One third of professing Christians in America question the existence of Christian pollster George Barna, according to a shocking new poll by George Barna and his marketing research firm, The Barna Group.

Brad Finch, a spokesman for The Barna Group, said the poll result will have huge implications on whether or not America will be able to spiritually transform herself in the future if belief in George Barna continues to dwindle within the Christian community.

“It’s bad enough that 1 in 3 professing Christians in America believe that Jesus sinned while on Earth,” said Finch, “but when that same percentage of people start doubting Mr. Barna’s existence, then his Christian marketing research will be doubted, too. The question, therefore, is whether or not the Church can harbor this lack of faith in Mr. Barna and still survive with only Scripture and the Holy Spirit to guide them.”

Despite these real concerns, one Barna critic was pleased with the poll result. Grant Sternhagen, an anti-Barna activist and mastermind of the recent “There’s Probably No Barna” bus advertising campaign, praised the new Barna poll as an important indication that some Christians don’t believe in Barna or the importance of his polls.

“This important Barna poll clearly shows that many intelligent Christians are refusing to fall for the George Barna myth,” said Sternhagen. “After all, Barna spelled backwards is Anrab, and we all know there’s no such thing as an Anrab. You ever heard of an Anrab? I sure haven’t. Obviously, George Barna is the stuff of woodland fairies, unicorns, and good accordion music.”

Contacted by phone, Barna quickly dismissed any controversy surrounding the new survey and revealed his plan to immediately poll his family and friends in order to prove his existence. However, it was not known if the voice on the phone was actually Mr. Barna’s or the voice of a clever impostor posing as the possibly-fictitious pollster.