The George Barna-led Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released the first report of its American Worldview Inventory 2022 last week, which analyzed “the worldview dilemma of American parents.”
While 67% of parents with children younger than 13 identified as Christians, just 2% of those surveyed subscribed to a biblical worldview. A biblical worldview “emerges from accepting the Bible as a relevant and authoritative guide for life.”
Barna, the director of research at the Cultural Research Center, responded to the findings writing….
“A parent’s primary responsibility is to prepare a child for the life God intends for that child,” “A crucial element in nurturing is helping the child develop a biblical worldview — the filter that causes a person to make their choices in harmony with biblical teachings and principles.”
According to Barna, the “research confirms that very few parents even have the worldview development of their children on their radar.”
“Shockingly few parents intentionally speak to their children about beliefs and behavior based upon a biblical worldview,” Barna said. “Perhaps the most powerful worldview lesson parents provide is through their own behavior, yet our studies consistently indicate that parental choices generally do not reflect biblical principles or an intentionally Christian approach to life.”