This is shocking.
But then again, the way things are going, maybe not.
Nearly 25 percent of young people in the U.K. believe the Bible should be banned if it is found to contain “hate speech.”
That’s according to a poll of 2,088 British adults conducted by Whitestone Insights, which asked those surveyed the following: “Unless the offending parts can be edited out, books containing what some perceive as hate speech should be banned from general sale, including if necessary religious texts such as the Bible.”
Twenty-three percent of Gen Z — respondents 18 to 34 years old — agreed, as did 17 percent of those aged 35 to 54 and 13 percent of those over 55, according to CBN News.
British young people’s view of the Bible is causing some alarm regarding the future of religious freedom.
Lois McLatchie of Alliance Defending Freedom UK said, “We may no longer be a majority Christian population here in Britain. That’s even more reason to protect freedom of speech and belief for all.”
“We need a robust defense of religious freedom from those who craft our legislation, and we need to educate the ‘be kind’ generation on the truly hateful consequences of