What do Americans think of Jesus: survey walkthrough

• What does it mean when survey respondents say they have 'made a commitment to Jesus'?

The hosts walk through a survey (2,005 web-based and phone respondents) reporting that 93% of Americans believe Jesus was a real person and 63% say they have made a commitment to Jesus still important in their lives. They puzzle over contradictions: less than half believed Jesus was God living among humans, 9% said he embodied the best possible in each person, 8% called him a great teacher but not divine, and 59% had no doubt he will return. Dan (addressed by name in the audio) wishes the same survey had been run about George Washington. A host compares shallow commitments to saving for retirement without actually saving; another invokes the narrow gate and what 'picking up your cross daily' means.