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So often, what's in the gospels is a matter of interpretation -- not knowledge.  Different denominations see things different ways, or sometimes even within a denomination, there are different interpretations.or interpretations change over time (e.g., using the Bible to condone slavery).  The survey wasn't measuring any of that -- it was measuring empirical knowledge -- e.g., the names of the 4 gospels, What is the ascension?  the assumption?[/quote]

The Pew survey didn’t ask about the ascension or the assumption. It asked a total of 5 questions about Christianity, of which 3 concerned leading figures in the religion— Mother Theresa (was she Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, or Hindu?), Martin Luther (who inspired the Reformation?)  and Jonathan Edwards (who preached during the Great Awakening?). Nothing, nada, zip, zilch asking what the Reformation or Great Awakening were all about.[/quote]

In other words, it was measuring empirical knowledge, for example (e.g.,)-- only things that were facts, like the examples above (names attributed to the 4 gospels and names for the beliefs that Jesus and Mary went bodily into heavan.

What your above example tells me is that more atheists, Mormons and Jews knew who Christian figures were than Christians did.[/quote]

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