Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who meditate seldom/never by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who meditate seldom/never by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who meditate seldom/never 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 | 49% | 33% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 193 |
Episcopal Church | 11% | 39% | < 1% | 44% | 6% | 202 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 14% | 46% | 1% | 31% | 8% | 289 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 26% | 35% | 2% | 29% | 8% | 181 |
United Methodist Church | 21% | 48% | 1% | 23% | 7% | 678 |
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