{"id":5576,"date":"2009-08-12T00:04:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-12T00:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/the-bigger-the-more-conservati.html"},"modified":"2009-08-12T00:04:19","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T00:04:19","slug":"the-bigger-the-more-conservati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/the-bigger-the-more-conservati.html","title":{"rendered":"The Bigger, the More Conservative (theologically)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a fascinating new Barna study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"ChurchRural.jpg\"<\/span><\/b>How true is this to your experience? (Any suggestions about how to measure “orthodox biblical response”?)<\/b><\/p>\n

“On all 9 of the belief statements tested, attenders of large churches
\nwere more likely than those engaged in a small or mid-sized
\ncongregation to give an orthodox biblical response – e.g., the Bible is
\ntotally accurate in all the principles it teaches, Satan is not merely
\nsymbolic but exists, Jesus led a sinless life, God is the all-knowing,
\nall-powerful creator of the world who still rules the universe, etc.”<\/p>\n

Religious Beliefs of Protestants, by Congregational Size<\/b>
\n(N=1,334)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Belief description*<\/b><\/td>\n1-100**<\/b><\/td>\n101-200<\/b><\/td>\n201-499<\/b><\/td>\n500-999<\/b><\/td>\n1000+<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bible is totally accurate in all the principles it teaches<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n63%<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n67%<\/td>\n75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Have personal responsibility to tell others your beliefs<\/td>\n41<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Your religious faith is very important in your life<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satan\/devil is a living being not just a symbol of evil<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A good person cannot earn a place in Heaven<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n48<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On earth Jesus Christ did not commit sins, like other people<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
God is the omnipotent, omniscient creator who rules all<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Born again Christian (see definition below)<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evangelical Christian (see definition below)<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of respondents in this subgroup<\/b><\/td>\n547<\/b><\/td>\n306<\/b><\/td>\n247<\/b><\/td>\n120<\/b><\/td>\n114<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

* these are descriptions of the actual survey questions, not the wording of the questions actually used in the research.
\n** Adult attendance on an average weekend<\/p>\n

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