From the Barna Group Website, today: Posted on January 12, 2009 For much of America's history, the assumption was that if you were born in America, you would affiliate with the Christian faith. A new nationwide survey by The Barna Group, however, indicates that people's views have changed. The study discovered that half of all adults now contend that Christianity is just one of many options that Americans choose from and that a huge majority of adults pick and choose what they believe rather than adopt a church or denomination's slate of beliefs. Still, most people say their faith is becoming increasingly important as a source of personal moral guidance. Choosing a Faith The survey shows half of Americans believe the Christian faith no longer has a lock on people's hearts. Overall, 50% of the adults interviewed agreed that Christianity is no longer the faith that Americans automatically accept as their personal faith, while just 44% disagreed and 6% were not sur...
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Might help to know what we are dismissing out of hand.
Jesus said "Love your brother as you love your own soul. Protect him as you protect the pupil of your eye."
Jesus said "If two can make peace between themselves in a single house, they can say to am mountain 'Move!' and it will move."
Jesus said "Be one of those who is just passing through." (My paraphrase of saying 42)
On pg 56 the authors explain the brevity of the Gospel according to Thomas:
"The Gospel of Thomas is a sayings list containing no stories of miracles, no virgin birth narrative, no discussion of Jesus' crucifixion, no mention of the resurrection. "
This suggests to me precisely why it was left out of the canon.