We should probably stop kidding ourselves; Christians aren’t exactly the most celebrated humans on the planet.
According to this survey conducted by the Barna group, two-thirds of Millennials believe that American churchgoers are a lot or somewhat hypocritical (66%).
Further look into this 2015 survey shows:
- Only 46% of millennials said church-goers are tolerant of other beliefs (tolerance: showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions that one does not necessarily agree with).
- 54% agreed “The Church seems too much like an exclusive club.” Seems low to me.
The message more than half of millennials hear from the Church: