10 Commandments Study
(9/2007 Kelton Research and 10 Commandments Commission)
- 35% of American's can recall all six Brady kids from the Brady Bunch
- 25% could name all seven ingredients of the Big Mac®
- Only 14% can accurately name all Ten Commandments
- 80 percent of American's know "two all beef patties" of the Big Mac®. "Thou shalt not kill," was known to fewer than six in ten Americans.
- 62 percent know that pickles are an ingredient of a McDonald's® Big Mac® hamburger.
- Less than half (45 %) can recall the commandment to "Honor thy father and mother."
- The vast majority of Americans can easily name the primary ingredients in a Big Mac®: two all beef patties (80%), lettuce (76%), sesame seed bun (75%), special sauce (66%) pickles (62%), and cheese (60%).
- Seven of the Ten Commandments are familiar to less than half of Americans, including the more commonly recited, "Honor thy father and thy mother," and "Remember the Sabbath."
- Bobby and Peter, the least-recalled names from the Brady Bunch (43%), were more familiar to Americans than the least-recalled commandments, "Remember the Sabbath" (34 %) and "Do not make any false idols" (29 %).
- Even those who attend a place of worship at least once a week have a bit of trouble naming all ten. "Thou shalt not kill" (70%) and "Thou shalt not steal" (69%) are still less top-of-mind with this group than the top two ingredients in a Big Mac® - two all beef patties (79%) and lettuce (76%).
A Challenge to
LEARN
the Ten
Commandments.
A Challenge to
TEACH
the nation to
become literate in the
Ten Commandments.
A Challenge to
LIVE
out the Ten
Commandments.
Organizations:
Make your members aware! Many people have no idea that American's have trouble remembering the 10 Commandments. Send them an e-mail or direct them to this site
www.10CommandmentsChallenge.org and take the test.
Provide resources and tools from this site to help them learn the Ten Commandments
Record your organizations success story and report it to
www.10CommandmentsMovie.com!
Churches:
Poll your congregation or group and see how many people can name the Ten Commandments.
Use the tools in the Resource Guide and this website, teach your group or congregation.
Record your church's success story and report it to www.10CommandmentsMovie.com!
Individuals
Poll yourself of your family. Take the test!
Use the Resources provided on this site to help you learn.
Take the test again and see if you have improved!
National survey conducted by Kelton Research, September 2007
The survey showed that Americans could recall both the Big Mac® ingredients and the members of the Brady Bunch family more easily than they could name the Ten Commandments.
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