Bible-Minded Cities - American Bible Society

[Kilika]

According to their study, the ABS says the most bible-minded city, this year's study is...(where most all my family is from)

...Chattanooga, TN

(last year was Knoxville)

http://www.americanbible.org/features/americas-most-bible-minded-cities

Chattanooga, Tenn., ranks No. 1. Providence, Rhode Island ranks last

To conduct effective ministry, American Bible Society wants to know what U.S. cities embrace the best-selling book of all time.

Chattanooga, Tenn., ranks No. 1, according to American Bible Society's study, America's Most Bible-Minded Cities. Knoxville, Tenn., claimed last year's top spot.

America's Most Bible-Minded Cities, our second consecutive study, shows that the Midwest and South continues to perform strongly. Chattanooga, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala.; Shreveport, La.; Little Rock, Ark.; and Jackson, Miss.; all ranked among America's top 10 most Bible-minded cities in 2013.

Not surprisingly, many cities in the East Coast continued to rank as the least Bible-minded in 2013. Among them: Providence, R.I.; Albany and Buffalo, N.Y.; Boston; and Portland, Maine.

Along with ranking the most and least Bible-minded cities, the study also found that an inverse relationship exists between population size and Bible friendliness. Of the top 25 Bible-minded markets, only three have a population of greater than 1 million households: Charlotte, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Dallas.

"An analysis of interaction with and views of the Bible continues to help us evaluate the Bible landscape in America,” says Geoffrey Morin, Chief Communication Officer of American Bible Society. "To help people engage with the [Bible], we need to understand where people are starting from."

"We want people to know that whether you live in the least or most Bible-minded cities, the Bible can speak to your needs, challenges and concerns and help you make sense of your life."

[Psalm 51:17]

It was 5 years ago when I started getting into the KJB for the first time, and I believe it was one of those ABS bibles - even THIS was corrupt b/c they replaced some of the so-called "archaic" words in it with updated, modern-day words(and put asterisks by them where they referenced them to their respective "archaic" words in the back pages). They even craftily made you think the post-trib rapture doctrine was correct by referencing and linking a number of verses in the footnotes together back and forth, and they even included verses from the book of Exodus(that had NOTHING to do with the end times prophecies).

Anyhow, just wanted to point this out about ABS(as they too support these corrupt Alexandrian manuscripts).

With that being said - they need to gather much more info on these "bible-minded cities" - do they believe the King James Bible to be the true word of God? Do they believe you have to attend some church building to be saved/to have fellowship with the Lord? Do they use the KJB for faith and practice?

[Kilika]

They don't seem to say what they deem as a bible. There are many people walking around in church buildings with books masquerading as bibles. This "study" is not exactly scientific or accurate, as it really only shows what we already know about the US and which areas promote the bible more than others. Just a curiosity.

[Christian40]

Most Bible-Minded Cities/2013

    Chattanooga, Tenn.
    Birmingham, Ala.
    Roanoke/Lynchburg, Va.
    Springfield, Mo.
    Shreveport, La.
    Charlotte, N.C.
    Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C./Asheville, N.C.
    Little Rock, Ark.
    Jackson, Miss.
    Knoxville, Tenn.

Least Bible-Minded Cities/2013

    Providence, R.I./New Bedford, Mass.
    Albany, N.Y.
    Boston
    San Francisco
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Buffalo, N.Y.
    Hartford/New Haven, Conn.
    Phoenix
    Burlington, Vt.
    Portland, Maine

http://www.americanbible.org/features/americas-most-bible-minded-cities

are these cities going to change? i would like to see the 2012 list.

[Kilika]

They change each year actually. Last year's was Knoxville at the top, this year it's 10th. How does that happen in one year, such a drop?

They don't explain how they determine bible-mindedness. Maybe bible sales numbers, or number of reported congregation numbers? Don't know. I do know congregation numbers can change that much year to year, but did they differentiate between new members and people who simply moved? Don't know that either.

They may have in the past explained how they get their numbers, but not here. They do however make sure you are informed in the article about some of their other products they offer! Which as loosely and informally as the article is worded, it comes across to me as nothing but numbers put up to draw attention to ABS products, an annual marketing tool.

[Christian40]

They don't explain how they determine bible-mindedness. Maybe bible sales numbers, or number of reported congregation numbers? Don't know. I do know congregation numbers can change that much year to year, but did they differentiate between new members and people who simply moved? Don't know that either.

They may have in the past explained how they get their numbers, but not here. They do however make sure you are informed in the article about some of their other products they offer! Which as loosely and informally as the article is worded, it comes across to me as nothing but numbers put up to draw attention to ABS products, an annual marketing tool.

Yeah they ABS think that we might believe them on the figures, it looks like bait to draw people into the figures and then advertise their products  to the readers! Yeah alot of sites do that. Any website that has lots of viewers there is that temptation by the website owner(s) to put advertising products on there to get more income. Thats the Internet for ya.