3 in 10 children don't know that Easter is from the Bible

As churches throughout the country prepare to get into high gear for their Easter outreach, a report by the Bible Society offers some sobering perspectives on how we need to share the good news today. The study revealed a generation of children with little knowledge of the most important stories forming the basis of Christianity, and parents who often knew little more. The poll of 800 children between the ages of 8 and 15, and 1100 adults found that:

• 3 in 10 children did not know that the story of Jesus' birth came from the Bible
• A similar number did not know the story of the crucifixion was in the Bible.
• Almost half did not recognise the story of Noah's Ark as coming from the Bible
• Many children confused Biblical stories with plotlines from well-known films like Harry Potter.
• A quarter of adults thought that the story of Superman was in the Bible

The group said the findings were "symptomatic of the fact that many children indicate they have never read, seen or even heard these stories". However, on the positive side, many of the parents who responded saw the Bible as a source of good values for their children, and 80% of parents polled think it is important to pass on Bible stories to their children.

All this underscores our need to never assume that there is a fundamental grasp of the basic facts of the Gospel story - that Jesus was born, died and rose again - or that these stories are to be found in the Bible.

It was this observation that led to our creating The Third Day - an illustrated graphic depiction of the events of the first Easter, which just uses the words of Luke's Gospel.

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