Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who say abortion should be illegal in all/most cases by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family 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 family | 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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Baptist Family (Mainline Trad.) | 55% | 30% | 1% | 11% | 4% | 281 |
Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.) | 26% | 43% | 2% | 20% | 9% | 128 |
Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.) | 28% | 48% | 3% | 15% | 6% | 268 |
Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.) | 40% | 42% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 647 |
Nondenominational Family (Mainline Trad.) | 21% | 50% | 3% | 15% | 11% | 128 |
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.) | 32% | 36% | 8% | 18% | 7% | 200 |
Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.) | 33% | 44% | 4% | 13% | 6% | 184 |
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