Interpreting scripture among who do not believe in Hell by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among who do not believe in Hell by interpretation of scripture
% of who do not believe in Hell who say the holy scripture is…
Religious denomination | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 27% | 58% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 220 |
Episcopal Church | 3% | 25% | < 1% | 68% | 4% | 251 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 7% | 32% | < 1% | 50% | 10% | 195 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 16% | 18% | 1% | 57% | 8% | 815 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 2% | 5% | < 1% | 89% | 4% | 2,163 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 9% | 34% | 2% | 42% | 12% | 166 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 29% | 34% | < 1% | 29% | 7% | 139 |
Unitarian | < 1% | 6% | < 1% | 91% | 3% | 141 |
United Church of Christ | 3% | 32% | < 1% | 54% | 11% | 119 |
United Methodist Church | 11% | 34% | 2% | 45% | 9% | 475 |
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