Views about human evolution among Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally by views about human evolution

% of Mainline Protestants who say the holy scripture is word of God; not everything taken literally who say humans…

Religious denominationEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA20%36%2%35%7%132
Episcopal Church25%53%6%13%3%159
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)14%49%4%29%4%280
Presbyterian Church (USA)19%48%3%29%2%172
United Methodist Church18%41%4%32%5%686
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