Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council, told The Christian Post that he believes the study’s findings reveal a “great need for biblical teaching” on the “great issues of our day.”
“Many pastors, many churches are not systematically teaching the Word of God. And that’s really what we’ve got to get back to,” Perkins said.
“I think people, some pastors, are afraid they’re going to offend or lose people by…addressing these controversial issues,” he continued. “And the result is it’s created a vacuum that is being filled by the broader culture in the media. So that’s what’s shaping the worldview of many Christians.”
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Perkins emphasized the value of churches preaching through the Bible, arguing that the problem is not so much that Christians are “hearing the wrong thing in church,” but that “they’re not hearing anything as it pertains to these issues.”
