Generational cohort among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by generational group

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who are…

Interpreting scriptureYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally13%14%31%32%9%1%3,178
Word of God; not everything taken literally19%14%27%29%10%1%5,789
Word of God; other/don't know12%10%23%40%15%1%319
Not the word of God20%20%27%26%7%1%10,384
Other/don't know11%18%27%30%12%1%1,595
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