Are Dems, Libs Really Less Likely to Believe in the Christian Bible?
- Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:17pm by
Billy Hallowell
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On Friday, some fascinating research emerged that focuses on Biblical Christianity in America. Among the findings, a plurality of Americans believe the Bible is the “inspired word of God,” and conservatives and Republicans are more likely to take the Bible literally.
Gallup concludes its research by writing that this most recent research reaffirms that fact that the “United States is a predominantly Christian nation and that Americans overwhelmingly believe in God.”
Overall, it was found that three in 10 Americans do, indeed, interpret the Bible literally. These individuals believe that the holy book’s words come from God directly. A plurality of Americans, though — 49 percent to be precise — claim that the Bible is the inspired word of God, but that it shouldn’t be taken literally. An additional 17 percent see the Bible as an ancient book of stories recorded by human beings.
The polling firm’s political findings are equally interesting. It’s no secret that religious affiliation often impacts political decisions among members of the American electorate. According to Gallup:
Given the strong link between religion and politics in the U.S., it is not surprising that views of the Bible vary by party identification and ideology. The poll finds 42% of Republicans, compared with 23% of independents and 27% of Democrats, saying the Bible is literally true.
Conservatives are much more likely than moderates and liberals to believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible. In fact, conservatives are as likely to believe the Bible is the actual word of God as to believe it is the inspired word of God.
Conservatives are the least likely to believe that the Bible is simply a book of fables (7 percent). Moderates (20 percent) and liberals (31 percent), though, are much more likely to accept this notion. However, 48 percent of liberals and 55 percent of Moderates believe that the Bible is the “inspired word of God). Still, when it comes to the belief that the words actually come from God, Republicans (46 percent) trump both groups.
Find the rest of Gallup‘s research on Americans’ take on the Bible here.
(h/t CNS News)





















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mikenleeds
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:31pmthey are no way you can be a liberal/dum-o-rat and call yourself a Christian when you support of abortions and gay marriages ,,, you all are upholding sin and evil
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 9:49pm@mikenleeds…I have Christian friends who are Democrats and they abhor abortion. They‘re blue dogs who aren’t very political, and don’t realize the Dem Party has become so radically liberal. I have no problem with well-meaning Democrats, but I have a huge problem with radical elite liberals who want to police and regulate our every move … on our dime.
Report Post »GIDEON612
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 10:40am@mikenleeds
You are right on the mark there.
I abhor being called a Christian when you have dems, their supporters, those that stick up for them, politicians, and cults using that term.
The term Christians is found in the book of Acts where it was first used to describe the followers of Jesus as Christ like or little Christs.
The term has been perverted as badly as the the sign of God’s covenant with mankind that He would not destroy the earth by a flood again. The perverted and debase sexual deviates have now taken and used that as their symbol hoping that they will be protected from the flood of the lake of fire that they will swim in for all eternity.
We are called to be disciples of Jesus Christ our Creator and Lord and Savior.
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:27pmMost critical thinkers are not theists. Some are, but they are just compartmentalizing their illogical belief.
There is no testable evidence that a god exists.
Report Post »Sola Scriptura
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:43pmThere is also no testable evidence that God doesn’t exist. Okay now we are at a standstill…do you want to take the chance?
Report Post »Liberal_Atheist_Critical_Thinker
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:04pmTrying to prove that a god doesn’t exist is ridiculous sir. We don’t prove negatives, we prove positives. You are making a logical mistake.
Report Post »joel228
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:50pmMost critical thinkers come to logical conclusions. You don’t even have to be a critical thinker to come to the conclusion that a watch had a watch maker. Even you would might be able to discern that. How can you look at complexity and design far superior to a watch and say it came into existence with no intelligent design and no God?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 8:49pm@LACT
Do you know why there are no atheists in foxholes?
If all atheists are as annoying as you are, my guess would be friendly fire.
