(Washington Stand) A new study is confirming that the amount of Americans with a biblical worldview is continuing to shrink. The latest release from the “American Worldview Inventory 2024” notes that the number of people with a biblical worldview has declined in each of the last five generations, with the percentage of adults with that view plunging from 12% to 4%.
Last week, George Barna, director of research at Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, joined “Washington Watch” to unpack the details of the study.
“We know that a person’s worldview is developed between 15 to 18 months of age and the age of 13, and that worldview is pretty much going to define who they are, how they live, what kind of experiences they have, the lifestyle they adopt, all these things and more,” he explained. “Worldview is so critical because every decision that every person makes, every moment of their life, flows through their worldview. … And what our research has consistently shown is that children are not being pointed in the direction of developing a biblical worldview. (Read More)
