Survey Reveals Society Backs Bibles in the Workplace
"We believe it's time to put Scripture where it belongs—back at the centre of our ordinary lives. We want the Bible to be as much part of the workplace as a mug of coffee. Engaging with it is not something that consenting adults should only do in secret! It's time the Bible was de-mystified."
The Bible Society commissioned a survey through ICM that recently revealed more people would be embarrassed to read a romantic novel on the bus than a Bible, that most people think society would be better if more people read Scripture, and that workers would regard someone reading the Bible in the office as more honest and trustworthy than other colleagues. The report, published in Christian Today, also noted the survey as showing only 14 percent felt that someone spotted with the Bible—the world's bestselling book—would be less fun to be with than other staff members.
According to the report, the results of the study coincide with the Bible Society's Bring Your Bible To Work Day (October 27), a day in which churchgoer's were encouraged to pack their Bible in their briefcase and "make the Bible's message part of life where it can impact actions and decisions positively."
David Spriggs, Bible Society's Bible Consultant, said, "We believe it's time to put Scripture where it belongs—back at the centre of our ordinary lives. We want the Bible to be as much part of the workplace as a mug of coffee. Engaging with it is not something that consenting adults should only do in secret! It's time the Bible was de-mystified."
