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A new poll from the American Bible Society is shedding light on how Americans feel about artificial intelligence playing a role in their faith lives \u2014 and the results suggest attitudes are slowly shifting.<\/p>

When it comes to clergy using AI to help craft their sermons, opposition has dropped noticeably. Currently, 32% of respondents said they disapprove of the practice, down from 37% just two years ago. However, the single largest group of people surveyed said they were still undecided on the matter.<\/p>

The poll also found that the share of adults who believe AI could be a useful tool for interpreting and understanding the Bible has grown compared to figures recorded in 2024.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new survey from the American Bible Society reveals shifting attitudes toward artificial intelligence in religious practice. Fewer Americans now object to clergy using AI to write sermons compared to two years ago, though most respondents remain undecided on the issue. Support for using AI as a tool for understanding the Bible has also grown since 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":82249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781605867646.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-loC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39440,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/popular-bible-app-creator-warns-against-ai-scripture-accuracy-issues\/","url_meta":{"origin":82250,"position":0},"title":"Popular Bible App Creator Warns Against AI Scripture Accuracy Issues","author":"Admin","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The founder of the world's most widely-used Bible application is cautioning against relying on artificial intelligence for scriptural content. 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