I remember reading about this study when it came out, in 2010, but I’d never seen this illuminating CNN interview with the chief authors. Tip of the hat to reddit.
Also, per the screenshot below, I somehow managed to be the 666th viewer of that YouTube video. Cross yourself!
Thanks for posting that clip; it brought back some fond memories of taking the quiz and discussing the results. As the old adage goes, reading the Bible is the quickest way to becoming an atheist.
After I watched the video, I feel like this title is misleading. This pretty much says that most Christians don’t know about other religions (which is, in itself problematic). However, it does not say that people of faith don’t know about “their holy texts”. It says they don’t know about other peoples’ faith. With that said… people of faith should know about other peoples’ faiths so they don’t act like jerks.
The study makes it clear that many religious adherents don’t know much about their own religions: