Interpreting scripture among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who attend prayer groups once or twice a month by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who attend prayer groups 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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Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 58% | 30% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 103 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 41% | 23% | < 1% | 26% | 10% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 62% | 27% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 213 |
United Methodist Church | 34% | 45% | 3% | 11% | 7% | 164 |
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