Here is a story that I found at USAToday that is rather interesting. It focuses on a recent poll regarding America's favorite book...The Bible.
Researchers said it's rare to find such consensus among Americans, regardless of gender, education level, geographic location, race/ethnicity or age. Yet, more than 2,500 Americans surveyed in an online poll greed that the Bible is their No. 1 favorite book.
The poll also found that political affiliation did not affect novel preference — Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike agreed on The Bible and Gone With the Wind as their top two favorite books.
According to the survey, America's favorite books are:
1. The Bible
2. Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
3. Lord of the Rings (series), by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
5. The Stand, by Stephen King
6. The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown
7. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
8. Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown
9. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
10. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
After reading the article here are a few thoughts that I had:
- Wow, The Bible is still important to people.
- Wouldn't it be great if there was a place where people could get together with a few other people and talk about the Bible over coffee or some other beverage?
- Wouldn't it be great if there were venues where large groups of people could gather to hear men and women articulate the teachings of the Bible in real and practical ways?
- Wow, The Bible is still important to people!
1 comment:
I have only read the Bible and the Lord of the Ring series from that list. Maybe I need to read the other books to see why they are favorites. Do you think that the Bible is a favorite because they feel like they need to say it? Or it is valuable to them to have it sit on their shelf? Just a thought.
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