BIBLE USE DROPPING?

The American Bible Society polls Americans each year about their engagement with - and opinion towards - the Bible. They have been asking the same questions for 12 years now.

2022 showed some disturbing trends.

I haven't had a chance to really dig in and look closely at the material yet. At first glance, the study looks pretty thorough and it seems like the researchers know what they are doing.

Here's one of the findings which has left the pollsters scratching their heads:

That graph shows a one year drop from 50% to 39% of American adults reporting use of the Bible!  

If true, the difference in percentage represents 26 million Americans who recently stopped reading the Bible.

Could this data possibly be accurate? 

If it is, what could account for such a steep and speedy drop in Bible reading?

If you want to see the results of the poll for yourself, you can get a free download of the entire report at https://sotb.research.bible/.