Attendance at religious services among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by religious attendance

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who attend religious services…

Religious denominationAt least once a weekOnce or twice a month/a few times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA39%44%17%< 1%132
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints81%12%8%< 1%354
Churches of Christ54%36%9%1%162
Episcopal Church36%51%13%< 1%159
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)39%50%12%< 1%280
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)29%48%23%< 1%215
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod35%45%20%< 1%177
National Baptist Convention50%46%4%< 1%101
Nondenominational evangelical60%28%12%< 1%236
Nothing in particular (religion important)9%47%43%1%468
Nothing in particular (religion not important)2%23%74%1%212
Presbyterian Church (USA)51%39%9%< 1%172
Southern Baptist Convention43%43%13%< 1%430
United Methodist Church42%42%16%< 1%686
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