LifeWay carries out a lot of interesting research, and this particularly struck me as interesting. A random sample of 1,000 Protestant pastors in the USA were asked about their beliefs when it came to evolution/creation, the literal existence of Adam and Eve, and the age of the earth. Here’s the summary graphic:
Perhaps I’m cynical but I’d have expected far more to lean towards evolution! The most surprising fact for me, however, comes in the detail:
…younger pastors are the least likely age bracket to strongly disagree that the earth is 6,000 years old…24 percent age 18-44 strongly disagree
So, this post-modern, liberal, cynical younger generation of pastors are actually more likely to believe in a ‘young earth’ – who’da thunk it?!
