New Survey Identifies ‘Top 10 Most Seductive, Unbiblical Ideas’ Embraced by American Adults by Milton Quintanilla for Christian Headlines
According to new findings from the Cultural Research Center (CRC) at Arizona Christian University, Americans are embracing seductive, unbiblical beliefs as part of their worldview.
In the fifth release of the American Worldview Inventory 2021, which examines biblical and competing worldviews, the CRC provided a list of the “Top 10 Most Seductive Unbiblical Ideas” embraced by American adults.
The list is provided as follows:
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– the spiritually inclusive idea that “having faith matters more than what faith you have”;
– all religious faiths are of equal value;
– belief in “karma”
– there is no absolute truth;
– commitment to personal, subjective morality;
– the idea that people are “basically good”;
– success is determined by happiness, comfort, goodness, or fulfilled potential;
– sexual relations apart from marriage are morally acceptable;
– rejection of the notion that people are inherently sinful;
– and the conclusion that the purpose of accumulated personal wealth is unrelated to God’s purposes.
The research, which also revealed that only 6 percent of Americans hold a biblical worldview, notes that even those within that group embrace some of these worldviews. The beliefs provided were categorized into five sections — faith selection, personal behavior, decision-making, the human condition, and life outcomes.
Regarding faith selection, 62 percent of Americans believe that “having faith matters more than what faith you have,” while the same percentage maintains that “all religious faiths are of equal value.” One surprising find in the research was that 42 percent of individuals who have a biblical worldview also believe that having a form of belief is better than having none, even if that belief isn’t Christianity itself.
Nearly six out of 10 adults (57 percent) acknowledged their belief in karma, the idea rooted in Eastern religions that “you get what you give” when it comes to personal behavior. Additionally, 33 percent of people with a biblical worldview also embrace this concept.
