Interpreting scripture among adults in the South by religion (2014) Switch to: Christians among adults in the South by interpretation of scripture
% of adults in the South who say the holy scripture is…
Christians | 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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Christian | 46% | 30% | 4% | 14% | 6% | 9,639 |
All Non-Christians | 14% | 13% | 1% | 64% | 7% | 2,927 |
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