African-American's are Most Bible-Engaged, and Prefer the King James Version
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER
INDIANA---The 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible was celebrated in 2011. That years also marker the beginning of a three-year Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis study of the Bible's place in the everyday lives of Americans. According to findings made public online in a 44-page "The Bible in American Life" report, the four-centuries-old King James Version of the Bible is far from dead. Of those surveyed, African-American reported the highest levels of Bible engagement. Bible memorization is highest among Black respondents. "If one wanted to predict whether someone had read the Bible, believed it, to be literal or inspired Word of God, and used it to learn about practical aspects of life, knowing whether or not that person was Black is the single best piece of information one could have." [link]
INDIANA---The 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible was celebrated in 2011. That years also marker the beginning of a three-year Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis study of the Bible's place in the everyday lives of Americans. According to findings made public online in a 44-page "The Bible in American Life" report, the four-centuries-old King James Version of the Bible is far from dead. Of those surveyed, African-American reported the highest levels of Bible engagement. Bible memorization is highest among Black respondents. "If one wanted to predict whether someone had read the Bible, believed it, to be literal or inspired Word of God, and used it to learn about practical aspects of life, knowing whether or not that person was Black is the single best piece of information one could have." [link]