Interpreting scripture among older Millennials by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among older Millennials by interpretation of scripture
% of older Millennials 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 | 28% | 58% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 105 |
Nondenominational evangelical | 45% | 41% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 108 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 24% | 21% | 1% | 46% | 8% | 376 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 6% | 7% | < 1% | 78% | 9% | 522 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 46% | 35% | 3% | 12% | 5% | 132 |
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