Interpreting scripture among adults who say religion is somewhat important by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who say religion is somewhat important by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who say religion is somewhat important 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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American Baptist Churches USA | 36% | 33% | 5% | 21% | 5% | 115 |
Churches of Christ | 25% | 42% | 2% | 26% | 5% | 106 |
Episcopal Church | 4% | 30% | < 1% | 62% | 4% | 173 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 6% | 37% | 1% | 47% | 9% | 194 |
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.) | 17% | 54% | 1% | 20% | 8% | 158 |
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod | 17% | 55% | 1% | 20% | 8% | 123 |
Nothing in particular (religion important) | 15% | 23% | 1% | 51% | 10% | 1,262 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 10% | 40% | < 1% | 39% | 11% | 130 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 30% | 39% | 3% | 23% | 5% | 291 |
United Methodist Church | 12% | 49% | 1% | 30% | 9% | 481 |
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