Interpreting scripture among widowed adults by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among widowed adults by interpretation of scripture
% of widowed adults 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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Nothing in particular (religion important) | 33% | 22% | < 1% | 33% | 13% | 121 |
Nothing in particular (religion not important) | 6% | 14% | < 1% | 68% | 11% | 129 |
Southern Baptist Convention | 70% | 16% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 255 |
United Methodist Church | 29% | 38% | 5% | 15% | 13% | 264 |
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