Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by interpretation of scripture
% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe 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 | 25% | 37% | 3% | 27% | 8% | 1,860 |
Evangelical Protestant | 60% | 26% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1,934 |
Historically Black Protestant | 60% | 25% | 1% | 8% | 6% | 548 |
Jewish | 17% | 21% | 2% | 51% | 8% | 187 |
Mainline Protestant | 29% | 36% | 4% | 23% | 9% | 1,377 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 13% | 17% | 1% | 61% | 8% | 1,694 |
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