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Barna: Women Value Family Over Faith

In the second of a four-part series studying Christian women, the Barna Group released survey results at the end of last week showing that, of women who have attended a regular church service in the last six months, more than half said their family was their highest priority in life. Sixteen percent said faith was most important, followed by health, career, and living a comfortable lifestyle.

Sixty-two percent of women polled said their most important role in life was being a parent, followed by 13 percent who said their most important role was being a follower of Christ.

David Kinnaman, the president of Barna Group, said he hoped “these stats should help both moms and dads to consider the favorable—and potentially unfavorable—ways that parenting has affected their faith journey…for church leaders and influencers the research underscores the complexity and importance of the God-given role of motherhood for millions of women.”

The study also found that 75 percent of Christian women were “heavily influenced” by the Bible, followed closely by the influence of their husbands (63 percent).  Only 30 percent said they were influenced by the media.

Read the full report here.