Re: News: UK 'lacking nativity knowledge'.

On Dec 8, 2:14 pm, Ye Old One <use...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
UK 'lacking nativity knowledge'http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7133785.stm

More than a quarter of adults in Britain do not know where Jesus was
born, a survey has suggested.

The poll found that 27% of people were unable to identify Bethlehem as
his birthplace, rising to 36% of people aged between 18 and 24.


Considering that the month and day of his 'birth' are wrong and the
year is off by at least 4 why would they expect accurate answers.

<snip>

Paul Woolley, director of Theos, said: "The fact that younger people
are the least knowledgeable about the Christmas story may reflect a
decline in the telling of Bible stories in schools and the popularity
of nativity plays.


Ah! There is hope for the future if that myth is dying out!

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--
Bob.

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