The Bible
Français : Bible Chouraqui. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) American Bible Society (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The good news about the Good Book is that it's still the No. 1 seller of all time, with an estimated 6 billion copies sold. The not-so-good news though, according to a new survey by The American Bible Society , is that it's lost a bit of its prominence in affecting people's lives. The "State of the Bible 2012" looked at the trends surrounding the most influential book of Western civilization. The survey found that while 82 percent of Americans revere the Bible as sacred literature, that number is down slightly from a year ago when 86 percent thought so. And when asked whether The Bible contains "everything a person needs to know to live a meaningful life," 69 percent agreed either strongly or somewhat. That number was down also from the previous year, when 75 percent responded the same way. The ABS sees opportunity rather than disappointment