Report Post »Turin
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 9:15pmPlease spare us your anti-philosophical claptrap. Your energy would be better directed exploring the pretended autonomy of theoretical thought. Were you to actually examine your own beliefs, though you profess no belief in God/god, you would quickly discover that at the heart of your worldview you hold a belief in something as unconditionally nondependent, which is a religious belief!
When it comes to belief in something as the unconditionally, nondependent basis of realty, atheists are a lot like vegetarians. The term “vegetarian” tells you what a person doesn’t eat, in the same manner that the term “atheist” tells you what a person doesn’t believe. Neither term tells you what either eat or believe.
Report Post »jedi.kep
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 10:57pmThe only ‘logical’ mistake is getting into an argument with a fool in the first place. Leave the fool to his folly. He doesn’t care about what you have to say.
Report Post »million
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 11:07pmHey L_A_C_T, I bet you beleive you came from a monkey too. Put this link below in you pipe & smoke it. Theres still time for you to come to your sences.
http://www.doomsdaytube.com/religion-creation.php#Supernatural-Creation-And-Miracles-Proved-Past-And-Present
Report Post »On Eagle Wings
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 12:22amPsa 53:1 The fool has said in his heart, There is no God.
Report Post »Tynomac
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:22amAnd there is no testable evidence that he doesn’t exist, however the fact that I’m here seems to be pretty good evidence that something exists that creates, I didn’t make myself.
Report Post »Tynomac
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:23amcan you even give me a little thread of something that might help your case?
Report Post »jmanuola
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:45amthere’s no testable evidence, as you put it, that love exists. You belittle theists for compartmentalizing their illogical beliefs, when you do the very thing you belittle…if something cannot be proven within the compartmentalized scope of rules that YOU choose to believe in, then you consider it illogical and not worthy of belief. Even modern scientists, physicists and quantum theorists, no longer follow the static rules of Newtonian Physics as much anymore. They admit that there are things that happen that they cannot explain or “prove” with the static rules of science.
Report Post »Favored93
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:55amThe whole premise of your post is as usual faulty. There is testable evidence that God exists.The universe did not make itself.
Report Post »You say you are a critical thinker then think. Look at creation at your cells the complexity of life and you have your evidence right in front of you. The truth is you are deliberately ignoring what the evidence points to because you don’t want to be accountable to the living God.
I wander when you stand before God how the you don’t exist argument will fly?
you say you are a critical thinker then think! Look around you and save your self from DEATH!
RMaNIll
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 11:01pmhere are several arguments for the existence of God 1. From Desire. how come most humans have always desired to worship something beyone themselves. An example given by on Professor, imagine go to a world we the people all desired food but had no stomachs 2. the argument from cosmology, this is the Kalam 1. whatever begins to exist has cause. The universe began to exist 3. Therefore the universe had a cause. Then there is the argument from the “Fine-Tune for Life” 1. Tdhe fine-tuning of the universe is due to either physical necessity, chance, or design. 2 It is not due to physical necessity or chance. 3 Therefore, it is due to design. There is the moral argument. 1. If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. 2 Objective moral values and duties do exist. 3 Therefore, God Exist. One other thing point to a creator DNA how does infromation come from non-life. We associate informantion with intelligence.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:26pmIf you can’t spend it, Democrats don’t believe in it.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:23pmLiberals are self absorbed narcissists. They are totally into….,THEMSELVES!
Report Post »They barely make room for their own children. Why would they have room for God?
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:19pmI have found that the Holy Spirit makes all things in the Bible easy to understand and confirms the reality of every story, person, occurrance in the Bible. It‘s pretty exciting to know this as a saved sinner and makes a guy tell folks about the limitless treasure of God’s word. I don‘t know about the studies and polls but I do know that studying the Bible never gets old and it’s truly spiritual food for my life. Eat it up, kids!
Report Post »bpterrell
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 8:41pmI agree with you, Steve!
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:13amIf you have really studied the bible, then you must have an extremely distorted world view. I still cannot figure out why it’s a sin to eat shellfish? I love shrimp so I guess I’m going to hell according to your bible.
