This is a random article that I ran across that I thought was interesting. Figured I'd share it.


The Bible or Bob Geldof? Britain can't decide
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times
March 3, 2008

In a poll into public perceptions of the Bible, researchers found that 27 per cent of those questioned mistook a verse from the Book of Proverbs for a speech by the activist and former pop star. A further 20 per cent thought the verse came from a report by former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.....

Paul Woolley, director of Theos said: "There are clearly some important challenges to the Christian community contained within these findings. The fact that people confuse the Bible and a speech by Bob Geldof is intriguing, but the fact that 42 per cent of people disagree that the Bible champions the cause of the poor and marginalised demonstrates a significant degree of biblical illiteracy and the need for the Christian community to model the emphases of its sacred text more clearly."

Read the rest of the article at:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3476777.ece