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Americans think highly of Jesus, but they reject his followers | Terry Mattingly
Terry Mattingly
Thu, March 24, 2022, 4:00 AM
When it comes to exploring what Americans think about Jesus, a new study offers Christian leaders both good news and bad news.
The good news is that 76% of Americans affirm the "historical existence" of "Jesus of Nazareth," although it's also interesting to note that if 89% of self-identified Christians embraced that statement, the implication is that 11% are not sure.
Meanwhile, 84% of participants in a new "Jesus in America" study – conducted by the global Ipsos research company for the Episcopal Church – agreed that "Jesus was an important spiritual figure."
Americans think highly of Jesus, but they reject his followers | Terry Mattingly
The nonreligious selected these words that they associate with Christians – "hypocritical" (55%), "judgmental" (54%) and "self-righteous" (50%).
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