Report Post »Saint77
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:17pmAs a Saint of God Most High And A believer in the word I know how this story ends. Satan is a defeated foe. No matter what happens here I don’t worry too much. I love my country, but it is time we rose to the occasion and stood for Him. We need to be His voice. Where are the Modern Day prophets? If you are not one of them, maybe it is time to step up and be one. Maybe its time to stop complaining and Doing something to further his kingdom. The biggest problem people have with Christians is??? Christians. It is time we let Christ lead us and shared His love with the world.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:16pmWhat is really shocking to me is that in none of the demographic groups do you have more than 6% left over when you add up the three choices. If there was ever a question to which “I don’t know” would be the best and smartest answer, this would be it. You get more than 6% don’t know if you conduct an election poll the night before the election. You would probably get more than 6% don’t know if you asked people “what color shoes are you wearing today?”
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:16pmhttp://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110407/politics-brain-structure-110407/ There are polls, then there are studies. :)
Report Post »Veritas
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:41pmTifosa, here is a diagram to help you understand. http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p25/Veritasbucket/forum%20stuff/LiberalBrain.gif
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:14pmGod never DEMANDED anyone believe in him. We were given a brain and free will.I see that as when you love someone, set them free. If the love is real they will return. Here is my word, I have given it to all flesh.
Report Post »I find it amazing that 30 % claim to believe the Bible is the word of God. That number is way too high. Those who believe and live their lives accordingly is probably less than 2%. Many claim it,few measure up to it.
banjarmon
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 8:34pmIT appears that way by what they say and their actions.
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:08amYour god did demand belief in him. From Exodus 20:2-17 (Ten Commandments): “you shall have no other gods before me” and “You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me.”
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:12pmThere will be a day of judgement for each and everyone of us.
Report Post »You can talk the talk – but you had better strive to walk in Christ.
sooner12
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 8:20pmAmen
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:00amMuslims are saying the same thing about you. How do you know that they are not right and you are wrong? They believe in fairy tales just as vehemently as you.
Report Post »TomBombadil
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:07pmIt doesn’t surprise me that much. The numbers are actually fairly hopeful, if people put their faith where their mouth is.
The progressive mindset is a strange mix of anti-traditional authority, collective obligation, despising individual responsibility, and authoritative “intellectualism” — essentially about as far from Biblical precepts as you can get.
Report Post »John Morton
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:04pmThe ******** all believe in God, they also believe that his name is Barack 0bama.
Report Post »Cruzan
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:58pmWait, someone polled a liberal about the Bible? Wow! did their hair catch on fire and their eyeballs bulge out? Aand now we see that they believe in the words inspired by the GOD THEy hate and deny more than conservatives. Is there anything at all they wiill admit truthfully in public??
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:56pmTwo principles should be kept in mind:
1. Liberals are by their nature skeptical of established authorities. That includes the church and the Bible. So they naturally believe in the Bible less than most conservatives. That does not mean they don’t believe at all, but their belief tends to be controlled by their own reason; what makes sense to them. Thus they are freer to dispence with those parts of the Bible they find hard top believe. they are inclined to see the Bible as needing the same adjustments as the Comnstitution.
2. Never underestimate the capacity of men to believe inconsistently. thus, many Christians may believe in God and in the authority of his Word while supporting policies that any rational reading of the Word would condemn. They simply choose not to connect the dots, and any attempt to connect the dots for them they will interpret as a coersion of their conscience by a political ideology. What it will take to wake these people up is different from person to person, but often it will require the witness of someone they trust whose conservatism baffles them but who can present them a challenge to their mindset not easily brushed off.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:46pmI have one libby friend. One, that is a christian. All others are atheists.
Report Post »Faith1029
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:36pmI do not believe you can be a Christian if you are a liberal. Much of what the liberals stand for the Bible is against. They are only fooling themselves.
Report Post »boxy
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:53pmMatt 11:10-”Hear this now, O foolish people, without understanding,
Report Post »Who have eyes and see not, and who have ears and hear not:
Do you not fear Me?”
