Interpreting scripture among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who believe in God and are not too or not at all certain who say the holy scripture is…
Religious tradition | 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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Catholic | 9% | 15% | < 1% | 66% | 9% | 310 |
Jewish | 3% | 6% | < 1% | 83% | 9% | 118 |
Mainline Protestant | 3% | 12% | < 1% | 78% | 7% | 277 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 4% | 7% | < 1% | 84% | 5% | 850 |
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