Interpreting scripture among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month 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 | 26% | 62% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 144 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 14% | 46% | < 1% | 34% | 6% | 119 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 42% | 35% | 6% | 14% | 2% | 143 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 53% | 33% | 4% | 7% | 3% | 119 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 22% | 25% | 2% | 39% | 12% | 290 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 4% | 4% | 1% | 85% | 6% | 451 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 50% | 32% | 3% | 10% | 4% | 271 |
United Methodist Church | 31% | 41% | 1% | 20% | 7% | 265 |
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