Interpreting scripture among Mainline Protestants who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious family among Mainline Protestants who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of Mainline Protestants who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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.) | 57% | 25% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 304 |
Episcopalian/Anglican Family (Mainline Trad.) | 26% | 41% | 1% | 25% | 7% | 147 |
Lutheran Family (Mainline Trad.) | 36% | 39% | 4% | 15% | 6% | 276 |
Methodist Family (Mainline Trad.) | 43% | 38% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 743 |
Nonspecific Protestant Family (Mainline Trad.) | 35% | 28% | 7% | 21% | 9% | 195 |
Presbyterian Family (Mainline Trad.) | 37% | 34% | 4% | 17% | 8% | 206 |
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