Is George Barna anti-Catholic? From his latest survey on religious beliefs, it certainly appears that way. First of all, he makes the claim that many Catholics (and Protestants) hold beliefs that conflict with the teachings of the Bible. Uh, who made Mr. Barna, a self described Evangelical Protestant, the authoritative interpreter of the Bible?

Second, his unqualified comments about the "surprising" number of Protestants who like praying to, in his words, "deceased saints", clearly reflects his ignorant belief that such Catholic inspired conduct amounts to idol worshipping and that the saints in Heaven aren't alive.

George Barna clearly has a lot of theological issues he needs to work out. Until then, I would give his statistical findings as much credence as I would to surveys conducted by the California Democratic Party -- almost none.