Interpreting scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by frequency of reading scripture (2014) Switch to: Frequency of reading scripture among members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) who say the holy scripture is…
Frequency of reading scripture | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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At least once a week | 39% | 39% | 3% | 14% | 5% | 188 |
Once or twice a month | 21% | 47% | 4% | 21% | 8% | 102 |
Seldom/never | 11% | 39% | < 1% | 40% | 10% | 252 |
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