Interesting indeed. I'd imagine the influence of the French Revolution has some impact on how many French regard the church and with that the bible.

Did you notice that Poland ranked #1 in the survey for weekly service attendeance ahead of #2 USA? Conversly, I'd imagine Poland's national identity is somewhat more positively tied to their affiliation with the Catholic church. That was quiet apparent to me in the last decade plus of the cold war.

Quite amazing how the Catholic Church believes it's better if their flock don't know the Scriptures! The blinder their followers are the better for them and their pockets!

You would probably end up with a bloody hole.

One good thing about America being the most bible-literate is I think many will realise what the Rapture actually is rather than believing the lie the media will blast across TV screens. Americans, not sure what percentage though, would've heard about the theory of the Rapture before so when it happens and they miss it they'll at least know where to look for answers. However, countries such as "Spaniards, French and Italians" will most likely fall for the deceptions played by the Antichrist.

I'm reminded of Isaiah 18:7 "In that time a present shall be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a people tall and smooth-skinned, and from a people awesome from their beginning onward – a nation mighty and trampling, whose land the rivers have divided – to the place of the Name of Yahweh of hosts, to Mount Tsiyon."

Shalom,

I'd very much like to believe that Scripture-literate people shall be the gift. As it is, many bible-believers do not really believe what the Good Book says, and just believe that it has contains truth. Far too few actually want to learn what it is about as they are afraid that they shall have to change their lives. It is the same with the business that I am in: I try to share information with people on how to live healthier lives, but many do not want to listen as it would entail some effort on their part and a change in certain habits. So I have learnt that if something so basic and physical cannot be changed because it needs a change mentally, then converting the spirit into believing something so powerful as The Word is indeed a challenge worthy only of the Creator. No wonder He says that only He can draw people to Him. We are merely conduits in the passage of information, and examples of His love and power by the way we live, American or not.

Thanks for sharing that IHN. To answer your question, I suspect that those Americans that recognized John 3:16 didn't have to look up the verse either in Scripture or Google. I'd guess that Americans who didn't know the verse didn't know where to find it so would need to use Google to solve the mystery of the code. As for Europe the proportion of the population that recognizes the verse as Scripture is likely smaller than that in the States.