Tynomac
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:06am@ Faith1029 I don’t think they are fooling themselves at all, just trying to fool others.
Report Post »santababy52
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 5:29amI‘m sure it’s possible but I have a hard time trying to figure out how a Christian heart can live in a liberal mind.
Report Post »mikester8888
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:36pmThis study is way off. Liberals believe ithe Bible. Why else would they adopt the hate speech, name calling and negative dispositions. They are scared to death of God. BUT they have a leader right now that has been taught since birth that people like Mao is the answer. Itsl ike they are lost in the desert and instead of Moses keeping them focused they have a guy named Barry who is totally clueless.
Report Post »hi
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:09pmJesus is LOVE.
Report Post »grizzly28777
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:34pmAman
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:40pmWhere?
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:32pmBelieving isn’t LIVING the WORD OF GOD. I can believe it is the divine, inspired word of GOD, but if I never open it to study its contents, what I believe about it doesn’t matter a hill of beans.
Most everyone believes in a god of sorts. Few believe in JESUS THE CHRIST THE LIVING SON OF GOD and follow HIS teachings and allow HIM to shape and to mold their lives. That is where we would find a huge dichotomy between the Conservatives (in both parties) and the liberals (ditto).
If the questions had been asked: Do you read the Bible? How often? Do you follow its precepts? Why or why not? The results would have been more accurate as to the division in AMERICA as to faith issues. IMHO
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:05pmditto, kickagrandma.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:09pmAnd thats the facts kickagrandma and nothing but the facts. And it will be 100% will believe it to be the actual Word of God when they are standing there in front of Him on Judgement Day and He is asking them why they didn’t believe in His Word. They will realize then even though it will be too late for them.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:13pmThe poll I want to see done includes at least these three questions:
“How much time do you spend researching each issue and candidate before you vote?”
“What sources do you turn to for insight?” and
“Do you pray sincerely for inspiration before you vote?”
As far as I’m concerned, if you aren’t absolutely diligent in the first and third, you‘re a dang crappy and ignorant voter and it’s your &%$#@! fault we‘re in the mess we’re in.
Report Post »Tynomac
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:03amGood point Kickagrandma
Report Post »Vixvenom
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:30pmCareful blazers….he didn’t say “judge for you are better” or “the proud will inherit the earth”…
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 9:53pmgood reminder, said something about pearls before swine too. Best and hardest was “and ye shall have love one to another, even as I have loved you”, I think that one takes a lot of work.
Report Post »Danola
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:24pmBy their actions, they do not believe in God. They only believe in themselves.
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:15amSelf reliance is a good quality and much more moral than relying on an imaginary sky-god to solve our problems.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:24pmKind of an ignorant proposal to ask. In reality, there are no Christian Democrats. There can’t be. It’s impossible for a Democrat to be a Christian. Baby killing, they gay thing and their general lack of thinking that morals or ethics are important. End of discussion.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:24pmshould be the
Report Post »AmericanLass
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:07pmHow many LIES that this adm has told, have any Christian Dems condemned ? NONE ! There is your answer.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 7:07pmExcellent point. I equate this to the moderate Muslim theory.
Democrats that subscribe to a political ideology of accepting abortion, homosexuality, social justice ideas of government redistribution of wealth and the expulsion of God from our schools and government are in direct conflict with the teachings of Christ.
Like a so called moderate Muslim. To be a true Muslim one must live and follow the trilogy of Mohammad. That is to follow every so called terrorist and jihadist fighting for world domination. Those who don’t are either lying and are infiltrating the enemy or are ignorant of the very religion they profess to follow.
Where one is ignorant of the teachings of Christ the other wishes to destroy Christ and replace it with Government dominating over all the people.
Where one is ignorant of the teachings of Mohammad the other wishes to destroy all other cultures political entities and religions to promote world dominance over all the people
Report Post »jmanuola
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:12amThat’s the whole point, Ted. A liberal thinking Christian is more apt to believe only portions of the bible…but not the totality of it. They tend to feel that since there are some portions of the bible that are clearly illustrative and allegorical that they have the right to decide which parts of the bible are truth and which ones are not. Just like they get to decide which parts of the Constitution are really meant for today and which ones are not.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:23pmDuh.
