Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally who say religion is…
Religious denomination | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Don't know | Sample size |
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American Baptist Churches USA | 68% | 29% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 132 |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 85% | 14% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 354 |
Churches of Christ | 67% | 30% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 162 |
Episcopal Church | 60% | 33% | 6% | 1% | < 1% | 159 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 66% | 30% | 3% | 1% | < 1% | 280 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 56% | 40% | 2% | 1% | < 1% | 215 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 58% | 40% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 177 |
National Baptist Convention | 83% | 15% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 101 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 74% | 21% | 2% | 2% | < 1% | 236 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 42% | 58% | < 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 468 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | < 1% | < 1% | 69% | 29% | 2% | 212 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 69% | 29% | 2% | < 1% | < 1% | 172 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 71% | 28% | 1% | < 1% | < 1% | 430 |
United Methodist Church | 60% | 36% | 3% | < 1% | 1% | 686 |
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