Interpreting scripture among adults who pray weekly by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who pray weekly by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who pray weekly 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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Episcopal Church | 7% | 33% | < 1% | 54% | 6% | 110 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 17% | 46% | < 1% | 31% | 4% | 157 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 30% | 46% | 1% | 15% | 8% | 117 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 24% | 28% | 1% | 37% | 10% | 424 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 12% | 16% | 1% | 64% | 7% | 250 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 47% | 35% | 2% | 14% | 1% | 210 |
United Methodist Church | 20% | 45% | 1% | 25% | 8% | 337 |
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