Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who would rather have smaller government; fewer services 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 | 45% | 30% | 6% | 14% | 5% | 231 |
Episcopal Church | 8% | 39% | 1% | 44% | 8% | 272 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 21% | 45% | 2% | 26% | 7% | 403 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 27% | 42% | 2% | 22% | 7% | 249 |
United Church of Christ | 5% | 48% | 1% | 34% | 12% | 108 |
United Methodist Church | 28% | 43% | 3% | 19% | 8% | 1,115 |
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