(Evangelical Focus) — In Germany, the country that once experienced the Protestant Reformation, not many read the Scriptures on a regular basis.
Half of the Germans have a Bible at home, but only 6% actually read it, according to the data of research institute Insa-Consulere.
The lack of interest in Bible reading is a reality among religious people, as well, director Herrmann Binkert said during an annual Christian media congress in Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Only 8% of Roman Catholics and 7% of Protestants read their Bible regularly.
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