FindEx.com Releases Survey of Pastors, Bible Study Leaders and Biblical Scholars on the Impact of "The DaVinci Code" Controversy on Christianity
80% of Respondents Believe "The DaVinci Code" Controversy Offers a Positive Opportunity to Talk About Faith; 41% of Respondents Have Used the Topic as a Subject in a Sermon or Study Session
OMAHA, NE -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/18/06 -- FindEx.com, Inc. (OTC BB: FIND), a leading software provider for Bible study through its QuickVerse brand, and financial and data management for churches and non-profit organizations through its Membership Plus brand, today released the results of an online survey of United States based pastors, Bible study leaders and Biblical scholars focusing on the impact that "The DaVinci Code" controversy has had on Christianity.
FindEx, whose Bible study software product QuickVerse has sold over one million copies, conducted the online survey with the assistance of Key Survey between May 16 and 18, 2006, polling registered users of QuickVerse Platinum Edition, the company's most expensive ($599.00) and extensive Bible study software program, and receiving almost 600 total responses, including 220 responses from pastors alone. Users of QuickVerse Platinum Edition tend to include pastors, Bible study leaders and Biblical scholars across a number of Christian denominations including Assembly of God, Baptist, Southern Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, as well as Christian nondenominational.
A synopsis of the survey results reveals the following:
Consolidated Responses From Pastors, Bible Study Leaders and Biblical Scholars.
-- Although only 24% of respondents have read "The DaVinci Code," 46%
said that they would not boycott the movie, despite requests to initiate a
boycott.
-- Only 41% of respondents have used the topic of "The DaVinci Code" as a
subject in a sermon or study session.
-- 80% of respondents believe that "The DaVinci Code" controversy offers
a positive opportunity to talk about faith in their community.
-- 51% of respondents felt that "The DaVinci Code" would bring about an
increased interest in Christianity.
-- However, 69% of respondents do not believe that either "The DaVinci
Code" book or movie will cause Christians to rethink Christ's identity.
Responses From Pastors
-- 27% of respondents have read "The DaVinci Code," 43% said that they
would not boycott seeing the movie, despite requests to initiate a boycott.
-- 43% of respondents have used the topic of "The DaVinci Code" as a
subject in a sermon or study session.
-- 82% of respondents believe that "The DaVinci Code" controversy offers
a positive opportunity to talk about faith in their community.
-- 51% of respondents felt that "The DaVinci Code" will bring about an
increased interest in Christianity.
-- 66% of respondents do not believe that either "The DaVinci Code" book
or movie will cause Christians to rethink Christ's identity.
The full survey results are attached.
"What was most surprising of the survey's results was that only 41% of the sampling have used 'The DaVinci Code' as a subject in a sermon or Bible study session, but 80% believe that this movie offers a positive opportunity to talk about faith in their community," noted Steve Malone, President and CEO, Findex.com. "We believe that the media attention the movie is receiving will increase interest in Christianity among both current and new believers of the Bible, and offer an opportunity for discussion at all levels, including families, in order to further understand and gain knowledge of the Bible and the life of Christ."
About FindEx.com, Inc.
Findex.com, Inc. is focused on becoming the premier Bible study software provider. The company develops and publishes church and Bible study software products designed to simplify biblical research, streamline church office tasks, provide easy access to Bible-related stories, and enhance the user's understanding of the Bible. The company also publishes a product for the financial and data management of churches and non-profit service organizations. The company's one operating division called The Parsons Church Group was acquired in July 1999 from The Learning Company, a division of Mattel, Inc.
Key Products
The company's main product is QuickVerse, a Bible study search engine tool. Over 1,000,000 copies of QuickVerse have been sold since the product's conception. Significant and also growing in importance is the Membership Plus product, a Windows-based financial and data management product for churches and other non-profits. All products are available at the company's website www.quickverse.com.
