Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who say abortion should be illegal in all/most cases by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among Mainline Protestants who say abortion should be illegal in all/most cases by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who say abortion should be illegal in all/most cases 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 | 62% | 25% | 1% | 9% | 3% | 214 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) | 35% | 47% | 2% | 14% | 3% | 197 |
Presbyterian Church (USA) | 39% | 43% | 3% | 11% | 4% | 123 |
United Methodist Church | 40% | 42% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 615 |
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