Interpreting scripture among members of the National Baptist Convention by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among members of the National Baptist Convention by interpretation of scripture
% of members of the National Baptist Convention who say the holy scripture is…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | 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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Religion | 73% | 18% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 243 |
Common sense | 54% | 25% | 1% | 14% | 6% | 176 |
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