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A researcher is studying end-times beliefs of Christians by surveying members of his Methodist church.

This study may suffer from what type of bias?

Participation bias

Availability error

Selection bias

No bias

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Answer:
This study will suffer from selection bias.

Step-by-step explanation:
Not all Christian groups or denominations adhere to similar eschatological (end-time) beliefs.
The Methodist group believes in a general resurrection for all people; they do not place any distinctions between Israel and the church, and they do not believe in a rapture or millennial kingdom. To support their end-time beliefs, they utilize an allegorical or spiritualized method for interpreting end-time prophecy.

On the other hand, fundamentalist Christians use a literal interpretation of end-time prophecy. Consequently, they believe in distinct resurrections for Christians and non-Christians; they expect a rapture and a millennial kingdom, and they believe that God still has a future plan to bless and prosper Israel.


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