Frequency of reading scripture among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who read scripture…
Religious denomination | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 58% | 17% | 4% | 21% | < 1% | 233 |
Assemblies of God | 81% | 7% | 4% | 8% | < 1% | 336 |
Church of God in Christ | 74% | 9% | 5% | 11% | 1% | 110 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 83% | 9% | < 1% | 7% | 2% | 201 |
Churches of Christ | 71% | 11% | 5% | 13% | 1% | 249 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 51% | 15% | 9% | 25% | < 1% | 118 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 77% | 9% | 5% | 9% | 1% | 473 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 54% | 17% | 9% | 20% | < 1% | 190 |
National Baptist Convention | 73% | 7% | 4% | 14% | 1% | 301 |
Nondenominational charismatic | 81% | 4% | < 1% | 15% | < 1% | 101 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 85% | 8% | 2% | 5% | < 1% | 359 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 39% | 14% | 6% | 39% | 1% | 436 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 72% | 11% | 5% | 11% | 1% | 1,157 |
United Methodist Church | 62% | 13% | 5% | 19% | 1% | 393 |
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