Views about environmental regulation among Mainline Protestants by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants by views about environmental protection
% of Mainline Protestants who say…
Interpreting scripture | Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy | Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Word of God; should be taken literally | 49% | 45% | 3% | 3% | 1,266 |
Word of God; not everything taken literally | 41% | 56% | 2% | 2% | 2,158 |
Word of God; other/don't know | 46% | 38% | 6% | 10% | 177 |
Not the word of God | 29% | 67% | 1% | 2% | 1,841 |
Other/don't know | 29% | 58% | 7% | 7% | 641 |
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