Beliefs & Habits of Evangelicals in UK

The evangelical alliance have released some pretty interesting research regarding the beliefs & habits of evangelical Christians in the UK.

Some of the stats:
•91% think Jesus is the only way to God
•96% attend a church once a week
•77% are in small groups
•83% read/listen to the Bible a few times a week
•96% pray a few times a day
•96% have given money to their church this year
•88% strongly agree that their faith is the most important thing in their life
•83% believe in miraculous gifts today
•83% agree the Bible has “supreme authority” in beliefs, views, and behaviour
•71% believe it is a Christian’s duty to be involved in evangelism (58% talk about their faith to someone once a month)
•62% think sex before marriage is wrong.
•54% believe in “inerrancy”; 32% are for it or unsure.
•37% think abortion is wrong; 46% are straddling (unsure/disagree a little); 17% disagree.
•37% strongly agree that hell is a place where the condemned will suffer eternal conscious pain; 13% agree a little with this; 31% are unsure; 8% disagree a little; 11% disagree a lot.
•51% strongly favor women in leadership; 20% disagree only a little; [71% are in favor]; 9% are unsure; 10% disagree a little; 10% strongly disagree.
•59% agree a lot that homosexual sexual acts are wrong; 14% agree a little; 11% are unsure; 8% disagree a little; and 8% disagree a lot.


HT:Justin Taylor