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Half of Americans no longer view most traditional sins as wrong, Barna study finds

Half of Americans no longer view most traditional sins as wrong, Barna study finds

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Americans are changing their understanding and definition of “sin,” according to the latest Barna research.  A press release (Oct. 21) by the Cultural Research Center reported that most Americans now say that only half of 12 specific behaviors presented to them and traditionally considered sinful, are actually sinful.  The new data from the second part of the American Worldview Inventory national survey of 2,000 adults arranged by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University sig

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