By: E&P Staff Anyone who thinks Americans are growing more apathetic or cynical about the Christmas story, amid all that commercialism, should consider the results of a new Newsweek poll just released.
It shows that:
? 79% believe in the virgin birth and that Jesus lacked a human father.
? Only slightly fewer, 67%, say they believe the entire story of Christmas -- the Star of Bethlehem, the three wise men, and all the rest.
? Extending outward, 55% of those polled say they believe that "every word of the Bible is literally accurate."
? 52% believe that Jesus will return to earth some day ... and 15% think this will happen in their lifetime.
? 62% say they favor teaching "creation science" as well as evolution in the public schools. And 43% favor teaching creationism
instead of evolution, with 40% opposing that idea.
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