Last week Audrey Barrick, a reporter for Christian Post, released the first summary of the Barna Group Report, that was released about a week ago. This in-depth survey found that young Americans, the critical demographic for the Church, are more skeptical and resistant to Christianity than the same group were ten years ago.
Their negative perception of Christianity is accompanied by a growing attractions to non-Christian faiths.
Black Americans have long been converting to Islam, typified by the high-profile conversion of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam to Islam proper, after he had made the pilgrimage to Mecca and received instruction in the faith from imams in Saudi Arabia.
The Buddhist and Hindu faiths attracted young whites in the Sixties due to high-profile attention from the Beatles and others, particularly George Harrison. Ten years ago the majority of all Americans felt favorably towards Christianity; today, however, only 16 percent of non-Christians between the ages of 16 and 29 said they have a good impression of Christianity.
Negative attitudes towards evangelicals are gaining as well. Non-Christian youth view evangelical Christianity as positive at an all-time low of 3 percent. A generation ago, the positive view towards evangelical Christianity was 25 percent.
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Source: Margot Fernandez, Examiner.com
Black Americans have long been converting to Islam, typified by the high-profile conversion of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X from the Nation of Islam to Islam proper, after he had made the pilgrimage to Mecca and received instruction in the faith from imams in Saudi Arabia.
The Buddhist and Hindu faiths attracted young whites in the Sixties due to high-profile attention from the Beatles and others, particularly George Harrison. Ten years ago the majority of all Americans felt favorably towards Christianity; today, however, only 16 percent of non-Christians between the ages of 16 and 29 said they have a good impression of Christianity.
Negative attitudes towards evangelicals are gaining as well. Non-Christian youth view evangelical Christianity as positive at an all-time low of 3 percent. A generation ago, the positive view towards evangelical Christianity was 25 percent.
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Source: Margot Fernandez, Examiner.com
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