Check out this link... and be afraid, be very afraid!
Or answer these four questions, which only 12% of repsondents got correct...
- Where was Jesus born (town)?
- Who told Mary she would have a son?
- What was the name of Jesus' cousin?
- Where did Mary and Jospeh go to escape the wrath of Herod?
This from Theos, who ran the poll: "No one seriously thinks that being a Christian or a member of the established church is the same thing as being British today." Nothing I didn't already know, but how often do we still here that this is a 'Christian country.'
So, in order to educate people I guess we need to be singing...
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- The Angel Gabriel from heaven came
- On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (or maybe not, they might just think we're in flood of tears)
- The Coventry carol