Views about human evolution among adults who read scripture at least once a week by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among adults who read scripture at least once a week by views about human evolution

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who say humans…

Religious denominationEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
American Baptist Churches USA15%30%1%48%5%237
Assemblies of God5%19%2%72%3%359
Church of God in Christ6%24%7%58%5%115
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints5%27%1%58%8%499
Churches of Christ11%27%2%55%5%303
Episcopal Church18%47%10%14%11%113
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)10%43%3%38%5%188
Independent Baptist (Evangelical Trad.)5%23%1%66%6%509
Interdenominational (Evangelical Trad.)5%20%3%68%3%138
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod13%22%3%57%5%182
National Baptist Convention13%27%6%48%6%318
Nondenominational charismatic2%17%2%76%3%142
Nondenominational evangelical2%19%1%75%4%500
Nothing in particular (religion important)15%32%6%42%4%426
Nothing in particular (religion not important)26%27%5%34%8%112
Presbyterian Church (USA)18%33%4%39%5%168
Seventh-day Adventist4%13%1%72%10%122
Southern Baptist Convention7%20%2%66%5%1,211
United Methodist Church12%35%4%43%6%640
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