The American Bible Society reported its annual “State of the Bible” survey in April that the percentage of Americans reading the Bible plummeted to 39%, down from a pandemic-era high of 50% in ...

Reading the Bible has better self-care outcomes than exercising, meditating or spending time with friends, the American Bible ...

More than twenty percent (21%) of U.S. adults use apps or websites to help them read Scripture, according to Pew Research Center. Nearly ten percent (9%) of adults use these apps or websites daily ...

“Many people have struggled to read the Bible for years because they’ve never been taught that it tells the story of God’s salvation of humanity from the beginning of time until now.

In addition to the Bible-reading law, the Idaho Legislature in 1925 also created a now-defunct “Board of Eugenics,” which had the authority to decide if people determined to be “feeble ...

During the early 8th century, St. Bede the Venerable also translated parts of the Bible into the language of the common British people. On his death bed in 735, he translated the Gospel of St. John.

She also helps organize the state's 99 County Bible Reading Marathon. On Friday, 156 people signed up for slots to read a 30-minute portion of Scripture out loud in the Iowa Capitol.

Rep. Jack Nelsen, R-Jerome, said he opposes the Bible reading bill. The people who settled this country were moving away from state-sponsored religion, he said.