Christianity Today Magazine

Saturday, February 27, 2016

BEWARE OF THE BARNA BIAS: "New prayer, evangelism effort rolls out "

THESE POLL-TAKERS OFTEN ARE BIASED AGAINST CHRISTIANITY,and shape their questions to get the results they want. Even one representative of Barna came to the annual Bible conference at Pepperdine last year & to a group of pastors began,gloatingly,in a cocky,condescending, tone & manner spoke about the problem of "pastors & pornography". There may or may not be an actual such problem,but its often used by some as a way to try to emasculate pastors. Its become a cheap catch-all,similar to preaching against "televangelists" (given most pastors are televangelists of one sort or another these days due to internet & social media; and if they're not,if they don't have a social media presence,the real question is WHY NOT,rather than why)


" Yes. Yet, the Barna
report notes that "evangelicals also have among the
highest rates of failure in follow-through from conviction
to action when it comes to sharing their faith. Nearly
one-third (31%) believe they should evangelize but have
not done so–at least within the past year."
..."
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/new-prayer-evangelism-effort-rolls-out/