Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services by interpretation of scripture

% of Mainline Protestants who would rather have bigger government; more services who say the holy scripture is…

Religious denominationWord of God; should be taken literallyWord of God; not everything taken literallyWord of God; other/don't knowNot the word of GodOther/don't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA63%23%2%9%3%207
Episcopal Church12%30%< 1%52%6%179
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)20%38%1%35%6%187
Presbyterian Church (USA)22%38%2%28%11%146
United Methodist Church26%42%1%25%6%412
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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