And I’d bet that of self-described liberals who accept the Bible, a solid percentage of those are Roman Catholics. For some reason, most Catholics tend to lean left — partly out of traditional Democratic Party loyalty, from a day when Democrats were not Red, and the influence of the American Council of Catholic Bishops, which is notoriously Leftish, aside from their one staunch position in opposition to prenatal infanticide.
Fortunately, Eastern Orthodoxy tends to the more conservative side of the aisle: further proof of its divine origin and continuing guidance from Christ.
Report Post »goodone121
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:14pmHey, Piper, I am a conservative Tea-Party Catholic, and I feel insulted.
Report Post »BTW, as proof of CATHOLICISM’s guidance by God the Son, I submit the fact NOT ONCE has the Papacy become entangled in its own heterodoxy.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:23pmSo, the liberals are with some hope after all; so long as a fraction hold to the good book and the lessons there, and the living word as well, there is a continuing fountain of hope and possibility for the future to turn even more golden.
Report Post »Tynomac
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:54amI don’t think its gonna matter in the end Conservative or Liberal, its gonna be plain black and white, your either on the side of GOoD or dEVIL, christians say that in the end there will be a great awakening, I myself chose one simple direction, I simply try to follow truth, which has lead me to the conservative philosophy, its shown me there is good in everyone, and bad in everyone, but then there are some who are outright hopeless, pure evil from the depths of hell! If there be a great awakening then perhaps, just perhaps the ones who are bad but know goodness deep inside will come to join the right side of the fight, and the pure evil can go straight back to hell from whence they came. I am a believer in God but can’t reconcile the “Jesus” factor, I am a searcher however and I have a GoOD leader.
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:20pmIf your boat isn’t anchored securley then it will float all whichever way the wind blows.
Report Post »People with secure boats are less likely to be blown into the rocks
poverty.sucks
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:35pmWe all came from the same boat, Noah’s Arc. No motor, no sail, floats with Faith of God. God didn’t make the boat, Noah, who was the most righteous of his time, had faith in Gods directions, doing what was told.
A note to parents, if your children disobey you by not doing what is told by you, what makes you think they’ll listen to God? Liberal Progressive, especially those in the public school education have been extremely successful in turning children away from parents by misleading them into making their own decisions.
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 6:53amYes and you cannot anchor your boat with an imaginary anchor and chain.
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:21am@ POVERTY.SUCKS – You said, “A note to parents, if your children disobey you by not doing what is told by you, what makes you think they’ll listen to God?” The bible says for this you should stone your child to death (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). Do you still believe that to be the word of god?
Report Post »Melvin Spittle
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 9:02pmholy ghostbuster
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:21am
“@ POVERTY.SUCKS – You said, “A note to parents, if your children disobey you by not doing what is told by you, what makes you think they’ll listen to God?” The bible says for this you should stone your child to death (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). Do you still believe that to be the word of god?”
The Bible is divided into the old and new testament. If you study your Bible you will see that with the new testament came the new covenant through our Lord Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. That is why we are called Christians. I understand your desperate fight to justify the non-existence of God because deep in your soul you are terrified of this existence and therefore must fight it at all costs. You will have your day of terror when judgement comes.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:19pmThe unbelief is a conscience choice to be decieved.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:24pmWe shouldn’t be angry at skeptics, we should pray for them. All men and women know God exist, skeptics and atheists spend a great deal of time avoiding Him.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:22pm…”And they shall know, that I AM The Lord…” In the end, EVERY knee shall bow. Hallelujah!
Report Post »ArgumentumAdAbsurdum
Posted on July 9, 2011 at 6:27pmI spend about as much time avoiding “him” as I do avoiding invisible pink unicorns.
Report Post »Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:43am@Argumentum
LOOK OUT! There’s one behind the sofa!
Oh. No. I just performed a scientific experiment (I looked back there) and it’s gone.
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