Interpreting scripture among adults in the Silent generation by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults in the Silent generation by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the Silent generation 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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Churches of Christ | 68% | 21% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 104 |
Episcopal Church | 13% | 32% | 1% | 41% | 12% | 147 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 29% | 39% | 2% | 19% | 10% | 181 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 63% | 23% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 136 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 53% | 29% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 124 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 29% | 17% | 3% | 39% | 12% | 166 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 3% | 9% | < 1% | 81% | 7% | 305 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 29% | 39% | 2% | 24% | 6% | 137 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 66% | 20% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 447 |
United Methodist Church | 26% | 42% | 5% | 17% | 10% | 474 |
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