271\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2025\/06\/Lords-Prayer_credit-Adobe-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adobe Stock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A UK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/media\/press-releases\/lords-prayer-tops-shakespeare-dickens-churchill-and-national-anthem-public-recognition-poll\">survey<\/a> found that the phrase \u201cGive us this day our daily bread\u201d from the Lord\u2019s prayer was the most recognizable phrase. The study gave respondents seven lines from seven iconic pieces of literature, film, history, and music and was conducted by the Church of England through the research firm Savanta. The study interviewed 2,035 UK respondents online between 23rd May and 26th May and asked them to correctly identify lines like \u201cMay the Force be with you,\u201d from <em>Star Wars<\/em>, \u201cTo be or not to be\u201d from Shakespeare\u2019s <em>Hamlet<\/em>, and \u201cIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times\u201d from <em>A Tale of Two Cities<\/em> by Charles Dickens. Other selections included \u201cNever in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few\u201d from Churchill\u2019s speech to the House of Commons in August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, \u201cYou&#8217;ll never walk alone\u201d the anthem of Liverpool FC, and \u201cHappy and glorious \/ Long to reign over us,\u201d from \u201cGod Save the King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the study, 80.3% were able to identify \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Prayer,\u201d followed closely by the line from <em>Star Wars <\/em>at 79.9%. <em>Hamlet <\/em>came in third at 73%. The line from <em>A Tale of Two Cities <\/em>was the least identified at 39%. 89% of respondents were familiar with \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Prayer\u201d when asked. Unsurprisingly, 95% of those who identified as Christian were familiar with \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Prayer,\u201d but so were 88% of those who were religiously unaffiliated. 89% had also said the prayer, with 58% stating it was part of their daily life. Respondents were also asked to select which lines of the prayer were the most meaningful, with 43% selecting the line \u201cand forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Cottrell, The Archbishop of York, who is currently leading a \u2018Lord\u2019s Prayer Tour\u2019 addressed the study, saying, \u201cThese results reflect what we\u2019ve been hearing across the North of England through our Faith in the North initiative, which invites people to explore the Lord\u2019s Prayer.\u201d He added, \u201cThough ancient, its words continue to resonate with people of all faiths and none. In a world of shifting cultures and changing circumstances, the Lord\u2019s Prayer remains a steady guide &#8211; perhaps never more so than now.\u201d He pointed out the line in the prayer which says \u201cGive us this day our daily bread\u201d and said that it offers an important lesson, saying the purpose of the line is \u201creminding us to seek sufficiency, not excess, and to consider what \u2018enough\u2019 truly means.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UK survey found that the phrase \u201cGive us this day our daily bread\u201d from the Lord\u2019s prayer was the most recognizable phrase. The study gave respondents seven lines from seven iconic pieces of literature, film, history, and music and was conducted by the Church of England through the research firm Savanta. 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