Views about same-sex marriage among adults in Louisiana by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults in Louisiana by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults in Louisiana who …same-sex marriage

Interpreting scriptureStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally26%66%7%186
Word of God; not everything taken literally43%48%9%129
Not the word of God79%17%4%104
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