Only 5% of Pastors Think AI Should Avoid Contested Scripture Despite Widespread Concern About Misinterpretation
Gloo, in partnership with Barna Group, released new research from the 2026 State of the Church series analyzing how pastors and Christians view AI's role in interpreting scripture. The study found that while 94% of pastors fear AI misinterpreting scripture, only 5% believe AI should avoid contested passages, with the majority preferring AI to present multiple viewpoints and cite scholarly disagreement.
Key figures
- Adult survey sample size
- 1514
- Pastor survey sample size
- 442
- Pastors fear misinterpretation pct
- 94
- Pastors avoid contested passages pct
- 5
- Pastors avoid disagreed theology pct
- 9
- Pastors prefer scholarly citation pct
- 32
- Pastors prefer multiple interpretations pct
- 42
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