Ignorance is the night of the mind…
March 16th, 2007 by timelady
…a night without moon or star.
An interesting study shows that Americans, who are the MOST religious country in the developed world, are woefully ignorant about the Christian religion (and, I would bet, about other religions….).
Some of my personal favourite highlights:
- 10% believe Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah from the Book of Genesis.
- 75% of adults believe the famed Benjamin Franklin saying “God helps those who help themselves” is one of the Ten Commandments.
- 50% of high school seniors believe Sodom and Gomorrah were married.
- Only one in three Americans can name the four Gospels, while less than half can even name one of them. (Here’s a hint guys - John, Paul, George, and Ringo is wrong).
And for further fun, my much loved Cosmos, by Carl Sagan, done for Rednecks, courtesy of Family Guy.*
(*Its in Quicktime, which, yes, works nicely on Linux;) )
emily Says
I doubt that only Christians are ignorant of history. If they would teach real history in the schools instead of the politically corrected watered down version then kids would be eager to learn. The real story about Joan of Arc is so remarkable that kids would love to learn about her life. Send the one’s that think she was married to Noah to
Joan of Arc - MaidofHeaven.com to learn the truth about Joan of Arc.
Dec 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 am